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James Hwang

(James Hwang)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Trauma Surgery

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

James Hwang is a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in general surgery and trauma surgery.

Office Locations

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

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1813 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 975-2675

(205) 975-2279

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by James Hwang in 2023

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skin grafting

In 2023, James Hwang performed more skin grafting procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46
hospital care	256
inpatient care	256
plastic surgery procedures	104
reconstructive surgery	104
tissue transfer	104
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	104

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

catheterization	85
doctor visit	21
hospital care	263
inpatient care	263
plastic surgery procedures	112
reconstructive surgery	112
tissue transfer	112
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	112

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	12
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

catheterization	27
doctor visit	14
hospital care	387
inpatient care	387
plastic surgery procedures	96
reconstructive surgery	96
tissue transfer	96
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	96

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
plastic surgery procedures	93
reconstructive surgery	93
tissue transfer	93
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	93

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	50
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
plastic surgery procedures	117
reconstructive surgery	117
tissue transfer	117
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	117

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	43
Dementia	29
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

hospital care	278
inpatient care	278
plastic surgery procedures	89
reconstructive surgery	89
tissue transfer	89
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	89

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	11
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

blood draw	35
doctor visit	16
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259
plastic surgery procedures	25
reconstructive surgery	25
tissue transfer	25
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	14
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

blood draw	37
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
plastic surgery procedures	37
reconstructive surgery	37
tissue transfer	37
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	12
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	42
Dementia	27
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
plastic surgery procedures	33
reconstructive surgery	33
tissue transfer	33
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
plastic surgery procedures	27
reconstructive surgery	27
tissue transfer	27
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Dementia	27
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
plastic surgery procedures	18
reconstructive surgery	18
tissue transfer	18
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2023 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by James Hwang for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that James Hwang treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

blood draw	36
catheterization	56
doctor visit	24
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
plastic surgery procedures	63
reconstructive surgery	63
tissue transfer	63
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	63

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Hwang.

**Gender**
Female	40
Male	64

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	62
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	10
85 and over	4
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	20
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Avita Medical Americas, LLC	$1,263 RECELL $1,071	$192
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$1,173 Flowable $444	PriMatrix $397	Bilayer Wound Matrix (BWM) $181	$152
Baxter Healthcare	$656 ARTISS $582	BioSurgery - ARTISS $75
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$453 Oasis $220	Versajet $134	PICO7 $100
Triad Life Sciences Inc.	$372 InnovaMatrix AC $235	INNOVABURN $137
Other	$603 VAC ULTA $107	NexoBrid $81	QuikClot Control+ $62	PADCEV $19	$334

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,461
Travel and Lodging	$60

Biography

Dr. James Hwang's areas of specialization are general surgery and trauma surgery; he sees patients in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Hwang obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Hwang From 2012 - 2023

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Biography

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