Physician

Christopher Kwan Hwang, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Hwang, MD (NPI: 1477973113) practices ophthalmology in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Ramsey, MN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is VITREO RETINAL SURGERY PLLC (NPI: 1891783965; TIN: 411608615) and primary practice location at 55125-1206.

Hwang's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 599 traditional Medicare patients, billed 12,870 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,674,815 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 666 prescription claims across 212 beneficiaries totaling $20,569 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $17,872 to $1,674,815. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $1,368 and ending at $20,569. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$837K$1.7M2020 Medicare payment: $17,872 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $56,633 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $242,424 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,265,133 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,674,815 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
20204386$17,872
202179289$56,633
20222441,366$242,424
20235637,920$1,265,133
202459912,870$1,674,815

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$24K$48K2015 Drug cost: $1,368 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,387 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $48,059 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $15,564 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $4,148 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $3,326 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $12,757 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $5,950 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $21,054 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $20,569 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151121$1,368
20161319$1,387
201799406$48,059
201836210$15,564
2019N/R83$4,148
20201952$3,326
202147134$12,757
202241117$5,950
2023172465$21,054
2024212666$20,569

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg1811,540$654
67028Injection of drug into eye280956$96
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system244293$95
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system180220$65
92134Imaging of retina5841,473$31

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2189,734$10,973
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1315,181$2,484
OfloxacinOfloxacin1072,323$1,252
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl19970$1,170
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat342,657$678

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher Kwan Hwang, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher Kwan Hwang, MD (NPI 1477973113), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christopher Kwan Hwang, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher Kwan Hwang, MD?

Christopher Kwan Hwang, MD is linked to VITREO RETINAL SURGERY PLLC (billing NPI 1891783965) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher Kwan Hwang, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

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