Richard Kangah, MD
NPI 1255379681ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Highland, CA
Surgery (MD) in Highland, California, licensed in CA, with an NPI issued in June 2006. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $756,031 for 7,926 claims, against $3,139 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $371.50 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1255379681 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 4, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 27, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | A55122 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Practice (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 32 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 64 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $3,139 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,926 · 16,646 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 387 |
| Total drug cost | $756,031 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Practice |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$371.50 · 18 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$251.77 · 14 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $145.63 | 8 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $57.70 | 2 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $46.98 | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | $46.87 | 2 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $42.93 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$371.50 · 18 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records