Total Payments
$79,063
2024 Payments
$499.26
Companies
15
Transactions
143
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$59,038 (74.7%)
Other$10,000 (12.6%)
Food & Beverage$5,622 (7.1%)
Travel$4,404 (5.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $59,038 | 30 | 74.7% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $10,000 | 1 | 12.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,622 | 92 | 7.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,404 | 20 | 5.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $53,692 | 58 | $0 (2021) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $15,168 | 25 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $4,538 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,607 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,836 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| ZIMVIE INC. | $338.58 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $215.42 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $166.28 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $156.09 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Biogen, Inc. | $121.78 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $499.26 | 4 | Medtronic, Inc. ($215.42) |
| 2023 | $1,038 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($533.34) |
| 2022 | $282.18 | 10 | NuVasive, Inc. ($153.61) |
| 2021 | $3,568 | 18 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($2,100) |
| 2020 | $28,466 | 37 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($26,824) |
| 2019 | $14,180 | 25 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($7,204) |
| 2018 | $22,366 | 22 | NuVasive, Inc. ($12,938) |
| 2017 | $8,664 | 14 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($8,282) |
All Payment Transactions
143 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/10/2024 | Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | Omidria (Drug), RayOne EMV, RayOne Spheric | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.81 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | The Tether (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.28 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 04/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $215.42 | General |
| 01/31/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MONTEREY AL (Device), BIO DBM, CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.75 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/29/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device), EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.42 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 12/19/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.26 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.70 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 08/26/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | THE TETHER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.96 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/26/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | THE TETHER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.25 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/26/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | THE TETHER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.81 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | THE TETHER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $181.56 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.73 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.52 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.25 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.09 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.39 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device), STRYKER NAV3I, ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.71 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 10/26/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Robotics System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.66 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 10/12/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MESA SMALL STATURE SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.91 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/29/2022 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/24/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.68 | General |
| 09/24/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $0.85 | General |
| 09/24/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.43 | General |
| 09/24/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.14 | General |
| 09/23/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.88 | General |
About Dr. Steven Hwang, MD
Dr. Steven Hwang, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841406295.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steven Hwang, MD has received a total of $79,063 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $499.26 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 143 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($59,038).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Philadelphia, PA
- Active Since 05/15/2007
- Last Updated 10/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1841406295
Products in Payments
- The Tether (Device) $29,191
- MAGEC (Device) $11,229
- Polaris Deformity Spinal System (Device) $9,900
- Vitality PSO (Device) $5,250
- Mobi-C (Device) $4,800
- Rod Link Reducer (Device) $4,062
- RELINE (Device) $3,410
- Virage (Device) $2,400
- Polaris 4.75 Spinal System (Device) $1,800
- AIRO (Device) $834.90
- Vitality (Device) $441.72
- MESA (Device) $341.68
- SPINEMAP (Device) $340.90
- THE TETHER (Device) $338.58
- CREO (Device) $263.73
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $191.81
- MESA SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $183.60
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $159.68
- NILE (Device) $142.60
- Bendini (Device) $136.73
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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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