John Choongwha Kang, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
John Choongwha Kang, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1669531463, issued on Dec 7, 2006. Check the license (California A84086, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Choongwha Kang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A84086 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Phone
- (323) 913-4350
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Choongwha Kang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate23 claims
- Metformin Hcl23 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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: $25.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
John Choongwha Kang among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
John Choongwha Kang, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
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- Jo Carol Hiatt, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271972662542
- Charles Hunter, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271417930215
Common questions
What is John Choongwha Kang, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Choongwha Kang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669531463, issued on Dec 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Choongwha Kang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 913-4350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Choongwha Kang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84086, 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 John Choongwha Kang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Choongwha Kang, M.D. had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 100 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.