In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD performed more antineoplastic hormone therapy, indwelling urethral catheter insertion, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for antineoplastic hormone therapy, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, core needle prostate biopsy, cystoscopy, cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement, diagnostic cystoscopy, minimally invasive prostate surgery, phlebotomy for lab tests, post void residual study, prostate ablation, prostate biopsy, prostate punch biopsy, prostate surgery, shock wave lithotripsy, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), ureteral stent placement, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

diagnostic procedures

In 2023, Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD performed more diagnostic procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

diagnostic cystoscopy

minimally invasive procedures

phlebotomy for lab tests

urologic procedures

By Affordability:

hormone therapy

indwelling urethral catheter insertion

lab tests

temporary urinary diversion

urethral catheterization

urinary catheterization

urinary diversion

uroflowmetry

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD performed more blood draw, diagnostic cystoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, phlebotomy for lab tests, and urologic procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hormone therapy, indwelling urethral catheter insertion, lab tests, temporary urinary diversion, urethral catheterization, urinary catheterization, urinary diversion, and uroflowmetry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2012 were lab tests, urologic procedures, blood draw and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
blood draw	770
catheterization	353
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	2638
hormone therapy	349
hospital care	45
incontinence surgery	17
inpatient care	45
lab tests	2748
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	355
minor procedures	42
pelvic surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	15
stent placement (stenting)	20
urologic procedures	1027

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2013 were lab tests, urologic procedures, blood draw and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	16
blood draw	702
catheterization	258
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	2737
hormone therapy	294
hospital care	21
incontinence surgery	13
inpatient care	21
lab tests	2920
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	354
minor procedures	35
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	852

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	848
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	23
Hispanic	484
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	461
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	149
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2014 were lab tests, urologic procedures, blood draw and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	62
blood draw	726
catheterization	216
chemotherapy	62
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	2429
hormone therapy	295
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
lab tests	2566
minimally invasive procedures	262
minor procedures	36
stent placement (stenting)	19
urologic procedures	751

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	802
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	21
Hispanic	472
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	363
85 and over	138
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
blood draw	753
cancer surgery	11
catheterization	223
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	2569
hormone therapy	353
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
lab tests	2740
minimally invasive procedures	339
minor procedures	58
stent placement (stenting)	12
urologic procedures	748

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1694
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1094
Black	58
Hispanic	1002
Asian	58
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	966
From 75 to 84	726
85 and over	300
Less than 65	268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2016 were lab tests, urologic procedures, blood draw and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	22
blood draw	725
catheterization	270
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	2475
foreign body removal	11
hormone therapy	407
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
lab tests	2651
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	308
minor procedures	55
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	738

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	799
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	20
Hispanic	478
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	126
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	750
catheterization	254
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	2273
hormone therapy	418
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
lab tests	2406
minimally invasive procedures	221
minor procedures	38
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	600

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	786
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	22
Hispanic	466
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	131
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	25
blood draw	771
catheterization	293
cryotherapy	13
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	2495
hormone therapy	421
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
lab tests	2620
laser treatment	13
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	16
minimally invasive procedures	302
minor procedures	30
stent placement (stenting)	16
urologic procedures	745

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	793
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	20
Hispanic	504
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	373
85 and over	140
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	16
blood draw	807
catheterization	297
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	2601
hormone therapy	395
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
lab tests	2735
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	299
minor procedures	29
stent placement (stenting)	21
urologic procedures	743

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	789
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	16
Hispanic	483
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	138
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
blood draw	706
catheterization	234
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	2276
hormone therapy	329
lab tests	2362
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	14
minimally invasive procedures	226
minor procedures	29
urologic procedures	554

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	722
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	21
Hispanic	444
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	135
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	629
catheterization	154
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	2026
hormone therapy	365
lab tests	2058
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	14
minimally invasive procedures	191
minor procedures	16
urologic procedures	396

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	17
Hispanic	386
Asian	29
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	141
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
blood draw	516
catheterization	135
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1745
hormone therapy	322
lab tests	1762
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	16
minimally invasive procedures	154
minor procedures	14
urologic procedures	352

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	594
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	16
Hispanic	342
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	121
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated as an urologist in Tulare, CA were lab tests, blood draw, urologic procedures and hormone therapy.

ablation	16
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	62
blood draw	714
cancer surgery	11
catheterization	244
chemotherapy	62
cryotherapy	13
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	2387
foreign body removal	11
hormone therapy	358
hospital care	48
incontinence surgery	15
inpatient care	48
lab tests	2506
laser treatment	13
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	273
minor procedures	34
pelvic surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	15
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	682

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	773
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	29
Non-Hispanic White	500
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	460
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	354
85 and over	138
Less than 65	110
65 to 74	428

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	18
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tulare, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Tu-Hi Hong, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,857 Myrbetriq $830	Vesicare $632	XTANDI $257	$138
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$546 Erleada $464	ZYTIGA $82
AbbVie, Inc.	$454 Androgel $221	Lupron $150	Lupron Depot $82
Pfizer Inc.	$391 XTANDI $163	VIAGRA $98	TOVIAZ $75	TALZENNA $55
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$321 Da Vinci Surgical System $321
Other	$1,983 RAPAFLO $140	FIRMAGON $118	CMOS VIDEO URETEROSCOPE, 8.5 FR. X 675MM $115	GEMTESA $100	Lupron Depot $98	Other $1,413

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,844
Education	$386
Travel and Lodging	$321

Biography

Dr. Tu-Hi Hong is a medical specialist in urology (urinary tract disease). Patients gave him an average rating of 3.0 stars (out of 5). He graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine.

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