What is Stephen Hwang's specialty?

Stephen Hwang (NPI 1598735813) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Scottsdale, AZ.

Where does Stephen Hwang practice?

Stephen Hwang practices in Scottsdale, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598735813.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Hwang?

Stephen Hwang (NPI 1598735813) received approximately $441K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 904 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598735813

Stephen HwangMD

OphthalmologyScottsdale, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,482

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,604

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$434K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 293 Ophthalmology providers in AZ — above median (cohort median 2,550).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,136

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$361K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

48.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate528 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl407 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine222 claims

Cyclosporine164 claims

Besifloxacin Hcl144 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen 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). 13 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1245233923	272	810
BALLECER, CONRADO	115	278
HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF WEST PHOENIX INC	23	35
Bentley Skibell Ophthalmology · Phoenix, AZ	20	28
Kent Johnson Pediatric Medicine · Goodyear, AZ	17	35
Paul Charnetsky Internal Medicine · Goodyear, AZ	16	29
Valerie Huls Dermatology · Goodyear, AZ	16	21
BANNER ESTRELLA MEDICAL CENTER	15	19
BANNER ESTRELLA SURGERY CENTER	13	33
Aaron Greeley Diagnostic Radiology · Glendale, AZ	13	23
GEORGE, RITA	11	16
Jimmy Saade Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	11	20

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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