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Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
427 South Third Street
Gadsden, AL 35901

Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD is a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD is affiliated with Riverview Regional Hospital and Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

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Office Locations

Riverview Regional Hospital

427 South Third Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
(256) 543-3508
(256) 543-3506
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In The News 

“They are grateful for the professional care extended by the ICU of Riverview Regional Medical Center, Drs. Elias Ghafary, Gary Kwan, Edward Hwang and staff of Gambro, Dr. B.J. Patel, Dr. Lucian...”—"Williams, Clarence F.", The Gadsden Times, January 2006

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 817
doctor visit 948
hospital care 2923
inpatient care 2923

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 692
doctor visit 953
hospital care 2789
inpatient care 2789

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 475
Female 464
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 736
Black 174
Hispanic 16
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 301
From 75 to 84 300
85 and over 103
Less than 65 235

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 45
Diabetes 67
Dementia 24
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 628
doctor visit 883
hospital care 2801
inpatient care 2801

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 452
Female 456
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 715
Black 170
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 303
From 75 to 84 277
85 and over 95
Less than 65 233

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 65
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40
Diabetes 68
Dementia 23
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 918
doctor visit 1047
hemofiltration 90
hospital care 3879
inpatient care 3879

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 976
Female 1024
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1594
Black 364
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 672
From 75 to 84 636
85 and over 214
Less than 65 478

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 27
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 41
Diabetes 68
Dementia 24
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 683
doctor visit 848
hemofiltration 52
hospital care 3731
inpatient care 3731

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 501
Female 565
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 850
Black 190
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 350
From 75 to 84 305
85 and over 152
Less than 65 259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 68
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 46
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 45
Diabetes 67
Dementia 25
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 641
doctor visit 746
hemofiltration 65
hospital care 2993
inpatient care 2993

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 460
Female 489
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 761
Black 164
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 298
From 75 to 84 289
85 and over 119
Less than 65 243

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 70
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 48
Diabetes 67
Dementia 28
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 516
doctor visit 736
hospital care 2707
inpatient care 2707

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 443
Female 434
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 706
Black 149
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 297
From 75 to 84 259
85 and over 104
Less than 65 217

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 47
Diabetes 66
Dementia 26
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 446
doctor visit 748
hospital care 2555
inpatient care 2555

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 422
Female 437
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 684
Black 151
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 271
From 75 to 84 247
85 and over 127
Less than 65 214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 69
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 46
Diabetes 67
Dementia 28
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis 55
doctor visit 587
hospital care 2422
inpatient care 2422

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 387
Female 370
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 584
Black 151
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 252
From 75 to 84 233
85 and over 82
Less than 65 190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 69
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 44
Diabetes 67
Dementia 27
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 486
hospital care 1696
inpatient care 1696

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 257
Female 249
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 405
Black 89
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 177
From 75 to 84 163
85 and over 63
Less than 65 103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 68
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 43
Diabetes 66
Dementia 28
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 382
hospital care 1419
inpatient care 1419

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 218
Female 214
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 357
Black 64
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 148
From 75 to 84 148
85 and over 62
Less than 65 74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 38
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 41
Diabetes 60
Dementia 19
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 340
hospital care 1010
inpatient care 1010

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Male 171
Female 167
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 268
Black 54
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 112
From 75 to 84 102
85 and over 58
Less than 65 66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 60
Dementia 20
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Gadsden, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis 599
doctor visit 725
hemofiltration 69
hospital care 2577
inpatient care 2577

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD.

Gender
Female 405
Male 396
Ethnicity
Black / African American 143
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 638
Hispanic 3
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 98
75 to 84 246
Less than 65 192
65 to 74 265

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 68
Asthma 14
Osteoporosis 6
Heart Failure 57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 60
Atrial Fibrillation 20
Dementia 22
Cancer 10

Education & Training

Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Riverview Regional Hospital
Gadsden Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Edward Fangcheng Hwang, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $227 ENTRESTO
$227
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $132 SAMSCA
$132
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $124 ZERBAXA
$124
The Medicines Company $97 ORBACTIV
$97
Astellas Pharma US Inc $95
$95
Other $299 Auryxia
$112 		INTEGRA FLOWABLE WOUND MATRIX
$59 		Sensipar
$39 		RENVELA
$32 		VELTASSA
$23 		Other
$34
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $879
Education $95

Biography

Dr. Edward Hwang's specialty is adult nephrology. Dr. Hwang attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama for residency. He is professionally affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center and Riverview Regional Hospital.

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