Total Payments
$1.9M
2024 Payments
$362,735
Companies
20
Transactions
734
Medicare Patients
4,704
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$1.2M (65.5%)
Consulting$417,853 (22.0%)
Other$133,953 (7.0%)
Travel$83,835 (4.4%)
Food & Beverage$20,676 (1.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $1.2M | 58 | 65.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $417,853 | 71 | 22.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $113,953 | 34 | 6.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $83,835 | 226 | 4.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $20,676 | 340 | 1.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $20,000 | 4 | 1.1% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$1.9M
733 transactions
Ownership
$0
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $1.3M | 440 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $435,942 | 187 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $125,646 | 79 | $0 (2024) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $1,000 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Curiteva, Inc. | $742.96 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| MML US, Inc. | $414.35 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $279.23 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $237.50 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| TrackX Technology, Inc. | $204.75 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $199.37 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $362,735 | 77 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($308,404) |
| 2023 | $328,871 | 123 | NuVasive, Inc. ($293,426) |
| 2022 | $296,875 | 63 | NuVasive, Inc. ($273,172) |
| 2021 | $80,860 | 46 | NuVasive, Inc. ($60,102) |
| 2020 | $137,697 | 99 | NuVasive, Inc. ($126,873) |
| 2019 | $236,828 | 129 | NuVasive, Inc. ($185,823) |
| 2018 | $256,865 | 116 | NuVasive, Inc. ($215,885) |
| 2017 | $201,087 | 81 | NUVASIVE, INC. ($180,940) |
All Payment Transactions
734 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 30
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Curiteva, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Stock option | $471.14 | General |
| 12/21/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/21/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,202.04 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.38 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,088.61 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.63 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.83 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.15 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $259.30 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Modulus (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $70,871.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CoRoent (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $962.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | LTP (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $31,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,500.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron IA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/13/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron IA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.19 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.87 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | QUARTEX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $310.93 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | QUARTEX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $171.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | QUARTEX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device), ADIRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.31 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,317 | 1,750 | $1.8M | $371,288 |
| 2022 | 21 | 996 | 1,290 | $1.2M | $279,099 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,278 | 1,724 | $1.4M | $320,694 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,113 | 1,519 | $1.2M | $278,002 |
Total Patients
4,704
Total Services
6,283
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
87
All Medicare Procedures & Services
87 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 64 | 65 | $306,765 | $78,304 | 25.5% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 192 | $236,811 | $55,595 | 23.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 274 | 352 | $83,424 | $32,705 | 39.2% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 62 | 64 | $290,138 | $31,939 | 11.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 49 | $120,201 | $28,320 | 23.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 143 | $124,061 | $27,461 | 22.1% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 61 | 61 | $199,002 | $25,565 | 12.8% |
| 22585 | Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 79 | $83,058 | $16,152 | 19.4% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 64 | 89 | $58,828 | $14,095 | 24.0% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $74,869 | $9,838 | 13.1% |
| 22843 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $34,859 | $8,141 | 23.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $26,520 | $7,927 | 29.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 102 | $15,402 | $6,711 | 43.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 182 | 230 | $24,380 | $6,710 | 27.5% |
| 22848 | Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $23,582 | $5,456 | 23.1% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $69,992 | $4,542 | 6.5% |
| 22216 | Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $16,398 | $3,850 | 23.5% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 59 | $7,449 | $2,974 | 39.9% |
| 20937 | Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $11,010 | $2,538 | 23.0% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $18,195 | $1,262 | 6.9% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $2,548 | $771.51 | 30.3% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $1,976 | $432.26 | 21.9% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 51 | $208,743 | $61,586 | 29.5% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 141 | $163,278 | $42,073 | 25.8% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 49 | $202,811 | $25,917 | 12.8% |
About Dr. Anthony Kwon, MD
Dr. Anthony Kwon, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1194787176.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Anthony Kwon, MD has received a total of $1.9M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $362,735 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 734 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($1.2M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kwon has provided services to 4,704 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,283 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 87 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 04/05/2006
- Last Updated 12/24/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1194787176
Products in Payments
- CoRoent (Device) $750,574
- XLIF (Device) $468,972
- Modulus (Device) $354,947
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $63,115
- ELSA (Device) $37,631
- LTP (Device) $31,000
- ALIF (Device) $14,436
- KODIAK (Device) $13,625
- FORTIFY (Device) $11,497
- RISE-L (Device) $11,223
- CREO MIS (Device) $11,096
- ALTERA (Device) $10,482
- iGA (Device) $10,444
- CORBEL (Device) $8,121
- QUARTEX (Device) $7,219
- HEDRON (Device) $7,000
- MARS 3VL (Device) $6,825
- Invictus MIS (Device) $6,500
- Independence MIS (Device) $6,307
- OsseoScrew (Device) $5,250
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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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