Dr. Christopher C. Kwon, MD

Dr. Kwon practices at Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Kwon's NPI, 1225074867, was assigned on June 21, 2006. Dr. Kwon graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Kwon holds Texas license R6223.

Dr. Kwon's primary practice is Havasu Regional Medical Center, at 101 Civic Center Lane, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403 in Mohave County. The practice phone is (928) 855-8185.

Dr. Kwon's primary practice is Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Kwon is also affiliated with Kingman Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cancer Care of Western Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kwon to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kwon practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Kwon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Kwon is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kwon's licenses on file in 11 states: Texas, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Maryland, California, Connecticut and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery, heart device and aorta surgery, heart valve surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Kwon treats.

CMS data shows 783 Medicare services from Dr. Kwon across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 275 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $161,511 for them.

CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kwon in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 131 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.82, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kwon's median patient age at 76, with 35% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kwon wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims for 97 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 162 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $784 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 156 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Kwon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Kwon, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Kwon, published from 2016 to 2018. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Coronary Artery Bypass and Hospital Mortality. Dr. Kwon has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Kwon's most frequent co-authors are John Victor Conte, MD, Abdulla Al Damluji, MD, MPH and Keith A. Horvath, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 351 general payments to Dr. Kwon from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 32% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $59,669.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Kwon, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Kwon graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Kwon is a member of ACS.

Dr. Kwon is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.