Thanda Aung, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Thanda Aung, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1477974962, issued on Dec 30, 2013. Check the license (California A137594, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thanda Aung
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A137594 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Med Plaza Suite 365, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 825-2448
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (310) 794-6553
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170727000950); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thanda Aung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A137594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,402 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate254 claims
- Prednisone141 claims
- Methotrexate116 claims
- Allopurinol69 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen48 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil43 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $175.72
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thanda Aung among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Thanda Aung, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Philip Clements, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951811913924
- Meika Fang, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951801821095
- John Fitzgerald, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951841215027
- Alan Gorn, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951952321176
- Jennifer Grossman, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951548289820
- Bevra Hahn, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951992723936
Common questions
What is Thanda Aung, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thanda Aung, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477974962, issued on Dec 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thanda Aung, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Med Plaza Suite 365, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-2448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thanda Aung, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A137594, 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 Thanda Aung, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thanda Aung, M.D. had 1,402 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thanda Aung, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.