Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Fullerton, CA
Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1821332156, issued on Nov 27, 2012. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Hwang
- Credential
- MS, PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5211 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr Ste 105, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Phone
- (714) 449-4950
- Enumerated
- Nov 27, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180402001816); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruth Hwang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,394 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic170 claims
- Mounjaro110 claims
- Farxiga103 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium91 claims
- Metformin Hcl81 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er80 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: $1,542.70
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- David Ahn MD IncNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Hwang among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant 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 2012, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 33% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
138 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fullerton
They are 138 of the 5,437 NPPES records with a practice address in Fullerton, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C's NPI number?
Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821332156, issued on Nov 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr Ste 105, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 449-4950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Hwang, MS, PA-C had 1,394 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.