Vernon Kent Fong, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
Vernon Kent Fong, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1396743241, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (California G43492, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon Kent Fong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G43492 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 728 Pacific Ave Ste 501, San Francisco, CA 94133
- Phone
- (415) 398-5990
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 398-5976
- Medicaid ID
- 00G434921 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040220000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vernon Kent Fong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G43492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
996 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole302 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium260 claims
- Meloxicam185 claims
- Prolia169 claims
- Gabapentin26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 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): 99 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chinese Hospital AssociationSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vernon Kent Fong among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Vernon Kent Fong, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dominic Tse, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941331427148295
- Leonard Simpson, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941311962886192
- Sigurd Berven, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431336193812
- David Bradford, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431003853193
- Alexis Dang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431720119852
- Eliana Delgado, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431801963020
- Sibel Deviren, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431760435655
- Vedat Deviren, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431730230459
Common questions
What is Vernon Kent Fong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vernon Kent Fong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396743241, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon Kent Fong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 728 Pacific Ave Ste 501, San Francisco, CA, 94133. Phone: (415) 398-5990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon Kent Fong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G43492, 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 Vernon Kent Fong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon Kent Fong, M.D. had 996 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vernon Kent Fong, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99 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.