Philip L. Hwang, O.D.
Optometrist · Colorado Springs, CO
Philip L. Hwang, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1588004642, issued on Jul 2, 2013. Check the license (Colorado 0002992, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip L. Hwang
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0002992 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 670 Coveglen CT, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
- Phone
- (224) 392-1766
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 18020046 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150106000616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Philip L. Hwang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 0002992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost83 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate38 claims
- Restasis26 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Timolol Maleate16 claims
- Acyclovir14 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: $126.08
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 2 group practices
- Britt A Buckley MD PCColorado Springs, CO
- Peak Vision Canon City Prof, LLCCanon City, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Philip L. Hwang among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Philip L. Hwang, O.D. is one of 1,273 optometrist records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Colorado
There are 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Colorado Springs → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Boisse, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061679508501
- Tim Burrows, ODColorado Springs, CO 809061326109265
- Roger Freeman, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061932109022
- Kerry Garwood, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061306871363
- Joseph Gowen, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061144246307
- Mia Jennings, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061588648034
- Gene Johnson, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061598722498
- Douglas Kim, O.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809061265510739
Common questions
What is Philip L. Hwang, O.D.'s NPI number?
Philip L. Hwang, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588004642, issued on Jul 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip L. Hwang, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 670 Coveglen CT, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906. Phone: (224) 392-1766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip L. Hwang, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 0002992, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Philip L. Hwang, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip L. Hwang, O.D. had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.