Michelle Hwang, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Torrance, CA
Michelle Hwang, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1134503337, issued on Jul 17, 2015. Check the license (California A144799, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Hwang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A144799 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3445 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 100, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 542-6333
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190822002550); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3445 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 100
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Verify Michelle Hwang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A144799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,422 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate155 claims
- Losartan Potassium134 claims
- Furosemide85 claims
- Prednisone69 claims
- Carvedilol57 claims
- Nifedipine Er56 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: $673.05
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Hwang among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Michelle Hwang, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bloom, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051356344683
- Vinh Cam, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051144243908
- Derek Chao, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051609818863
- Philip Chung, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051003881889
- Juan Corredor, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051962405738
- Ray Goshtaseb, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051972907574
- Omer Khan, MDTorrance, CA 905051396036646
- Edgar Musngi, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051871523563
Common questions
What is Michelle Hwang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Hwang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134503337, issued on Jul 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Hwang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3445 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 100, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 542-6333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Hwang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A144799, 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 Michelle Hwang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Hwang, M.D. had 1,422 Medicare Part D claims for 283 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.