Michael Hwang
Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Michael Hwang is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1427462688, issued on Jun 16, 2014. Check the license (California A138739, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Hwang
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A138739 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St # 21, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-3501
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 782-1763
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170111000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1000 W Carson St # 21
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Adam AlyafaieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659058337
- David BronsteinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588466346
- Lizeth Carrillo, MD, MPHEmergency Medicine Physician1770385056
- Brooke ClemmensenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649975277
- Diane Gilliland, M.D.General Practice Physician1144294927
Verify Michael Hwang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A138739Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil13 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil12 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
197 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
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Common questions
What is Michael Hwang's NPI number?
Michael Hwang's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427462688, issued on Jun 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Hwang located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St # 21, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-3501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Hwang's license?
NPPES lists California license number A138739, 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 Michael Hwang prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Hwang had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.