Yu Hwong, M.D.
Urology Physician · San Jose, CA
Yu Hwong, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1306899208, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (California G047398, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yu Hwong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- G047398 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Jose Figueres Ave, San Jose, CA 95116
- Phone
- (408) 998-1877
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2025
- Fax
- (408) 998-1887
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090323000086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yu Hwong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G047398Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
905 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl382 claims
- Finasteride98 claims
- Elmiron80 claims
- Myrbetriq65 claims
- Dutasteride46 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl41 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: $235.29
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- EL Camino Health Medical Network LLCSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Yu Hwong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yu Hwong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306899208, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yu Hwong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Jose Figueres Ave, San Jose, CA, 95116. Phone: (408) 998-1877. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yu Hwong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G047398, 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 Yu Hwong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yu Hwong, M.D. had 905 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.