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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.
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KI S HWANG
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
504 VALLEY RD, 2ND FLOOR, WAYNE, NJ, 07470-3534
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DR. KI HWANG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
67
payments
$21,408
payment total
7
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 |
3 | $12,953 |
Travel and Lodging |
13 | $5,105 |
Food and Beverage |
51 | $3,351 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
XIA |
device |
$9,529 |
BENGAL |
device |
$7,749 |
SYNAPSE |
device |
$7,749 |
TRITANIUM |
device |
$7,518 |
ES2 |
device |
$7,476 |
ARIA |
device |
$5,735 |
ALIF |
device |
$512 |
MAXCESS |
device |
$303 |
IFUSE IMPLANT |
device |
$233 |
PULSE |
device |
$203 |
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
device |
$194 |
PRODISC C |
device |
$157 |
ARI ANTERIOR STAPLE SYSTEM |
device |
$149 |
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION |
device |
$142 |
YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$133 |
AVIATOR |
device |
$133 |
COHERE |
device |
$76 |
MESA SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$74 |
X-CORE |
device |
$47 |
XLIF |
device |
$47 |
BACS |
device |
$36 |
MAGEC |
device |
$28 |
TLIF |
device |
$25 |
INTELLIS |
device |
$19 |
LESSRAY |
device |
$18 |
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. |
device |
$18 |
RELINE |
device |
$18 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2018 | $5,250 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $4,543 | BENGAL SYNAPSE | Consulting | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $3,160 | BENGAL SYNAPSE | Consulting | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $1,458 | XIA ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $665 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $630 | XIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $485 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $477 | ALIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $458 | XIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $382 | XIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $325 | XIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $303 | MAXCESS | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $203 | PULSE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Mar 3, 2018 | $149 | ARI ANTERIOR STAPLE SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $149 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $145 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $142 | GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $142 | PRODISC C | Food and Beverage | CENTINEL SPINE, LLC | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $141 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 4, 2018 | $133 | YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 | $133 | AVIATOR TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $133 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $123 | ES2 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $118 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $105 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $103 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $82 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | $74 | MESA SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $70 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $60 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 18, 2018 | $52 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $52 | XIA ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $51 | TRITANIUM XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | $49 | XIA ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $47 | COHERE X-CORE XLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $47 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $46 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $45 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $42 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $41 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $41 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $39 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $36 | BACS | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $35 | ALIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $34 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $33 | TRITANIUM ES2 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $30 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $29 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $29 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Jan 15, 2018 | $28 | MAGEC COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $28 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 19, 2018 | $26 | TRITANIUM ES2 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $25 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $25 | TLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $20 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $19 | INTELLIS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | $18 | RELINE LESSRAY NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $17 | SYNAPSE BENGAL | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $16 | SYNAPSE BENGAL | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $15 | PRODISC C | Food and Beverage | CENTINEL SPINE, LLC | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $15 | SYNAPSE BENGAL | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $10 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $8 | XIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $6 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| May 3, 2018 | $5 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $4 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $3 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, 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.