Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae, MD

  • Whittier, CA
  • General surgeon
NPI1326072349PAC ID4183622772
Medicare services, 2024
132
Medicare patients, 2024
79
Part D claims, 2024
38
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$975
Practice address
9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605
Practice phone
Call (562) 945-3561
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Primary practice

Whittier Hospital Medical Center

Hospital · Whittier, California

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Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae is a general surgeon in Whittier, California

Dr. Bae practices at Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California, part of AHMC Healthcare.

Dr. Bae's NPI, 1326072349, was assigned on July 10, 2006. Dr. Bae graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2001. Dr. Bae holds California license A82405.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4183622772
NPI enumeration date
July 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(562) 945-3561
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae practices at Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California

Dr. Bae's primary practice is Whittier Hospital Medical Center, at 9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 945-3561.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Bae's primary practice is Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California, part of AHMC Healthcare. Dr. Bae is also affiliated with Desert Valley Hospital. The medical group on file is PIH Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bae to 3 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bae practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California

Surgery is Dr. Bae's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Bae is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Bae is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A82405 · 2003 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, cancerous skin growth removal, colon removal, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Bae treats.

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Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae billed Medicare for 132 services in 2024

CMS data shows 132 Medicare services from Dr. Bae across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 79 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,783 for them.

Medicare services, 2024132
Medicare patients79
Paid by Medicare$9,783
Procedure codes4

Dr. Bae's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 632024: 132110%

Where Dr. Bae's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office118%
  • In a facility12192%

Dr. Bae compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Bae
  • California median
Medicare services
132vs 16620% below
Medicare patients
79vs 12135% below
Part D claims
29vs 3415% below

Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bae's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae treated 79 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 79 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bae in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 75% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.83, 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. Bae's median patient age at 58, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 202479
Average age72
Average risk score2.83
Also on Medicaid75%

Dr. Bae's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bae's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3848%
  • Men4152%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bae's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes56%
  4. Chronic kidney disease49%
  5. COPD46%
  6. Heart failure42%
  7. Arthritis41%
  8. Anxiety38%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bae's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bae wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 29 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $55 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202438
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$55
Part D patients33

Dr. Bae's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bae's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids76%29 of 38 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 312024: 296%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae takes part in Medicare

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Source: Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae received $975 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Bae from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $250.

General payments to Dr. Bae by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Bae by kind, 2016 to 2025

$975in total
  • Food and beverage$91694%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$596%

Companies that paid Dr. Bae the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Bae.

Awards and honors for Dr. Bae

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic

Dr. Bae graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2001. Dr. Bae is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolCleveland Medical College, Homeopathic
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Bae is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Bae accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae's NPI number?

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae's NPI number is 1326072349. It was assigned on July 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae?

Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae is a general surgeon in Whittier, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae practice?

Dr. Bae practices at 9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605. Dr. Bae's primary practice is Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California, part of AHMC Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bae to 3 hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bae is (562) 945-3561.

What is Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae's medical license number?

Dr. Bae holds California license A82405.

Which hospitals is Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae affiliated with?

Dr. Bae practices at Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California. Dr. Bae is also affiliated with Desert Valley Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bae to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae part of?

Dr. Bae is linked to PIH Health Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Bae to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bae billed Medicare for 132 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae see?

CMS counts 79 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bae in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae board certified?

Yes. Dr. Bae is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bae's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99221).

Where did Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae go to medical school?

Dr. Bae graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bae's most prescribed drugs by claims were Acetaminophen-Codeine.

Has Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $975 in general payments to Dr. Bae from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae been practicing?

Dr. Bae graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Steve Sang-Woo Bae accept?

Dr. Bae is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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