John S. Kung, M.D.
NPI 1497857080ActiveIndividual· Specialist· Staten Island, NY
Specialist (M.D.) in Staten Island, New York, trained at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (class of 1987). In 2024 Medicare paid $1,458,505 for 2,964 patients, and Part D covered 4,099 of their prescriptions, 69% of them generic. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,453 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1497857080 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 2, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 8, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Primary | 174400000X | 188163 | NY |
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 - Ophthalmology (NJ); Practitioner - Ophthalmology (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 2,964 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 17,924 across 76 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,458,505 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,099 · 7,085 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 865 |
| Total drug cost | $422,775 |
| Generic share | 69% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1987 |
| Medicare specialty | Ophthalmology |
Medical groups
- Staten Island Ophthalmology PCStaten Island, NY · 5 clinicians
- Academic Eye Center PAEast Brunswick, NJ · 3 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,453 · 31 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$899.75 · 25 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $491.78 | 10 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $277.94 | 4 |
| Rxsight Inc | $234.11 | 4 |
| Glaukos Corporation | $127.35 | 1 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $119.49 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,450 · 30 payments
- Gift$3.33 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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