Kevin Jwo, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Irvine, CA
Kevin Jwo, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1346501137, issued on Jun 7, 2012. Check the license (California 148737, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Jwo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 148737 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA 92617
- Phone
- (949) 824-0158
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170621002529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 850 Health Sciences RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Teresa Chen, MDOphthalmology Physician1679034367
- Katherine Chuang, MDOphthalmology Physician1356831929
- Robert Crow, MDNeuro-ophthalmology Physician1285646398
Verify Kevin Jwo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 148737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,914 Medicare Part D claims for 754 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,155 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol495 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate350 claims
- Timolol Maleate311 claims
- Ofloxacin287 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate252 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,127.42
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Samir A Shah MD Professional CorporationHuntington Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin Jwo among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Kevin Jwo, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Irvine → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashraf Ahmad, M.D.Irvine, CA 926171689108425
- Yosur AlsulaimanIrvine, CA 926171457204661
- Teresa Chen, MDIrvine, CA 926171679034367
- Katherine Chuang, MDIrvine, CA 926171356831929
- Lisa Collea, MDIrvine, CA 926171023174182
- Terry Hsieh, MD, PHDIrvine, CA 926171497251367
- Changyow KwanIrvine, CA 926171588110423
- Christine LinIrvine, CA 926171912224809
Common questions
What is Kevin Jwo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin Jwo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346501137, issued on Jun 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Jwo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA, 92617. Phone: (949) 824-0158. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Jwo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 148737, 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 Kevin Jwo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Jwo, M.D. had 3,914 Medicare Part D claims for 754 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kevin Jwo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.