NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk, M.D.

Surgery Physician · New York, NY

Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1609811231, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 164476, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609811231
Name
Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
164476 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
185 Canal St Frnt 6, New York, NY 10013
Phone
(212) 226-1177
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2023
Medicaid ID
01655081 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060720000211); 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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Verify Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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: $160.63

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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. Sam Kwauk$160.63
  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. Chinatown True Care Medical PLLCNew York, NY

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

Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.

Other surgery physician records in New York

  1. Ayman Abadeer, MDBrooklyn, NY1619268869
  2. Ahmad Abdelaal, MDBronx, NY1255880738
  3. Hossam Abdou, M.D.New York, NY1093247975
  4. Alexander Abdurakhmanov, MDBrooklyn, NY1538556196
  5. Deborah Abeles, M.D.Garden City, NY1063528925
  6. Sara Abou Azar, M.D.Buffalo, NY1689103541
  7. Georges Abou-Eid, M.D.Roslyn, NY1518017425
  8. Ziad Abouezzi, MDPoughkeepsie, NY1831178284
  9. Mohamad Abouzeid, M.D.Port Jefferson, NY1144464421
  10. Frederick Achildiev, MDBay Shore, NY1740467737

Common questions

What is Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609811231, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Canal St Frnt 6, New York, NY, 10013. Phone: (212) 226-1177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sam Tsung- Ming Kwauk, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 164476, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. 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.

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.