Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1427017185, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (California C143042, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shiang-Cheng Kung
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- C143042 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 600-1070
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 001891630 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160729001676); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 Van Ness Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shiang-Cheng Kung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C143042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,237 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone351 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim113 claims
- Tacrolimus72 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl72 claims
- Omeprazole67 claims
- Cinacalcet Hcl52 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Francisco, CA
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shiang-Cheng Kung among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD's NPI number?
Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427017185, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 600-1070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C143042, 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 Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD had 1,237 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shiang-Cheng Kung, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.