Dr. Augustine Hong MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1730316449 is registered to Dr. Augustine Hong MD, a Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician practising at 450 N New Ballas Rd, Dept Ophthalmology, Ste 260 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Augustine Hong MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2009.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 2 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20130801000821OphthalmologyMO
- I20250916001993OphthalmologyIL
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Augustine Hong MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Augustine Hong MD directly at (314) 362-3937.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1730316449 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (314) 362-3937.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Augustine Hong MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.