Kai B. Kang, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Wheaton, IL
Kai B. Kang, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Wheaton, Illinois, and NPI 1871835603, issued on Mar 19, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036.142540, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kai B. Kang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- 036.142540 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2015 N Main St, Wheaton, IL 60187
- Phone
- (630) 668-8250
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2024
- Fax
- (630) 668-9561
- Medicaid ID
- 036142540 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170818002509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2015 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kai B. Kang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.142540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
4,653 Medicare Part D claims for 934 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin776 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate648 claims
- Moxifloxacin570 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth374 claims
- Restasis258 claims
- Valacyclovir224 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: $361.21
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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
- Wheaton Eye Clinic LtdWheaton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Illinois
There are 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois.
Other cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois
- Farshad Abedi, MD, DMEDSCChicago, IL1992543722
- Andrea Arteaga, MDChicago, IL1154826584
- Charles Bouchard, MDMaywood, IL1902872393
- Aaron Dotson, MDMaywood, IL1992368344
- Rachel Epstein, M.D.Highland Park, IL1164863353
- Emily Jacobs, MDStickney, IL1669715959
- Carter Kirk, M.D.River Forest, IL1083979181
- Janet Lee, MDWheaton, IL1407062953
- Christina Mamalis, MDMaywood, IL1063876530
- Anna Park, MDWheaton, IL1295724144
Common questions
What is Kai B. Kang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kai B. Kang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871835603, issued on Mar 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kai B. Kang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2015 N Main St, Wheaton, IL, 60187. Phone: (630) 668-8250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kai B. Kang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.142540, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kai B. Kang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kai B. Kang, M.D. had 4,653 Medicare Part D claims for 934 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.