NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD

Surgery Physician · Oakland, CA

Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1053774919, issued on Mar 29, 2016. Check the license (California A172228, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053774919
Name
Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A172228 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
365 Hawthorne Ave Ste 101, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone
(510) 465-5523
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2022
Fax
(510) 832-6061
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210707003773); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 365 Hawthorne Ave Ste 101

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

  1. Katherine Burns, PASurgical Physician Assistant1467975953
  2. Nikhilesh ChitibommaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063031896
  3. Nicholas Gonsalves, M.D.Surgery Physician1124553987
  4. Jennifer Lee, M.D.Surgery Physician1770937641
  5. Benjamin Sopczynski, M.D.Surgery Physician1336554708
  6. Steven Stanten, MDSurgery Physician1285697698

Verify Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung in five checks

  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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

153 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 73 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hnoukaj Lyfoung153
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
  2. Metronidazole16 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
  4. Neomycin Sulfate11 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: $58.49

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hnoukaj Lyfoung$58.49
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Providence Medical FoundationSanta Rosa, CA

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

Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Blumberg, MDOakland, CA 946091295890440
  2. Gregory Broderick-Villa, MDOakland, CA 946091376571562
  3. Kenneth Chang, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091952544355
  4. Jon Greif, D.O.Oakland, CA 946091306958095
  5. Rupert Horoupian, MDOakland, CA 946091184686156
  6. Diane Kwan, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091992913859
  7. Collin Mbanugo, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091134271471
  8. Oleg Merzlikin, MDOakland, CA 946091568760643

Common questions

What is Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD's NPI number?

Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053774919, issued on Mar 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 365 Hawthorne Ave Ste 101, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 465-5523. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A172228, 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 Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hnoukaj Aurore Lyfoung, MD had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.