Total Payments
$31,814
2024 Payments
$5,726
Companies
8
Transactions
67

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$22,500 (70.7%)
Travel$3,755 (11.8%)
Food & Beverage$3,059 (9.6%)
Education$2,500 (7.9%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Grant $22,500 2 70.7%
Travel and Lodging $3,755 15 11.8%
Food and Beverage $3,059 49 9.6%
Education $2,500 1 7.9%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $21,416 14 $0 (2023)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $7,760 24 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $1,886 18 $0 (2024)
Saxum Surgical, Inc. $383.93 7 $0 (2024)
Ossur Americas, Inc. $142.21 1 $0 (2024)
Vericel Corporation $124.19 1 $0 (2023)
Cornerstone Medical Associates, Inc. $71.27 1 $0 (2024)
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $30.84 1 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $5,726 38 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($3,469)
2023 $26,087 29 Arthrex, Inc. ($21,416)

All Payment Transactions

67 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/01/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $165.19 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
10/26/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $91.08 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/26/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $24.95 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/26/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $18.26 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/26/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $5.00 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $284.04 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $163.89 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $163.89 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $39.55 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $39.55 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.84 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.84 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $23.78 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $5.94 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
09/27/2024 Stryker Corporation INSIGNIA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.24 General
Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES
09/27/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. AMBIENT (Device), CAP-FIX, Q-FIX Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.85 General
Category: Sports Med Hip
09/24/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $98.57 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
09/20/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $378.94 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
09/10/2024 Cornerstone Medical Associates, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.27 General
08/15/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $388.88 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
07/15/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. CAP-FIX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.84 General
Category: Sports Med Hip
07/12/2024 Ossur Americas, Inc. Miami J (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $142.21 General
Category: Bracing & Supports
07/11/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. CAP-FIX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $116.98 General
Category: Sports Med Hip
07/11/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Q-FIX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.80 General
Category: Sports Med Hip
07/03/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. N/A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.85 General
Category: Sports Med Visualization

About Alan Hwang

Alan Hwang is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/03/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1235681495.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Alan Hwang has received a total of $31,814 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,726 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 67 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($22,500).

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • FAST-FIX (Device) $1,331
  • BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $1,306
  • KVAC (Device) $561.85
  • MAKO (Device) $544.13
  • Q-FIX (Device) $342.98
  • N/A (Device) $159.21
  • Miami J (Device) $142.21
  • CAP-FIX (Device) $141.82
  • MACI (Biological) $124.19
  • Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $98.57
  • ACCU-PASS (Device) $64.92
  • NA (Device) $40.48
  • INSPIRE (Device) $30.84
  • INSIGNIA (Device) $19.24
  • AMBIENT (Device) $18.85
  • CINCHLOCK (Device) $16.13

Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

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