Lydia Y. Kang, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Omaha, NE
Lydia Y. Kang, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1922115740, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 23637, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Y. Kang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 23637 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 988095 Nebraska Medical Ctr, Omaha, NE 68198
- Phone
- (402) 559-9800
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 559-9840
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060913000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lydia Y. Kang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 23637Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,696 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Gabapentin71 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium69 claims
- Omeprazole63 claims
- Lisinopril59 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
- Unmc PhysiciansOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lydia Y. Kang among 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska
Lydia Y. Kang, M.D. is one of 813 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 71% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
591 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Omaha
They are 591 of the 33,911 NPPES records with a practice address in Omaha, and 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Lydia Y. Kang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lydia Y. Kang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922115740, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Y. Kang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 988095 Nebraska Medical Ctr, Omaha, NE, 68198. Phone: (402) 559-9800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Y. Kang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 23637, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lydia Y. Kang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lydia Y. Kang, M.D. had 1,696 Medicare Part D claims for 133 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.