Young Hee Kang, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Welsh, LA
Young Hee Kang, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Welsh, Louisiana, and NPI 1861424293, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 05031R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Young Hee Kang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 05031R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 S Elms St, Welsh, LA 70591
- Phone
- (337) 734-4730
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 734-4730
- Medicaid ID
- 1300691 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101209000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Young Hee Kang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 05031RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
5,315 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 165 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium352 claims
- Furosemide324 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium222 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium191 claims
- Gabapentin167 claims
- Potassium Chloride159 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.
Young Hee Kang among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Young Hee Kang, MD is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Menuet, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861548449481
- James Anderson, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011619008075
- Dewey Archer, MDLake Charles, LA 706011568529576
- David Buttross, MDLake Charles, LA 706011083615421
- Said Cantu, MDLake Charles, LA 706011679602932
- Patrick Hayes, MDLake Charles, LA 706011619052461
- Brian Mooney, MDLake Charles, LA 706011780685024
- David Murdock, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011508830316
Common questions
What is Young Hee Kang, MD's NPI number?
Young Hee Kang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861424293, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Young Hee Kang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 S Elms St, Welsh, LA, 70591. Phone: (337) 734-4730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Young Hee Kang, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 05031R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Young Hee Kang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Young Hee Kang, MD had 5,315 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.