NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Loma Linda, CA

Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Loma Linda, California, and NPI 1548433600, issued on Apr 10, 2008. Check the license (California C144717, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1548433600
Name
Frank Sun Wook Hwang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
C144717 CA
D0071980 MD
4301100805 MI
52233-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11370 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone
(909) 558-2154
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(909) 558-2180
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161109000302); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2007
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 11370 Anderson St

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

  1. Shamel Abd-Allah, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1407879257
  2. Amir Abdi Pour, MDNephrology Physician1912187477
  3. Carine AbinaderWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1174345771
  4. Ray Abinader, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1770901548
  5. Ahmed Abou-Zamzam, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1558306795
  6. Borhaan Ahmad, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1740203595

Verify Frank Sun Wook Hwang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license C144717
    Check 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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.

  1. Frank Hwang2,042
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate393 claims
  2. Erythromycin296 claims
  3. Restasis142 claims
  4. Latanoprost130 claims
  5. Cyclosporine109 claims
  6. Xiidra97 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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 score71.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%82.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $371.47

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frank Hwang$371.47
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. Faculty Physicians And Surgeons OF LlusmLoma Linda, CA

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

Frank Sun Wook Hwang among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Frank Sun Wook 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 2008, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

38 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Loma Linda

They are 38 of the 4,863 NPPES records with a practice address in Loma Linda, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Affeldt, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541275523375
  2. Larry Bowes, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541164454930
  3. Leslie Bruce-Lyle, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541316048382
  4. Kakarla Chalam, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541336112812
  5. William Clegg, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541790717403
  6. Howard Gimbel, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541578591921
  7. Garima Lal, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541285616490
  8. Harvey Lashier, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541528079258

Common questions

What is Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD's NPI number?

Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548433600, issued on Apr 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11370 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA, 92354. Phone: (909) 558-2154. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C144717, 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 Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD had 2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Frank Sun Wook Hwang, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.