What is Caroline Hwang's specialty?

Caroline Hwang (NPI 1003090085) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Los Angeles, CA.

Where does Caroline Hwang practice?

Caroline Hwang practices in Los Angeles, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1003090085.

How much does Medicare pay Caroline Hwang?

Caroline Hwang (NPI 1003090085) received approximately $40K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 192 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1003090085

Caroline HwangM.D.

PRACTICEUSC UNIVERSITY HOSPITALSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyLos Angeles, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

232

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

308

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$31K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,398 Gastroenterology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 750).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

380

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

65.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ustekinumab113 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates34 claims

Colestipol Hcl31 claims

Mesalamine29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.5

Quality

84.1

Cost

74.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.53%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$32K

Payment records

192

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$25K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Education$84

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$25K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Education$84

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050224

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Caroline Hwang's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 0 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	78	587
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	49	220
Shefali Chopra Pathology · Los Angeles, CA	19	52
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	11	70
VALLONE, JOHN	11	45

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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