NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD

Nephrology Physician · Fresno, CA

Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1184771974, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (California A99715, 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
1184771974
Name
Mei-Tsuey Hwang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A99715 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
568 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 228-6600
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 226-3709
Medicaid ID
00A997150 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000646); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2000
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 568 E Herndon Ave

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

  1. Sukhvir Atwal, MDNephrology Physician1669685251
  2. Kalyani ChandraNephrology Physician1922388537
  3. Hemant DhingraNephrology Physician1487672192
  4. Maria Flores, P.A.Physician Assistant1124147285
  5. Harmeet Gurm, MDNephrology Physician1972831790
  6. Nagaratnamma Madireddy, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1356337505

Verify Mei-Tsuey Hwang 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024

3,068 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mei-Tsuey Hwang3,068
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate264 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium260 claims
  3. Furosemide176 claims
  4. Prosol124 claims
  5. Lisinopril116 claims
  6. Hydralazine Hcl105 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: $517.85

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mei-Tsuey Hwang$517.85
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Central California Faculty Medical Group IncFresno, CA
  2. The Nephrology Group IncFresno, CA

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

Mei-Tsuey Hwang among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yangming Cao, MDFresno, CA 937201558339630
  2. Harpreet DhindsaFresno, CA 937201801864020
  3. Hemant DhingraFresno, CA 937201487672192
  4. Joseph Duflot, MDFresno, CA 937201467420679
  5. Glenn Garbutt, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201063513737
  6. Steven Levy, MDFresno, CA 937201487623427
  7. Andre Minuth, MDFresno, CA 937201689791147
  8. Pankaj Ram, MDFresno, CA 937201679539837

Common questions

What is Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD's NPI number?

Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184771974, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 568 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 228-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A99715, 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 Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MD had 3,068 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.