Elaine F. Kung, M.D.
Specialist · New York, NY
Elaine F. Kung, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1538336649, issued on May 8, 2008. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine F. Kung
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- Practice location
- 185 Canal St, New York, NY 10013
- Phone
- (212) 343-8818
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 343-3828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110420000534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elaine F. Kung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
3,996 Medicare Part D claims for 790 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole655 claims
- Clotrimazole390 claims
- Ammonium Lactate359 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide236 claims
- Tacrolimus233 claims
- Dupixent Pen199 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $29,095.75
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Elaine F. Kung among 22,636 specialist records in New York
Elaine F. Kung, M.D. is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 11% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York 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 Elaine F. Kung, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elaine F. Kung, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538336649, issued on May 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine F. Kung, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Canal St, New York, NY, 10013. Phone: (212) 343-8818. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine F. Kung, M.D.'s license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elaine F. Kung, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine F. Kung, M.D. had 3,996 Medicare Part D claims for 790 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.