Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $28,000 | 10 | 84.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,943 | 12 | 8.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,397 | 40 | 7.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $31,777 | 41 | $0 (2020) |
| ACELL, INC. | $771.00 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Covidien LP | $581.42 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $111.98 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Merz North America, Inc. | $39.14 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $25.27 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $21.14 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $13.17 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25.27 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($25.27) |
| 2022 | $39.14 | 1 | Merz North America, Inc. ($39.14) |
| 2020 | $3,052 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,039) |
| 2019 | $18,243 | 11 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($18,000) |
| 2018 | $9,513 | 29 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($8,483) |
| 2017 | $2,468 | 17 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,256) |
All Payment Transactions
62 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | GARDASIL (Biological), VAXNEUVANCE, CAPVAXIVE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.27 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 01/27/2022 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.14 | General |
| 11/30/2020 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), REGRANEX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.17 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 03/06/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.54 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/23/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/16/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/12/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Covidien LP | Permacol (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.40 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 11/27/2019 | Covidien LP | Endo GIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.79 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 11/25/2019 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.44 | General |
| 11/18/2019 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.04 | General |
| 09/26/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/20/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/09/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/13/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/21/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | PlasmaBlade (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.14 | General |
| Category: Advanced Energy Cutting Device | ||||||
| 12/25/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.20 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/27/2018 | ACELL, INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $362.40 | General |
| 10/27/2018 | ACELL, INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $159.77 | General |
| 10/27/2018 | ACELL, INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.76 | General |
| 10/27/2018 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.61 | General |
| 10/27/2018 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.60 | General |
| 10/26/2018 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $105.50 | General |
| 10/18/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/21/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 15 | $1,500 | $948.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 57 | 79 | $30,650 | $8,343 |
| 2020 | 5 | 166 | 222 | $85,500 | $22,584 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99308 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $1,500 | $948.00 | 63.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 37 | 59 | $20,650 | $5,883 | 28.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $10,000 | $2,460 | 24.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 73 | 117 | $40,950 | $10,322 | 25.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 46 | 46 | $23,100 | $6,002 | 26.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $9,000 | $2,722 | 30.2% |
| 46600 | Diagnostic examination of the anus using an endoscope | Office | 2020 | 19 | 29 | $8,700 | $2,607 | 30.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $3,750 | $931.02 | 24.8% |
About Dr. John Kang, M.D
Dr. John Kang, M.D is a Surgical Oncology healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669531463.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Kang, M.D has received a total of $33,340 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $25.27 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 62 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($28,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kang has provided services to 235 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 316 services with total Medicare billing of $31,874. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgical Oncology
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 12/07/2006
- Last Updated 09/10/2014
- Taxonomy Code 2086X0206X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1669531463
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $31,777
- Sonicision (Device) $212.63
- Permacol (Device) $138.40
- Spacemaker (Device) $138.04
- PREVENA (Device) $111.98
- ProGrip (Device) $55.56
- Endo GIA (Device) $36.79
- GARDASIL (Biological) $25.27
- PlasmaBlade (Device) $21.14
- Santyl (Drug) $13.17
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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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