Physician

John Hwang, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Hwang, MD (NPI: 1629235510) practices ophthalmology in the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Orange, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY (NPI: 1114105384; TIN: 510665933) and primary practice location at 92653-3140.

Hwang's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 886 traditional Medicare patients, billed 30,678 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,148,029 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92014 (Established patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 514 prescription claims across 129 beneficiaries totaling $13,993 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $295. 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 risen steadily, from $768,568 to $2,148,029. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $24,430 and ending at $13,993. 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$1.1M$2.1M2015 Medicare payment: $768,568 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,084,145 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,234,755 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,442,100 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,562,958 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,512,139 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,639,256 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,770,872 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,969,019 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,148,029 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20155616,871$768,568
20166679,074$1,084,145
20177409,935$1,234,755
201881011,059$1,442,100
201977711,805$1,562,958
202067310,141$1,512,139
202173510,922$1,639,256
202279712,959$1,770,872
202385523,883$1,969,019
202488630,678$2,148,029

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$14K$29K2015 Drug cost: $24,430 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $18,594 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $16,270 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $21,526 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $28,606 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $21,676 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $22,439 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $18,587 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $21,993 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $13,993 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015116416$24,430
2016135345$18,594
2017110321$16,270
2018139439$21,526
2019119442$28,606
2020100338$21,676
2021112478$22,439
2022104371$18,587
2023112506$21,993
2024129514$13,993

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
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system554683$103
67028Injection of drug into eye2301,577$99
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system327824$77
92134Imaging of retina8612,578$35
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing7321,384$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2307,546$7,223
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1514,342$2,098
Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone27619$1,110
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate16550$1,005
Atropine SulfateAtropine Sulfate18910$496

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.4$295Cardinal Health 110 LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John Hwang, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John Hwang, MD (NPI 1629235510), 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 John 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 John Hwang, MD?

John Hwang, MD is linked to RETINA ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY (billing NPI 1114105384) in the available physician profile data.

Does John Hwang, MD have Open Payments data?

John Hwang, MD has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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