NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D.

Neurology Physician · San Jose, CA

Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1497763536, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (California A79159, 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
1497763536
Name
Hiep Q. Ngo
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
A79159 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Race St, San Jose, CA 95126
Phone
(408) 278-3000
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040826000494); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2000
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 ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,728 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hiep Ngo1,728
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl261 claims
  2. Gabapentin182 claims
  3. Memantine Hcl156 claims
  4. Levetiracetam107 claims
  5. Carbidopa-Levodopa80 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl46 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): 83.6 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 score83.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.5
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,275.13

50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hiep Ngo$1,275.13
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. Bass Medical GroupMorgan Hill, CA

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

Neurology Physician providers in California

There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.

Other neurology physician records in California

  1. Venkat Raghav Aachi, MDThousand Oaks, CA1740640051
  2. John Aalbers, M.D.San Diego, CA1942262431
  3. Kafia Abbasi, M.D.French Camp, CA1215114897
  4. Puya Abbassi, D.O.San Jose, CA1831695428
  5. Ahmed Abdelhak, MB CHBSan Francisco, CA1053013748
  6. Diana Abdulrahman, M.D.Pomona, CA1518276880
  7. Hadi Abou El Hassan, MDLos Angeles, CA1053995720
  8. John Paul Aboubechara, MD, PHDPalo Alto, CA1205461803
  9. Saheil AboutalibLong Beach, CA1548551112
  10. Justin Abraham, M.D., M.B.A.Santa Barbara, CA1225322522

Common questions

What is Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497763536, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Race St, San Jose, CA, 95126. Phone: (408) 278-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A79159, 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 Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D. had 1,728 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hiep Q. Ngo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 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.