NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hwan Z. Suk, M D

Internal Medicine Physician · Glendale, CA

Hwan Z. Suk, M D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1619902509, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (California A61077, 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
1619902509
Name
Hwan Z. Suk
Credential
M D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A61077 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1560 E Chevy Chase Dr Ste 240, Glendale, CA 91206
Phone
(818) 548-7178
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 548-7187
Medicaid ID
A61077 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031112000528); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1995
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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Verify Hwan Z. Suk 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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,420 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 157 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hwan Suk11,420
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium826 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate745 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium460 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium454 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl335 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium291 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score64.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $689.68

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hwan Suk$689.68
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Comcare Primary Medical Group A California General PartnershipGlendale, CA

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

Hwan Z. Suk among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Hwan Z. Suk, M D is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

92 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Glendale

They are 92 of the 4,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ruzanna Alexanian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061699738047
  2. David Constable, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061710308432
  3. William Convalecer, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061699794594
  4. John Cooper, MDGlendale, CA 912061275597163
  5. Devinder Gandhi, MDGlendale, CA 912061467492371
  6. Serafin Garcia, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061871501288
  7. Helena Gerundo, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061962414219
  8. Brooke Harmssen, D.O.Glendale, CA 912061083110456

Common questions

What is Hwan Z. Suk, M D's NPI number?

Hwan Z. Suk, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619902509, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hwan Z. Suk, M D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1560 E Chevy Chase Dr Ste 240, Glendale, CA, 91206. Phone: (818) 548-7178. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hwan Z. Suk, M D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A61077, 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 Hwan Z. Suk, M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hwan Z. Suk, M D had 11,420 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hwan Z. Suk, M D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100. 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.

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