NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Kwong

Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA

Thomas Kwong is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1962937037, issued on Apr 26, 2017. Check the license (California A156817, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962937037
Name
Thomas Kwong
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A156817 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 222-3137
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 8, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211210002422); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2017
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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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

Verify Thomas Kwong in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

156 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Thomas Kwong156
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Haloperidol21 claims
  2. Lithium Carbonate16 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Alliance For Wellness IncPanorama City, CA
  2. Department OF State HospitalsNorwalk, CA

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

Thomas Kwong among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Thomas Kwong is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

150 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 150 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karl Burgoyne, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021518028943
  2. Andrea Caldwell, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021205907037
  3. Samson Cho, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021659448645
  4. Deborah Flores, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021306819586
  5. Benjamin Furst, MDTorrance, CA 905021033214010
  6. Charles Grob, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021396710307
  7. Andrew Ho, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021962465096
  8. Ira Lesser, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021477500460

Common questions

What is Thomas Kwong's NPI number?

Thomas Kwong's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962937037, issued on Apr 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Kwong located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-3137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Kwong's license?

NPPES lists California license number A156817, 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 Thomas Kwong prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Kwong had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.