NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Gang Wang, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · La Jolla, CA

William Gang Wang, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1033116223, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (California A62529, 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
1033116223
Name
William Gang Wang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
A62529 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 824-5363
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 964-3112
Medicaid ID
00A460840 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100215000074); accepts Medicare assignment
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 9898 Genesee Ave

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

  1. Omar Al-Nouri, D.O.Vascular Surgery Physician1770742264
  2. Bella Albakova, PASurgical Physician Assistant1013020809
  3. Rawaa Almukhtar, M.D., MPHDermatology Physician1003202409
  4. Eneh-Lieh Ancheta, NPNurse Practitioner1477067981
  5. Bruce Armstrong, P.A.-C. , MHSPhysician Assistant1003915042
  6. Anshuman Bansal, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1366685273

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  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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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

121 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Wang121
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
  3. Amiodarone Hcl13 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: $3,528.31

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Wang$3,528.31
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

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

William Gang Wang among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

William Gang Wang, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sam Baradarian, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371588646103
  2. Scot Brewster, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371568469815
  3. Donald Buehler, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371588661839
  4. Alexander Giritsky, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371457358707
  5. Andrew Harding, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124475355
  6. Kayvan Kazerouni, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558822932
  7. Ghassan Moasis, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932547122
  8. Andrew Nasseri, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558386367

Common questions

What is William Gang Wang, MD's NPI number?

William Gang Wang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033116223, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Gang Wang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Gang Wang, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A62529, 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 William Gang Wang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Gang Wang, MD had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.