NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Hwang, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Santa Monica, CA

Karen Hwang, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1437547247, issued on Dec 31, 2014. Check the license (California 95000241, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437547247
Name
Karen Hwang
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
95000241 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2336 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 204, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 904-6375
Enumerated
Dec 31, 2014
Record last updated
May 7, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150527001012); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score95.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%81.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Farnad Medical CorporationLos Angeles, CA
  2. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

Karen Hwang among 2,943 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in California

Karen Hwang, CRNA is one of 2,943 certified registered nurse anesthetist 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 2014, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2016 among the 2,089 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist providers in California

There are 2,943 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in California.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marc Code, C.R.N.A.Santa Monica, CA 904041477577823
  2. Barbara Giroux, CRNA, L.AC.Santa Monica, CA 904041154540151
  3. Eric Bowles, MS, CRNASanta Monica, CA 904031336431097
  4. Olivia NassoiySanta Monica, CA 904051114523305
  5. Simson Wang, CRNASanta Monica, CA 904051629313515
  6. Jennifer Wang, CRNASanta Monica, CA 904051225420284
  7. Ryan Michael De La MercedTorrance, CA 905011851072227
  8. Diana Faulk, CRNA, MSTorrance, CA 905021093907214

Common questions

What is Karen Hwang, CRNA's NPI number?

Karen Hwang, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437547247, issued on Dec 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Hwang, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2336 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 204, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 904-6375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Hwang, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95000241, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Karen Hwang, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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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