Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,947 | 47 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | $642.36 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $425.30 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Sientra, Inc. | $199.98 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $183.66 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| PolyNovo North America LLC | $120.67 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Tepha Inc | $66.62 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $57.88 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $52.44 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $49.84 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $171.43 | 15 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. ($147.82) |
| 2023 | $602.31 | 9 | Merz North America, Inc. ($602.31) |
| 2022 | $217.64 | 5 | PolyNovo North America LLC ($120.67) |
| 2021 | $125.00 | 1 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($125.00) |
| 2020 | $21.29 | 1 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($21.29) |
| 2019 | $102.17 | 4 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($57.88) |
| 2018 | $184.12 | 2 | Allergan Inc. ($117.50) |
| 2017 | $523.40 | 10 | Allergan Inc. ($277.82) |
All Payment Transactions
47 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.71 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.89 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.71 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.43 | General |
| 10/29/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.75 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.27 | General |
| 09/17/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.05 | General |
| 08/30/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.28 | General |
| 08/13/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.81 | General |
| 07/30/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.40 | General |
| 07/30/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.66 | General |
| 07/23/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.71 | General |
| 07/22/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.40 | General |
| 07/08/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.61 | General |
| 01/20/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.75 | General |
| 12/19/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.04 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.39 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/21/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.25 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.83 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.81 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.58 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 07/29/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.75 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.35 | General |
| 02/03/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.31 | General |
| 09/20/2022 | PolyNovo North America LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $120.67 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 13 | 14 | $41,711 | $2,315 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
1 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $41,711 | $2,315 | 5.6% |
About Dr. Edwin Kwon, M.D
Dr. Edwin Kwon, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/29/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1326274788.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Edwin Kwon, M.D has received a total of $1,947 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $171.43 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 47 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,947).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kwon has provided services to 13 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 14 services with total Medicare billing of $2,315. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 1 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 05/29/2009
- Last Updated 04/13/2016
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1326274788
Products in Payments
- Xeomin (Biological) $527.70
- NATRELLE INSPIRA BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $196.86
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT (Device) $155.69
- BREZTRI (Drug) $125.00
- GalaFLEX (Device) $66.62
- Hybrid MMF (Device) $49.84
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) $44.29
- NATRELLE-INSPIRA (Device) $43.14
- NATRELLE 410 IMPLANTS (Device) $37.82
- Integra (Device) $31.15
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $29.98
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device) $21.29
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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