Dr. Christopher Kwon, MD
NPI: 1225074867
Total Payments
$72,027
2024 Payments
$3,753
Companies
29
Transactions
260
Medicare Patients
900
Medicare Billing
$220,637
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$25,625 (35.6%)
Consulting$20,463 (28.4%)
Travel$17,649 (24.5%)
Food & Beverage$8,216 (11.4%)
Education$73.88 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $25,625 | 7 | 35.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $20,463 | 5 | 28.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $17,649 | 61 | 24.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,216 | 185 | 11.4% |
| Education | $73.88 | 2 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $56,381 | 120 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $8,622 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $3,148 | 36 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,632 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $618.45 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $440.81 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $213.95 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $175.42 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $136.10 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $84.17 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,753 | 47 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($1,558) |
| 2023 | $2,664 | 31 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,943) |
| 2022 | $2,258 | 26 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,524) |
| 2021 | $17,675 | 26 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($17,638) |
| 2020 | $10,875 | 13 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($7,820) |
| 2019 | $15,601 | 38 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($10,995) |
| 2018 | $17,328 | 56 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($14,057) |
| 2017 | $1,873 | 23 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,691) |
All Payment Transactions
260 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.37 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $267.96 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $267.96 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.82 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.49 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.29 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.66 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.88 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.34 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.68 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.26 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.07 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.61 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.98 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.59 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.23 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.09 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.50 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.66 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.50 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.10 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.44 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 533 | 646 | $431,121 | $133,045 |
| 2022 | 7 | 168 | 218 | $134,220 | $39,898 |
| 2020 | 9 | 199 | 270 | $234,743 | $47,694 |
Total Patients
900
Total Services
1,134
Medicare Billing
$220,637
Procedure Codes
30
All Medicare Procedures & Services
30 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $212,112 | $60,851 | 28.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 117 | 117 | $51,090 | $19,366 | 37.9% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $57,092 | $13,378 | 23.4% |
| 33519 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $21,726 | $6,958 | 32.0% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $13,809 | $5,265 | 38.1% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 116 | $10,672 | $4,444 | 41.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 45 | $13,635 | $4,318 | 31.7% |
| 33268 | Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $11,073 | $4,239 | 38.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $9,629 | $3,727 | 38.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 54 | $8,856 | $3,157 | 35.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $7,401 | $2,757 | 37.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 43 | $7,725 | $2,643 | 34.2% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $4,928 | $1,408 | 28.6% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $1,373 | $533.72 | 38.9% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $59,325 | $16,967 | 28.6% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $37,853 | $8,930 | 23.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 50 | $21,834 | $8,745 | 40.1% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 88 | $8,258 | $2,648 | 32.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 22 | $3,953 | $1,573 | 39.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $2,499 | $840.96 | 33.7% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $499.60 | $194.01 | 38.8% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $108,066 | $18,078 | 16.7% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $71,876 | $9,347 | 13.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 40 | 43 | $18,705 | $7,209 | 38.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 43 | 106 | $16,218 | $6,258 | 38.6% |
About Dr. Christopher Kwon, MD
Dr. Christopher Kwon, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Waco, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1225074867.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Kwon, MD has received a total of $72,027 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,753 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 260 transactions from 29 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($25,625).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kwon has provided services to 900 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,134 services with total Medicare billing of $220,637. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 30 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Waco, TX
- Active Since 06/21/2006
- Last Updated 02/03/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1225074867
Products in Payments
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $34,432
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $19,182
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $4,000
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $3,000
- Hancock (Device) $1,253
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $1,196
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,047
- PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) $1,032
- Impella (Device) $618.45
- PASCAL (Device) $390.34
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $383.95
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Device) $295.13
- Avalus (Device) $292.17
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $210.07
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $160.37
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $157.11
- Endurant (Device) $147.29
- KONECT RESILIA (Device) $141.61
- AtriCure Synergy Ablation System (Device) $134.37
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $126.60
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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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