NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Wei, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Kenneth Wei, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1588756977, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (California A77370, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1588756977
Name
Kenneth Wei
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A77370 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 783-8191
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040309000310); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2000
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 1515 N Vermont Ave

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

  1. Habibollah Alamdari, M.D.Dermatology Physician1649536780
  2. Annie BaghgedjianPharmacist1134777295
  3. Julianne Ballon-Casement, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750431888
  4. Amber Burnette, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1528262284
  5. Calvin Cha, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1679974729
  6. Catherine Chapmon, R.D.Registered Dietitian1659521458

Verify Kenneth Wei in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

984 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kenneth Wei984
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa76 claims
  2. Ambrisentan72 claims
  3. Valganciclovir Hcl69 claims
  4. Sildenafil Citrate58 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim51 claims
  6. Wixela Inhub45 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: $49.01

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Wei$49.01
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. 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).

Kenneth Wei among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Kenneth Wei, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Babak Abrishami, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900271972553576
  2. Gabriel Gomez, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271952614554
  3. Ik JunLos Angeles, CA 900271417309915
  4. Thomas Mahrer, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271174682751
  5. Luis Moreta-Sainz, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271518038579
  6. Catherine Nobel, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271184791089
  7. Louis Park, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271962446039
  8. Alan Rothfeld, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271215040266

Common questions

What is Kenneth Wei, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Wei, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588756977, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Wei, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-8191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Wei, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A77370, 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 Kenneth Wei, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Wei, M.D. had 984 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.