Kimberly Hong, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Kimberly Hong, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1346515442, issued on Mar 21, 2012. Check the license (California A156242, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kimberly Hong
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A156242 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9434 Medical Center Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 249-6752
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9434 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bryan AvilezAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1437795515
- John Bahadorani, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1780883082
- Nicolas ChanesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508554692
- Larry Crutcher, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1528910262
- Stephanie Deflavio, PAPhysician Assistant1336495340
- Yusi Gong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902543200
Verify Kimberly Hong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A156242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,076 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,916 among the 507 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto62 claims
- Bumetanide59 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Jardiance55 claims
- Spironolactone55 claims
- Losartan Potassium44 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: $432.93
7 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.. The 459 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,448.24 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 45 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
- Fahim Abbasi, M.D.Stanford, CA1841484037
- Tishangi Agrawal, MDSouth Pasadena, CA1396003257
- Denise Barnard, M.D.San Diego, CA1669497731
- Leila BeachSan Francisco, CA1861811044
- Antoinette Birs, M.D.San Diego, CA1164957957
- Andrea Boettcher, NPSan Diego, CA1073161329
- Quan BuiSan Diego, CA1831553718
- Lawrence Czer, M.D.West Hollywood, CA1972564201
- Adam Daniels, NPBeverly Hills, CA1134852650
- Jacqueline Desjardin, MDSan Francisco, CA1699207217
Common questions
What is Kimberly Hong, MD's NPI number?
Kimberly Hong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346515442, issued on Mar 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kimberly Hong, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9434 Medical Center Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 249-6752. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kimberly Hong, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A156242, 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 Kimberly Hong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kimberly Hong, MD had 1,076 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,916. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.