David G. Hwang, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA
David G. Hwang, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1346292224, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (California G56748, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David G. Hwang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G56748 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-3705
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 476-3511
- Medicaid ID
- 00G567480 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050808001080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David G. Hwang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G56748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,690 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate357 claims
- Fluorometholone321 claims
- Latanoprost284 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim162 claims
- Acetazolamide Er108 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol56 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David G. Hwang among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
David G. Hwang, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David G. Hwang, MD's NPI number?
David G. Hwang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346292224, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David G. Hwang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-3705. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David G. Hwang, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G56748, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David G. Hwang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David G. Hwang, MD had 1,690 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David G. Hwang, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.