Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $650.87 | 8 | 61.1% |
| Education | $414.99 | 1 | 38.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $596.43 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $308.17 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $111.57 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Novocure Inc. | $31.67 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $18.02 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $111.57 | 1 | SI-BONE, INC. ($111.57) |
| 2023 | $49.69 | 2 | Novocure Inc. ($31.67) |
| 2022 | $137.48 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc. ($137.48) |
| 2021 | $170.69 | 1 | Medtronic, Inc. ($170.69) |
| 2019 | $472.33 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($472.33) |
| 2017 | $124.10 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($124.10) |
All Payment Transactions
9 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $111.57 | General |
| 06/22/2023 | Novocure Inc. | Optune (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.67 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Infinion 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.02 | General |
| Category: Infinion_NMD | ||||||
| 05/19/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.10 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 02/22/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | SENSIGHT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.38 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/06/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Vanta (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.69 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 07/17/2019 | Stryker Corporation | NONE (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $414.99 | General |
| Category: NONE | ||||||
| 06/25/2019 | Stryker Corporation | NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.34 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 01/19/2017 | Stryker Corporation | Tritanium (Device), Bio4 | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $124.10 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 169 | 177 | $70,626 | $24,518 |
| 2022 | 9 | 353 | 371 | $104,033 | $36,790 |
| 2021 | 5 | 109 | 118 | $22,781 | $10,139 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
23 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61796 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $31,905 | $8,793 | 27.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 47 | $6,809 | $3,000 | 44.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 30 | $6,378 | $2,769 | 43.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $6,461 | $2,480 | 38.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,488 | $2,124 | 47.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,764 | $1,844 | 38.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,351 | $1,492 | 34.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $4,020 | $1,388 | 34.5% |
| 99449 | Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,450 | $626.64 | 43.2% |
| 61885 | Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to single electrode array | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $31,826 | $6,999 | 22.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 84 | $17,322 | $6,702 | 38.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 81 | 86 | $12,122 | $5,586 | 46.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 52 | 60 | $12,360 | $5,466 | 44.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $13,481 | $4,666 | 34.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $7,392 | $2,957 | 40.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,320 | $2,153 | 49.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 28 | $3,800 | $1,519 | 40.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $1,410 | $741.52 | 52.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $6,489 | $2,675 | 41.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 33 | 37 | $5,143 | $2,593 | 50.4% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $5,945 | $2,448 | 41.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $3,060 | $1,524 | 49.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 16 | $2,144 | $899.52 | 42.0% |
About Dr. Lee Hwang, MD
Dr. Lee Hwang, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Phoenix, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/18/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902166408.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Lee Hwang, MD has received a total of $1,066 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $111.57 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 9 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($650.87).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hwang has provided services to 631 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 666 services with total Medicare billing of $71,447. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 23 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Active Since 05/18/2012
- Last Updated 12/23/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1902166408
Products in Payments
- NONE (Device) $414.99
- Vanta (Device) $170.69
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $125.10
- Tritanium (Device) $124.10
- NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS (Device) $57.34
- Optune (Device) $31.67
- Infinion 16 (Device) $18.02
- SENSIGHT (Device) $12.38
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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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