Richard Kangah, MD
Surgery Physician · Highland, CA
Richard Kangah, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Highland, California, and NPI 1255379681, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (California A55122, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Kangah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A55122 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3606 Highland Ave 108, Highland, CA 92346
- Phone
- (909) 864-1006
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (909) 864-1625
- Medicaid ID
- 00A551220 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090318000469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Richard Kangah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A55122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
7,926 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 582 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium494 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen325 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium272 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate264 claims
- Glipizide261 claims
- Lisinopril233 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: $251.77
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
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Common questions
What is Richard Kangah, MD's NPI number?
Richard Kangah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255379681, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Kangah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3606 Highland Ave 108, Highland, CA, 92346. Phone: (909) 864-1006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Kangah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A55122, 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 Richard Kangah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Kangah, MD had 7,926 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.