James Hee Kang, D. O.
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
James Hee Kang, D. O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1871929810, issued on Sep 23, 2013. Check the license (California 20A12962, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Hee Kang
- Credential
- D. O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A12962 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 268-5000
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150424001126); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Hee Kang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A12962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
832 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate51 claims
- Lisinopril49 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl38 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 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: $139.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
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
- Permanente Medical Group IncRedwood City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Hee Kang among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James Hee Kang, D. O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Hee Kang, D. O.'s NPI number?
James Hee Kang, D. O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871929810, issued on Sep 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Hee Kang, D. O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 268-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Hee Kang, D. O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A12962, 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 James Hee Kang, D. O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Hee Kang, D. O. had 832 Medicare Part D claims for 171 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.