NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther Hwang

Physician Assistant · Chino Hills, CA

Esther Hwang is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chino Hills, California, and NPI 1851696595, issued on Jan 11, 2011. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851696595
Name
Esther Hwang
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
2140 Grand Ave, Chino Hills, CA 91709
Phone
(818) 857-8785
Enumerated
Jan 11, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 11, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110222001092); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2140 Grand Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Gary Fontan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760482731
  3. Katayoun Khalighi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861719221
  4. Nitin Patel, RPHPharmacist1528513439
  5. Judy Riggan, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1043580848
  6. Christine Sie, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1902923816

Verify Esther Hwang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck 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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15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

956 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Esther Hwang956
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Clobetasol Propionate182 claims
  2. Ciclopirox68 claims
  3. Ammonium Lactate60 claims
  4. Tacrolimus55 claims
  5. Ketoconazole49 claims
  6. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride46 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: $1,231.32

52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Esther Hwang$1,231.32
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pacific Dermatology InstituteChino Hills, CA

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

Esther Hwang among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Esther Hwang is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chino Hills

They are 22 of the 774 NPPES records with a practice address in Chino Hills, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Chamani, PA-CChino Hills, CA 917091104949858
  2. Ivy Chow, PA-CChino Hills, CA 917091235533670
  3. Pamela Farah, PA-CChino Hills, CA 917091972088763
  4. Jennifer Holman, PA-CChino Hills, CA 917091942676663
  5. Tiffany Katuls, PA-CChino Hills, CA 917091982911012
  6. Elizabeth LeeChino Hills, CA 917091407515224
  7. Jennifer Lyons, PA-CChino Hills, CA 917091730215401
  8. Kandin MaraquinChino Hills, CA 917091760033278

Common questions

What is Esther Hwang's NPI number?

Esther Hwang's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851696595, issued on Jan 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther Hwang located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2140 Grand Ave, Chino Hills, CA, 91709. Phone: (818) 857-8785. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther Hwang's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Esther Hwang prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Esther Hwang had 956 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.