Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $260.07 | 4 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $131.24 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Allergan Inc. | $97.33 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $17.29 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $14.21 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $97.33 | 1 | Allergan Inc. ($97.33) |
| 2018 | $17.29 | 1 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($17.29) |
| 2017 | $145.45 | 2 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. ($131.24) |
All Payment Transactions
4 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02/2019 | Allergan Inc. | BOTOX COSMETIC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.33 | General |
| 10/19/2018 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Stivarga (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.29 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 03/22/2017 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | TAGRISSO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.21 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 03/05/2017 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.24 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 10,874 | 15,825 | $1.5M | $740,226 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,343 | 16,260 | $1.6M | $824,686 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7,755 | 10,955 | $1.1M | $577,650 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6,197 | 8,959 | $880,988 | $429,716 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2023 | 9,874 | 14,568 | $1.4M | $672,310 | 47.6% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Office | 2023 | 266 | 423 | $43,146 | $30,553 | 70.8% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Office | 2023 | 457 | 487 | $33,235 | $13,941 | 41.9% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 120 | 136 | $14,280 | $10,822 | 75.8% |
| 88313 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 133 | 153 | $11,475 | $8,935 | 77.9% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Office | 2023 | 24 | 58 | $5,046 | $3,664 | 72.6% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2022 | 10,352 | 14,929 | $1.5M | $751,975 | 50.9% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Office | 2022 | 259 | 466 | $47,532 | $34,875 | 73.4% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Office | 2022 | 483 | 530 | $36,605 | $15,538 | 42.4% |
| 88313 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 126 | 148 | $11,080 | $8,572 | 77.4% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 95 | 105 | $11,000 | $8,303 | 75.5% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Office | 2022 | 28 | 82 | $7,134 | $5,422 | 76.0% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2021 | 6,767 | 9,670 | $967,000 | $503,399 | 52.1% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Office | 2021 | 312 | 492 | $50,184 | $38,099 | 75.9% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Office | 2021 | 414 | 452 | $31,640 | $13,821 | 43.7% |
| 88313 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 146 | 167 | $11,695 | $9,330 | 79.8% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 92 | 104 | $10,400 | $8,236 | 79.2% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Office | 2021 | 24 | 70 | $6,090 | $4,765 | 78.2% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2020 | 5,466 | 7,952 | $795,200 | $375,294 | 47.2% |
| 88342 | Tissue or cell analysis by immunologic technique | Office | 2020 | 204 | 329 | $33,558 | $24,048 | 71.7% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Office | 2020 | 293 | 317 | $22,190 | $8,528 | 38.4% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue | Office | 2020 | 32 | 120 | $10,440 | $7,741 | 74.1% |
| 88313 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 121 | 150 | $10,500 | $7,654 | 72.9% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 81 | 91 | $9,100 | $6,451 | 70.9% |
About Dr. Alexander Wong, M.D
Dr. Alexander Wong, M.D is a Dermatopathology healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/28/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013151554.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alexander Wong, M.D has received a total of $260.07 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $97.33 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 4 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($260.07).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wong has provided services to 36,169 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 51,999 services with total Medicare billing of $2.6M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Dermatopathology
- Other Specialties Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 04/28/2009
- Last Updated 06/12/2015
- Taxonomy Code 207ZD0900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1013151554
Products in Payments
- Stivarga (Drug) $17.29
- TAGRISSO (Drug) $14.21
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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.
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