Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $9,000 | 3 | 56.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,345 | 18 | 27.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,423 | 25 | 9.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,125 | 1 | 7.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $10,449 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| DAVOL INC. | $2,379 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,460 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,125 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Covidien LP | $253.99 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES | $181.61 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $18.46 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $14.17 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $12.63 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,125 | 1 | ABBVIE INC. ($1,125) |
| 2022 | $21.45 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($21.45) |
| 2021 | $156.87 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($144.24) |
| 2020 | $763.59 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($655.16) |
| 2019 | $3,949 | 11 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2018 | $9,365 | 17 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,131) |
| 2017 | $511.98 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($496.96) |
All Payment Transactions
47 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,125.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/09/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.45 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/28/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.85 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/30/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/18/2021 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | BD Ultra-Fine (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.63 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 02/02/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.49 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/02/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.57 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/22/2020 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | FLEXITOUCH (Device), ACTITOUCH, ENTRE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.46 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 02/24/2020 | Covidien LP | Signia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.97 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 02/18/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $79.20 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/18/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $61.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/14/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.46 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/11/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $252.60 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/11/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $27.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/11/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/03/2019 | Covidien LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.00 | General |
| 10/23/2019 | Lilly USA, LLC | TRULICITY (Drug), JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.17 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/17/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $226.56 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 09/16/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $127.02 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 09/16/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $52.56 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 09/16/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $52.56 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 09/13/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $145.62 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 09/13/2019 | C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES | VENTRALIGHT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.73 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 09/13/2019 | C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES | VENTRALIGHT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.18 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 09/12/2019 | C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES | VENTRALIGHT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.70 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | 235 | 271 | $152,227 | $36,060 |
| 2020 | 7 | 137 | 156 | $76,354 | $17,653 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $45,120 | $8,706 | 19.3% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $31,209 | $6,187 | 19.8% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 45 | 45 | $21,240 | $5,894 | 27.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 36 | 36 | $16,200 | $3,764 | 23.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 28 | $8,512 | $2,985 | 35.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 28 | 37 | $7,511 | $2,587 | 34.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 44 | $9,900 | $2,582 | 26.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $5,850 | $1,497 | 25.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $5,185 | $1,483 | 28.6% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $1,500 | $375.60 | 25.0% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $31,020 | $5,900 | 19.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 29 | 29 | $13,050 | $2,991 | 22.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 25 | 25 | $7,625 | $2,154 | 28.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 35 | $7,875 | $2,064 | 26.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $6,136 | $1,773 | 28.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 19 | $5,776 | $1,528 | 26.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 24 | $4,872 | $1,242 | 25.5% |
About Dr. John Hwang, MD
Dr. John Hwang, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Cartersville, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/14/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386957728.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Hwang, MD has received a total of $15,893 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,125 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 47 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($9,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hwang has provided services to 372 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 427 services with total Medicare billing of $53,713. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Surgery
- Location Cartersville, GA
- Active Since 07/14/2010
- Last Updated 01/23/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386957728
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $10,449
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $1,125
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $680.85
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $616.76
- PHASIX (Device) $604.32
- VENTRALIGHT (Device) $181.61
- SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $162.05
- Signia (Device) $89.97
- FLEXITOUCH (Device) $18.46
- Battery-Powered Devices (Device) $15.02
- TRULICITY (Drug) $14.17
- BD Ultra-Fine (Device) $12.63
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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