James Hwang, MD

Primary specialty

Gastroenterology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RG0100X

License

A185481 Issued in CA

Practice address

1041 N China Lake Blvd
Ridgecrest, CA 93555-3168

Phone

(760) 446-0121

NPI assigned

Apr 3, 2017

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Internal MedicineAlso: Gastroenterology

Education

Other, 2016

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ridgecrest Regional HospitalGroup PAC ID 9739099896, shared by 9 NPIs, 94 clinicians

United Medical DoctorsGroup PAC ID 2961305651, 168 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Hospital, Ridgecrest, CA, CCN 051333
• Yuma Regional Medical Center Hospital, Yuma, AZ, CCN 030013

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/9170/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4
• Direct secure messaging: james.hwang@hca3.eclinicaldirectplus.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• United Medical Doctors

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Murrieta, CA
  • NPI 1770559981
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Enloe Medical Center

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Chico, CA
  • NPI 1396753281
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Enloe Medical Center

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Chico, CA
  • NPI 1801226162
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Ridgecrest, CA
  • NPI 1447253125
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Enloe Medical Center

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Chico, CA
  • NPI 1720099328
  NPD
• Enloe Medical Center

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Chico, CA
  • NPI 1770905994
  NPD
• Enloe Medical Center

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Chico, CA
  • NPI 1912949538
  NPD
• Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Ridgecrest, CA
  • NPI 1164067971
  NPD
• Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Ridgecrest, CA
  • NPI 1639448400

  Gastroenterology

  NPD
• United Medical Doctors

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1194554675
  NPD
• Universal Healthcare Ipa, Inc.

  • Health Maintenance Organization
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1851914378
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Ridgecrest, CA
  • NPI 1447253125
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

  • Land Ambulance
  • Ridgecrest, CA
  • NPI 1699398560

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Yuma Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Yuma, AZ
  • NPI 1194706655
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1762214400000",
    "number": "1659803146",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1041 N CHINA LAKE BLVD",
            "city": "RIDGECREST",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "935553168",
            "telephone_number": "760-446-0121"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
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            "city": "RIDGECREST",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "935553168",
            "telephone_number": "760-446-0121"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "HWANG",
        "first_name": "JAMES",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-04-03",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-04",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-04",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207RG0100X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "A185481",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Robert James Huey, LMFT
• Jennifer Lynne Hughes-Malara, LMFT
• Everard Hudson Hughes Jr., MD
• Larisa A Hunt
• Celena J Hunter
• Taylor Danni Ibrahim, DO
• Indian Wells Podiatry Group
• Indian Wells Valley Dialysis Center
• Indian Wells Valley Dialysis Medical Center Inc
• Delia F Irey, P.A

• Gastroenterology Physician in Ridgecrest, CA
• Providers in Ridgecrest, CA by specialty
• Gastroenterology Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 4, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.