Dr. Michael M. Hwang, MD

Dr. Hwang practices at West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Hwang's NPI, 1649341603, was assigned on November 13, 2006. Dr. Hwang graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1994. Dr. Hwang's California license number on file is A60430.

Dr. Hwang's primary practice is West Los Angeles Medical Center, at 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (213) 857-2201.

Dr. Hwang's primary practice is West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hwang to 1 more dialysis center, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hwang practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Hwang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Hwang is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Hwang has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract and secondary membranaous cataract surgery among the conditions Dr. Hwang treats.

CMS data shows 13 Medicare services from Dr. Hwang across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 25 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $650 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hwang in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 12 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have diabetes. Their average risk score is 2.59, 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 71, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hwang wrote 2,448 Medicare Part D claims for 806 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,369 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $102,115 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,326 claims across 13 drugs.

Dr. Hwang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Hwang from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited paid the most, $28.

Dr. Hwang graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1994.

Dr. Hwang is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.