Sophia Kang, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Des Moines, IA
Sophia Kang, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1598076929, issued on Jun 30, 2010. Check the license (Iowa MD-44475, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sophia Kang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD-44475 IA
47184 AZ
R71721 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave # W3, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-8350
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2023
- Fax
- (515) 643-5824
- Medicaid ID
- 800904 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180108000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1111 6TH Ave # W3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Resa Eckhart, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1487744231
- Kathryn Foltz, DNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1730898198
- Jordyn Reth, LISWClinical Social Worker1568148526
- Catherine Vanmilligen, DOPsychiatry Physician1427543941
- Breanna Young, LMHCMental Health Counselor1285031880
Verify Sophia Kang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-44475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
339 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl38 claims
- Buspirone Hcl29 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate28 claims
- Lorazepam23 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate22 claims
- Prazosin Hcl17 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: $82.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuronetics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Mercy Clinics IncDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sophia Kang among 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa
Sophia Kang, MD is one of 398 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2010 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
79 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 79 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Sophia Kang, MD's NPI number?
Sophia Kang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598076929, issued on Jun 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sophia Kang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave # W3, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 643-8350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sophia Kang, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-44475, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sophia Kang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sophia Kang, MD had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.