Yekyung Kong
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · West Orange, NJ
Yekyung Kong is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in West Orange, New Jersey, and NPI 1134117419, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA06160200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yekyung Kong
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 25MA06160200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
- Phone
- (973) 731-3600
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0051055 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040729000497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1199 Pleasant Valley Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristie Abdelmalak, PHARMACISTPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1902563299
- Rubina AliPharmacist1659116085
- Emily AltschulerOccupational Therapist1730945460
- Elinor Anan, M.DPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1730177759
- Evangeline Appiah, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1306037791
- Alyssa Attanasio, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1013419159
Verify Yekyung Kong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA06160200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
2,027 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 282 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin203 claims
- Baclofen137 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl88 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate81 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium73 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): 64.6 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: $7,491.11
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Kessler Professional Services LLCWest Orange, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yekyung Kong among 621 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New Jersey
Yekyung Kong is one of 621 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 357 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records list a practice address in West Orange
They are 21 of the 1,370 NPPES records with a practice address in West Orange, and 621 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elinor Anan, M.DWest Orange, NJ 070521730177759
- Radhika Bapineedu, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521841450590
- Barbara Benevento, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521083603815
- Champa Bid, MDWest Orange, NJ 070521295743425
- Michael Brien, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521003811043
- Monifa Brooks, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521386633105
- Thomas Cava, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521245203959
- Dong Cho, MDWest Orange, NJ 070521023190667
Common questions
What is Yekyung Kong's NPI number?
Yekyung Kong's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134117419, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yekyung Kong located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052. Phone: (973) 731-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yekyung Kong's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA06160200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Yekyung Kong prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yekyung Kong had 2,027 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yekyung Kong's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.6 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.