NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Taeyeul Hong, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Buford, GA

James Taeyeul Hong, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Buford, Georgia, and NPI 1720665052, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (Georgia 100014, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1720665052
Name
James Taeyeul Hong
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
100014 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4445 S Lee St Ste 210, Buford, GA 30518
Phone
(770) 848-5200
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240712000876); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021
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 4445 S Lee St Ste 210

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

  1. Cody Davis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134754450
  2. Catherine Kuo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1053015917

Verify James Taeyeul Hong in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

910 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Hong910
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium61 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium38 claims
  3. Lisinopril38 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium28 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium26 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: $461.91

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Hong$461.91
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncBuford, GA

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

James Taeyeul Hong among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia

James Taeyeul Hong, DO is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Buford

They are 22 of the 865 NPPES records with a practice address in Buford, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kela Henry, M.DSugar Hill, GA 305181518916303
  2. Peaesha Houston, DOBuford, GA 305181285054742
  3. Nikki Hughes, MDBuford, GA 305181053490938
  4. Jung Kim, MDBuford, GA 305181225324551
  5. Richard Liotta, D.OSugar Hill, GA 305181619927522
  6. Ibrahim Opaleye, M.D.Buford, GA 305181720367287
  7. Dipak Patel, M.D.Sugar Hill, GA 305181407849524
  8. Arif Patni, D.O.Buford, GA 305181033116934

Common questions

What is James Taeyeul Hong, DO's NPI number?

James Taeyeul Hong, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720665052, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Taeyeul Hong, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4445 S Lee St Ste 210, Buford, GA, 30518. Phone: (770) 848-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Taeyeul Hong, DO's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 100014, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Taeyeul Hong, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Taeyeul Hong, DO had 910 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.