Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $660.93 | 13 | 97.5% |
| Education | $16.89 | 1 | 2.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $265.57 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $161.97 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $100.25 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | $86.87 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | $23.85 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $22.42 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $16.89 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $167.21 | 4 | Ardelyx, Inc. ($100.25) |
| 2022 | $398.09 | 4 | Amgen Inc. ($250.10) |
| 2021 | $75.54 | 4 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC ($36.22) |
| 2018 | $36.98 | 2 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($36.98) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Vafseo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.65 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | XPHOZAH 30 MG (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.25 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| 02/09/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.42 | General |
| 08/24/2022 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Auryxia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.00 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 06/01/2022 | Amgen Inc. | Tavneos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 04/01/2022 | Amgen Inc. | Parsabiv (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.10 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 03/22/2022 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/01/2021 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Auryxia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.72 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 09/20/2021 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Auryxia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.50 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 09/17/2021 | Amgen Inc. | Parsabiv (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.47 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 08/06/2021 | Vifor Pharma, Inc. | Veltassa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.85 | General |
| Category: Hyperkalemia | ||||||
| 04/17/2018 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.94 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 01/30/2018 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.04 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 226 | 565 | $108,020 | $50,323 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 85 | 291 | $61,110 | $29,010 | 47.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 184 | $26,680 | $12,197 | 45.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 49 | $13,230 | $5,333 | 40.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 18 | $3,780 | $1,988 | 52.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $3,220 | $1,794 | 55.7% |
About Dr. Josephine Hwu, MD
Dr. Josephine Hwu, MD is a Nephrology healthcare provider based in Monterey Park, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/01/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1194170894.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Josephine Hwu, MD has received a total of $677.82 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $167.21 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($660.93).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hwu has provided services to 226 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 565 services with total Medicare billing of $50,323. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Nephrology
- Location Monterey Park, CA
- Active Since 05/01/2016
- Last Updated 06/29/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RN0300X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1194170894
Products in Payments
- Parsabiv (Drug) $140.57
- Tavneos (Drug) $125.00
- FARXIGA (Drug) $124.99
- XPHOZAH 30 MG (Drug) $100.25
- Auryxia (Drug) $59.22
- BRILINTA (Drug) $36.98
- Vafseo (Drug) $27.65
- Veltassa (Drug) $23.85
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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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