What is Richard Hwang's specialty?

Richard Hwang (NPI 1548587769) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in El Paso, TX.

Where does Richard Hwang practice?

Richard Hwang practices in El Paso, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548587769.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Hwang?

Richard Hwang (NPI 1548587769) received approximately $2.5M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 708 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548587769

Richard HwangM.D., PH.D.

PRACTICESOUTHWEST RETINA CONSULTANTS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyEl Paso, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,646

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

25,460

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

400

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$13K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate125 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl87 claims

Cyclopentolate Hcl53 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat38 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine33 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$586

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$586

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$586

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard 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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	186	1,234
Marc Mathias Ophthalmology · Aurora, CO	29	129
Janis Ferrell Anesthesiology · Aurora, CO	27	40
Jeffrey Olson Ophthalmology · Aurora, CO	22	97
QUIROZ-MERCADO, HUGO	20	138
Katherine Payne Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Aurora, CO	12	24
NPI 1396781134	12	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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