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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

HOSUN HWANG
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HOSUN HWANG

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
18220 STATE HIGHWAY 249, SUITE 400, HOUSTON, TX, 77070-4347
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HOSUN HWANG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$12,553

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
5 $9,337
Travel and Lodging
11 $2,319
Food and Beverage
16 $896

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments
CENTURION POCT SYSTEM

device

$8,778
FIREBIRD DEFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEM

device

$6,421
FIREBIRD NXG SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM

device

$6,421
SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM (SFS)

device

$4,787
CONSTRUX MINI PTC SPACER SYSTEM

device

$4,551
ATHLET

device

$4,459
PILLAR SA PEEK SPACER SYSTEM

device

$4,320
3-DEGREES ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATING (ACP) SYSTEM

device

$2,369
FIREBIRD SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM

device

$2,369
BACS

device

$1,337
FORZA PTC SPACER SYSTEM

device

$612
ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS

drug

$512
FIREBIRD

drug

$467
PROVIEW MAP SYSTEM

device

$467
RELIANT ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATING (ACP) SYSTEM

device

$467
PILLAR SA PTC SPACER SYSTEM

device

$467
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM

device

$365
CONSTRUX MINI PEEK SPACER SYSTEM

device

$170
EXPEDIUM

device

$121
SAMBASCREW

device

$114
SKYHAWK LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM

device

$114
COUGAR

device

$106
SYNAPSE

device

$106
TRITANIUM

device

$94
JANUS MIDLINE FIXATION SCREW

device

$87
CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

$69
LONESTAR CERVICAL STAND ALONE (CSA)

device

$65
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$63
BIOMET SPINALPAK

device

$42
ZILRETTA

drug

$31
HALLMARK ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE (ACP) SYSTEM

device

$31
INSWING

device

$31
YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM

device

$28
ASCENT LE POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL CERVICO-THORACIC SYSTEM

device

$22
NAVIGATION

device

$15
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 5, 2018 $4,320 CENTURION POCT SYSTEM PILLAR SA PEEK SPACER SYSTEM SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM (SFS) FIREBIRD DEFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEM FIREBIRD NXG SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM Consulting ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $2,335 CONSTRUX MINI PTC SPACER SYSTEM FIREBIRD SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM CENTURION POCT SYSTEM 3-DEGREES ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATING (ACP) SYSTEM ATHLET Consulting ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $2,102 CENTURION POCT SYSTEM ATHLET CONSTRUX MINI PTC SPACER SYSTEM FIREBIRD DEFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEM FIREBIRD NXG SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM Consulting ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $1,181 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $467 FORZA PTC SPACER SYSTEM SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM (SFS) PROVIEW MAP SYSTEM RELIANT ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATING (ACP) SYSTEM PILLAR SA PTC SPACER SYSTEM Consulting ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $267 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 14, 2018 $246 FIREBIRD Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $194 FIREBIRD Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $156 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $153 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $133 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $114 SKYHAWK LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM CONSTRUX MINI PTC SPACER SYSTEM SAMBASCREW CONSTRUX MINI PEEK SPACER SYSTEM FORZA PTC SPACER SYSTEM Consulting ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $106 EXPEDIUM SYNAPSE COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $103 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $94 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $79 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $63 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $58 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 8, 2018 $43 CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $42 BIOMET SPINALPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $41 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $35 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $34 JANUS MIDLINE FIXATION SCREW LONESTAR CERVICAL STAND ALONE (CSA) CONSTRUX MINI PEEK SPACER SYSTEM FIREBIRD SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM 3-DEGREES ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATING (ACP) SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $31 FORZA PTC SPACER SYSTEM HALLMARK ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE (ACP) SYSTEM INSWING JANUS MIDLINE FIXATION SCREW LONESTAR CERVICAL STAND ALONE (CSA) Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 31, 2018 $28 YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $27 FIREBIRD Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $26 CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $22 JANUS MIDLINE FIXATION SCREW ASCENT LE POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL CERVICO-THORACIC SYSTEM CENTURION POCT SYSTEM ATHLET CONSTRUX MINI PEEK SPACER SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $16 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $15 NAVIGATION EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $15 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $8 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.