Dr. Nicholas J. Kwaan, MD

Dr. Kwaan practices at Richmond Medical Center in Richmond, California.

Dr. Kwaan's NPI, 1952628828, was assigned on April 30, 2010. Dr. Kwaan graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Kwaan holds California license A119571.

Dr. Kwaan's primary practice is Richmond Medical Center, at 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (510) 307-1555.

Dr. Kwaan's primary practice is Richmond Medical Center in Richmond, California. Dr. Kwaan is also affiliated with Oakland Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kwaan to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kwaan practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Kwaan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kwaan is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kwaan is licensed in California.

CMS data shows 28 Medicare services from Dr. Kwaan across 1 procedure code in 2022, for 18 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,776 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 18 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kwaan in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 61% have heart failure. Their average risk score is 3.82, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kwaan's median patient age at 59, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kwaan wrote 623 Medicare Part D claims for 139 patients. 39% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 535 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,081,503 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 488 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Kwaan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Kwaan, published from 2006 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Acute Lung Injury, Blood Transfusion and Complement Activation. Dr. Kwaan has published most often in J Clin Invest. Dr. Kwaan's most frequent co-authors are Mark R. Looney, MD, Pearl T.c. Toy, MD and Daniel Russell Calabrese, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Kwaan from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $36.

Dr. Kwaan graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Kwaan is in network with 7 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Kaiser Permanente and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.