Steve Hwang, MD - Medicare Pathology in Bakersfield, CA

Steve Hwang, MD is a medicare enrolled "Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology" physician in Bakersfield, California. His current practice location is 1700 C St, Bakersfield, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (661) 325-2640.

Steve Hwang is licensed to practice in Kansas (license number 04-24499) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1487624284.

Contact Information

Steve Hwang, MD
1700 C St,
Bakersfield, CA 93301-3616
(661) 325-2640
(661) 327-0816

Map and Direction




Physician's Profile

Full NameSteve Hwang
GenderMale
SpecialityPathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Location1700 C St, Bakersfield, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1487624284
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 01/24/2006
  • Last Update Date: 05/06/2016
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0042240079
  • Enrollment ID: I20160525000962

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Steve Hwang such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1487624284NPI-NPPES
100147690BMedicaidKS
057820OtherKSBCBS
220028658OtherKSRAILROAD MEDICARE

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207ZP0102XPathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology 04-24499 (Kansas)Primary
207ZP0105XPathology - Clinical Pathology/laboratory Medicine 04-24499 (Kansas)Secondary

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Steve Hwang is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Steve Hwang, MD
Po Box 22437,
Saint Louis, MO 63126-0437

Ph: (661) 325-2640
Steve Hwang, MD
1700 C St,
Bakersfield, CA 93301-3616

Ph: (661) 325-2640

Reviews and Comments


Pathology Doctors in Bakersfield, CA

Fangluo Liu, M.D.
Pathology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 6501 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone: 661-322-2206    Fax: 661-327-7027
Ellen Bunyi-teopengco, M.D.
Pathology
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 2615 Eye St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: 661-336-0622    
Agnes Y. Wu, M.D.
Pathology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1700 C St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: 661-325-2640    Fax: 661-327-0816
Lilibeth Guinto-miranda, M.D.
Pathology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 2615 Eye St, Bakersfield Pathology Medical Group, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: 661-336-0622    
Dr. Eugene Carpenter Jr., MD
Pathology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1832 Flower St, Bakersfield, CA 93305
Phone: 661-868-8001    
Dr. Elizabeth Shizuko Akiyama, M.D.
Pathology
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 3000 Sillect Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: 661-336-0622    Fax: 661-336-0784

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.