Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Christopher K Hwe, MD

Individual provider Pulmonary Disease Physician · NPI 1790149136

Dr. Christopher K Hwe, MD practises Internal Medicine in Orange, California. Graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2016, 10 years ago. Practices with Comprehensive Pulmonary and Primary Care of Orange County, a 9-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
10
Trained at
Medical College of Wisconsin
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2016
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1010 W La Veta Ave Ste 750
Orange, CA 92868-4312
Phone: (714) 361-6600
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Specialties & licences

Pulmonary Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RP1001X · Licence A151296 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1790149136
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 12, 2016
Last updated in NPPESJuly 14, 2023
Certification dateJuly 14, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
Graduated 2016 (10 years in practice)
Group practice Comprehensive Pulmonary And Primary Care Of Orange County — 9 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients338
Services billed 1,572 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age78

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $1,593 73 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Education $184 2 payments · educational material or training, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Providence St. Joseph Hospital Hospital · Orange, CA

Colleagues at Comprehensive Pulmonary and Primary Care of Orange County

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 9 clinicians in the practice; 7 are shown here.

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