NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathan Kwong, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Fountain Valley, CA

Nathan Kwong, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1437654340, issued on Mar 24, 2018. Check the license (California A173450, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437654340
Name
Nathan Kwong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A173450 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17360 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone
(714) 665-1797
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2022
Fax
(714) 665-4680
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210720003318); accepts Medicare assignment
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 17360 Brookhurst Street

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

  1. Richard Cho, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275619983
  2. Constantinos Chrysostomou, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1801868658
  3. Monica Hanna, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1447870365
  4. Heather Hendron, RDRegistered Dietitian1770252470
  5. Billy Le, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1255656963
  6. Darletha Matthews, MSN, FNP-BC, RN-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1710559315

Verify Nathan Kwong 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

276 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nathan Kwong276
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
  2. Furosemide15 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium11 claims
  5. Prednisone11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%55.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorialcare Medical FoundationFountain Valley, CA

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

Nathan Kwong among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Nathan Kwong, MD 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fountain Valley

They are 83 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Bartlett, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073518791
  2. Ihong Chen, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081104822535
  3. Naomi Cheung, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073503314
  4. Alan Dang, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081043217359
  5. Alton ForanFountain Valley, CA 927081619968799
  6. George Hong, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081154328532
  7. Brandon Khaw, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081568453637
  8. Lalita Komanapalli, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081578560884

Common questions

What is Nathan Kwong, MD's NPI number?

Nathan Kwong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437654340, issued on Mar 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathan Kwong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17360 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 665-1797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathan Kwong, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A173450, 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 Nathan Kwong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nathan Kwong, MD had 276 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nathan Kwong, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.