Hower Kwon
Psychiatry Physician · Seattle, WA
Hower Kwon is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1871678680, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00042240, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hower Kwon
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD00042240 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Center ON Human Development And Dis, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 685-1242
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8393860 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040605000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Center ON Human Development And Dis
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hower Kwon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00042240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
351 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Aripiprazole43 claims
- Ziprasidone Hcl31 claims
- Citalopram Hbr25 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl22 claims
- Topiramate22 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl20 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF Chrmc And University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hower Kwon among 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington
Hower Kwon is one of 1,195 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Washington. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2007 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
485 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Seattle
They are 485 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Hower Kwon's NPI number?
Hower Kwon's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871678680, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hower Kwon located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Center ON Human Development And Dis, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 685-1242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hower Kwon's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00042240, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hower Kwon prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hower Kwon had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.