NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Regina Hwang, MD

Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Regina Hwang, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1992150668, issued on Apr 29, 2016. Check the license (California A179411, 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
1992150668
Name
Regina Hwang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A179411 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(800) 872-2273
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250123003735); 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 1500 San Pablo St

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

  1. Matthew Abad-Santos, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1487041406
  2. Ali Abanobi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1740756196
  3. Emily AbbottCardiopulmonary Physical Therapist1053116251
  4. Hadi Abou El Hassan, MDNeurology Physician1053995720
  5. Taaha Adamji, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770414377
  6. Nikhil AggarwalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144029596

Verify Regina 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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Industry payments in 2024: $5,045.45

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was TransMedics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Regina Hwang$5,045.45
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Medical City Transplant, PLLCFort Worth, TX

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

Regina Hwang among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Regina Hwang, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Crookes, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331396780631
  2. Tom Demeester, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331902837289
  3. Saurabh Jain, M.D.,M.R.C.S.Los Angeles, CA 900331528011970
  4. Namir Katkhouda, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331164450714
  5. Simon Keushkerian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331306866850
  6. Faisal Khan, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331043233885
  7. Stephen Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331790987105
  8. John Lipham, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331639100845

Common questions

What is Regina Hwang, MD's NPI number?

Regina Hwang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992150668, issued on Apr 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Regina Hwang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (800) 872-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Regina Hwang, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A179411, 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.

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.

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