Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | $51,993 | 3 | 86.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,231 | 7 | 5.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $3,000 | 2 | 5.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,704 | 31 | 2.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $164.13 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 9 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Implant Alliance, LLC | $51,993 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Synthes GmbH | $5,743 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,853 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Stelkast Inc. | $164.13 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Avanos Medical | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $104.20 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $57.19 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | $23.31 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $17.07 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $11.10 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $895.75 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($813.68) |
| 2023 | $3,080 | 12 | Synthes GmbH ($2,872) |
| 2022 | $2,871 | 4 | Synthes GmbH ($2,871) |
| 2021 | $0 | 1 | The Orthopaedic Implant Company |
| 2020 | $58.93 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($58.93) |
| 2019 | $34,396 | 6 | Alpine Implant Alliance, LLC ($34,204) |
| 2018 | $10,589 | 12 | Alpine Implant Alliance, LLC ($9,789) |
| 2017 | $8,200 | 7 | Alpine Implant Alliance, LLC ($8,000) |
All Payment Transactions
53 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 3 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/15/2017 | Stelkast Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $164.13 | General |
| 2017 | The Orthopaedic Implant Company | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 2017 | Alpine Implant Alliance, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 968 | 2,066 | $230,758 | $87,359 |
| 2022 | 14 | 949 | 1,265 | $187,958 | $72,478 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,082 | 1,430 | $196,845 | $80,271 |
| 2020 | 15 | 849 | 1,099 | $142,565 | $50,498 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 136 | 194 | $43,650 | $19,135 | 43.8% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $39,242 | $14,539 | 37.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 146 | 257 | $34,638 | $13,138 | 37.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 105 | 133 | $20,216 | $8,894 | 44.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $17,836 | $6,747 | 37.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 80 | 80 | $18,000 | $6,545 | 36.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 137 | 195 | $15,795 | $6,391 | 40.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 68 | $6,256 | $2,933 | 46.9% |
| J7321 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 13 | 44 | $12,012 | $2,530 | 21.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $6,255 | $1,980 | 31.7% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 35 | 43 | $3,827 | $1,613 | 42.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,113 | $1,164 | 37.4% |
| 77077 | X-ray of joints, multiple | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $2,150 | $979.66 | 45.6% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 143 | 935 | $7,768 | $767.72 | 9.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 107 | 134 | $30,150 | $12,722 | 42.2% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $30,833 | $11,597 | 37.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 120 | 150 | $22,873 | $10,350 | 45.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 134 | 213 | $26,688 | $10,136 | 38.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 98 | 98 | $22,050 | $7,895 | 35.8% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 138 | 166 | $13,446 | $5,358 | 39.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $14,749 | $5,197 | 35.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 75 | 84 | $7,792 | $3,513 | 45.1% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $10,165 | $2,209 | 21.7% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 28 | 41 | $3,649 | $1,498 | 41.1% |
| 77077 | X-ray of joints, multiple | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $1,806 | $784.77 | 43.5% |
About Dr. Alan Kawaguchi, MD
Dr. Alan Kawaguchi, MD is a Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Stockton, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1245285394.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alan Kawaguchi, MD has received a total of $60,091 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $895.75 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 53 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Current or prospective ownership or investment interest" ($51,993).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kawaguchi has provided services to 3,848 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,860 services with total Medicare billing of $290,606. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Foot and Ankle Surgery, Sports Medicine
- Location Stockton, CA
- Active Since 05/24/2006
- Last Updated 07/23/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0114X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1245285394
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $1,192
- TRIATHLON (Device) $538.97
- ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $125.00
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $82.41
- SLINGSHOT (Device) $44.90
- FLEXIBLE GUIDE PIN (STRYKER ACL VERSITOMIC) (Device) $43.00
- Makoplasty (Device) $24.61
- ACUFEX Meniscal Root Repair (Device) $21.79
- EVENITY (Biological) $17.07
- DERMABOND Portfolio (Device) $11.10
- EXETER (Device) $9.81
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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.