NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther Hwang, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA

Esther Hwang, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1659752442, issued on Jun 17, 2015. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659752442
Name
Esther Hwang
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
5101022014 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
531 Asbury Circle Hospital Annex Suite N340, Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone
(734) 671-3800
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200828002507); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Esther Hwang69
  2. Specialty average226

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%75.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Esther Hwang among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia

Esther Hwang, DO is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

465 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta

They are 465 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laurie Burton, MDAtlanta, GA 303221083642847
  2. Iyesatta Emeli, MDAtlanta, GA 303221376580829
  3. Ian Greenwald, MDAtlanta, GA 303221194743245
  4. Alexander Isakov, MDAtlanta, GA 303221255355350
  5. Julio Lairet, D.O.Atlanta, GA 303221609844810
  6. Melissa Lamberson, MDAtlanta, GA 303221508880386
  7. Jason Liebzeit, MDAtlanta, GA 303221043264500
  8. Charles Murphy, MDAtlanta, GA 303221184679367

Common questions

What is Esther Hwang, DO's NPI number?

Esther Hwang, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659752442, issued on Jun 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther Hwang, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 531 Asbury Circle Hospital Annex Suite N340, Atlanta, GA, 30322. Phone: (734) 671-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther Hwang, DO's license?

Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Esther Hwang, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Esther Hwang, DO had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Esther Hwang, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.