Dr. James Quan-Yu Hwang, MD

Dr. Hwang practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Hwang's NPI, 1306932330, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Hwang graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Hwang's California license number on file is A85681.

Dr. Hwang's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, at 9888 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 626-4123.

Dr. Hwang's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. The medical group on file is La Jolla Observation Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hwang to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Hwang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Hwang is board certified in aemus-fpd by the ABEM. Dmand AI has Dr. Hwang's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

CMS data shows 2,424 Medicare services from Dr. Hwang across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 932 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $155,041 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 932 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hwang in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 355 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, 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. Hwang's median patient age at 58, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hwang wrote 395 Medicare Part D claims for 248 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 243 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,280 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 209 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Hwang for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hwang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Hwang, published from 2011 to 2014. The most frequent topics are Emergency Medicine, Ultrasonography and Wounds and Injuries. Dr. Hwang's most frequent co-authors are Darwin L. Conwell, MD, Andrew S. Liteplo, MD and Joshua Eric Markowitz, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Hwang from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 54% of the total. BioFire Diagnostics, LLC paid the most, $300.

Dr. Hwang graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Hwang is in network with 7 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aspirus Health Plan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.