Dr. Michael Naejung Kang, MD

Dr. Kang practices at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, New York, part of Diocese of Rockville Centre.

Dr. Kang's NPI, 1659383610, was assigned on August 11, 2006. Dr. Kang graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Kang holds New York license 240609.

Dr. Kang's primary practice is Good Samaritan University Hospital, at 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (631) 376-3000.

Dr. Kang's primary practice is Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, New York, part of Diocese of Rockville Centre. Dr. Kang is also affiliated with Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cardiac Interventional Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kang to 3 more hospitals and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kang practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Kang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Kang is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kang's licenses on file in 3 states: New York, California and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint arthropathy and joint pain among the conditions Dr. Kang treats.

CMS data shows 24,948 Medicare services from Dr. Kang across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 795 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $370,339 for them.

CMS counts 795 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kang in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 343 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kang's median patient age at 70, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kang wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 4 drugs, with $413 in total drug cost.

Dr. Kang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 62 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Kang, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Kang, published from 2007 to 2015. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee and Femur. Dr. Kang has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Kang's most frequent co-authors are Andrew H. Glassman, MD, Stuart Barry Goodman, MD, PhD and James Irvin Huddleston, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Kang to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Osteoarthritis and Rheumatic Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 168 general payments to Dr. Kang from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Acquisitions make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Exactech, Inc. paid the most, $333,406.

Dr. Kang graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2000.

Dr. Kang is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.