NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1225056831, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California A72848, 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
1225056831
Name
Kurt Mu-I Hong
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A72848 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 442-5100
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090605000529); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1520 San Pablo St

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

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  3. Aimee Aguillon, OTR/L, CHTOccupational Therapist1972677318
  4. Haig Aharonian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205107653
  5. Jamshid Ahmadi, M.D.Neuroradiology Physician1942252028
  6. Mohammad Akmal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1356378087

Verify Kurt Mu-I Hong 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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,350 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kurt Hong1,350
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Hcl Sr217 claims
  2. Ozempic203 claims
  3. Mounjaro193 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium67 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate52 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium39 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

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

Kurt Mu-I Hong among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ron Ben-Ari, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331275562431
  2. John Brodhead, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331760424824
  3. Bharat Chaudry, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331194754374
  4. William Hardy, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331760410518
  5. Howard Hodis, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331407894009
  6. Eric Hsieh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331811941974
  7. Jenny Hwang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331578548764
  8. Michael Karp, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331336177229

Common questions

What is Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225056831, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A72848, 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 Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kurt Mu-I Hong, M.D. had 1,350 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.