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Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1997)

Professional interests include: hyaluronic acid joint injections (viscosupplementation), elbow surgery, elbow problems, and more.

333 East 38th Street 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

(646) 501-7223

Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD is an orthopedist in New York, NY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1997 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD is affiliated with New York University and NYU Langone Health.

Office Locations

Address:

303 2nd Avenue Suite 21
New York, NY 10016

Address:

311 North Street Suite 102
White Plains, NY 10605

Unable to locate address.

Address:

333 East 38th Street 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

doctor visit	225
joint surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	11

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	16
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	12
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	273
joint surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	29
reconstructive surgery	10
upper extremity surgery	38

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	17
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	258
joint surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	25
reconstructive surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	38

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	28
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	38
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	280
excision	13
joint surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	7
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	50

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	16
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	329
joint surgery	65
minimally invasive procedures	46
reconstructive surgery	19
tendon surgery	10
upper extremity surgery	64

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	18
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	344
excision	20
joint surgery	59
minimally invasive procedures	22
open surgery	21
reconstructive surgery	37
synovectomy	12
upper extremity surgery	80

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	20
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	27
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	366
excision	19
joint surgery	64
minimally invasive procedures	34
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	30
synovectomy	13
upper extremity surgery	84

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	24
Hispanic	24
Asian	15
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	22
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

doctor visit	293
excision	21
joint surgery	24
open surgery	22
reconstructive surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	46

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	19
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	15
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, minimally invasive procedures and reconstructive surgery.

aspiration	15
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	367
excision	25
injections	15
joint surgery	65
minimally invasive procedures	49
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	27
synovectomy	21
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Female	121
Male	74

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	143
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	16
75 to 84	54
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	94

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery (2005)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

New York University

NYU Langone Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MultiPlan, BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, GHI Medicare Supplement, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare Indemnity, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, United Healthcare Choice, First Health PPO, Aetna POS, Aetna Open Access HMO, Great-West Healthcare HMO, Vytra HMO, Aetna Indemnity, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Anthem, Trustmark , Aetna PPO, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Permanente, Aetna Open Access EPO, GHI HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, EmblemHealth, CIGNA Indemnity, United Healthcare Medicare, AARP, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield POS, Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity, US Family Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Navigate, GEHA, Railroad Medicare, Guardian, Humana, Cigna, HIP PPO, HIP POS, HIP Child Health Plus, HIP EPO, HIP HMO, HIP Access II, HIP Access I, MagnaCare PPO, Aetna Medicare, Aetna, Humana Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan PPO, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Apwu Health Plan, HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange, IUOE Local 14-14B, American Plan Administrators, Teamsters Allied Benefits, Insurance Design Administrators, HIP Bridge, BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees), BCBS PPO (LICH Employees), Connecticare Commercial, BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees), Mutual of Omaha, Christian Brothers Services, VNS NY Choice Select Health, River Spring Medicare HMP SNP, Administrative Concepts, BCBS EPO (LICH Employees), HIP VIP Medicare Bold, BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees), HIP Prime Basic Exchange, WellNet, HIP Prime Platinum, Oxford Health Plans Liberty, Qualcare Inc, Global Excel, BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group, HIP Prime Gold Exchange, NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan, AXA Assistance USA, BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO, World Trade Center - Sedgwick, UMR, Wellfleet-NYU Student, BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees), Starmark, Screen Actors Guild, BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group, Allied, BCBS Federal Program, HIP Prime Bronze, Bind Benefits inc, BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees), HIP Prime Silver Exchange, Oxford Health Plans Freedom, HIP Prime Gold, US Life Insurance Company, Meritain Health, HIP Prime Platinum Exchange, WTC Health Program, Nippon Life Ins Co, BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group, Fiserv Health, BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO, Chesterfield Resources Inc, BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees), BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group, BCBS Local 32BJ Employees, NY Fire Department - WTC, Professional Benefit Admin, BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees), Qualcare Direct, Connecticare Bridge, Health Net of California, Longevity Health Plan Medicare, HIP Prime Silver, Wlny-TV Inc., New York Hotel Trades, BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group, HIP VIP Medicare Prime, Health Republic of New Jersey, Medicare Part A and B, Diversified Administration Corporation, Global Health, HIP Prime Bronze Exchange and HIP Medicare Supplement.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD accepts the following insurance providers:

MultiPlan

BlueCross BlueShield of Florida

GHI Medicare Supplement

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare Indemnity

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

United Healthcare Choice

First Health PPO

Aetna POS

Aetna Open Access HMO

Great-West Healthcare HMO

Vytra HMO

Aetna Indemnity

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Anthem

Trustmark

Aetna PPO

Beech Street PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Permanente

Aetna Open Access EPO

GHI HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

EmblemHealth

CIGNA Indemnity

United Healthcare Medicare

AARP

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield POS

Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity

US Family Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

United Healthcare

United Healthcare Navigate

GEHA

Railroad Medicare

Guardian

Humana

Cigna

HIP PPO

HIP POS

HIP Child Health Plus

HIP EPO

HIP HMO

HIP Access II

HIP Access I

MagnaCare PPO

Aetna Medicare

Aetna

Humana Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan PPO

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Apwu Health Plan

HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange

IUOE Local 14-14B

American Plan Administrators

Teamsters Allied Benefits

Insurance Design Administrators

HIP Bridge

BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)

BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)

Connecticare Commercial

BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)

Mutual of Omaha

Christian Brothers Services

VNS NY Choice Select Health

River Spring Medicare HMP SNP

Administrative Concepts

BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)

HIP VIP Medicare Bold

BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)

HIP Prime Basic Exchange

WellNet

HIP Prime Platinum

Oxford Health Plans Liberty

Qualcare Inc

Global Excel

BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group

HIP Prime Gold Exchange

NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan

AXA Assistance USA

BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO

World Trade Center - Sedgwick

UMR

Wellfleet-NYU Student

BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)

Starmark

Screen Actors Guild

BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group

Allied

BCBS Federal Program

HIP Prime Bronze

Bind Benefits inc

BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)

HIP Prime Silver Exchange

Oxford Health Plans Freedom

HIP Prime Gold

US Life Insurance Company

Meritain Health

HIP Prime Platinum Exchange

WTC Health Program

Nippon Life Ins Co

BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group

Fiserv Health

BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO

Chesterfield Resources Inc

BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)

BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group

BCBS Local 32BJ Employees

NY Fire Department - WTC

Professional Benefit Admin

BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)

Qualcare Direct

Connecticare Bridge

Health Net of California

Longevity Health Plan Medicare

HIP Prime Silver

Wlny-TV Inc.

New York Hotel Trades

BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group

HIP VIP Medicare Prime

Health Republic of New Jersey

Medicare Part A and B

Diversified Administration Corporation

Global Health

HIP Prime Bronze Exchange

HIP Medicare Supplement

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$581,217 DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse $199,754	DJO SURGICAL $110,952	Joint Implants $110,455	DJO Surgical Turon Modular Shoulder System $49,391	DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System $25,232	Other $85,433
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$4,550 Zilretta $1,625	$2,925
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$150 $150
Abbott Laboratories	$52 PROCLAIM $52
Exactech, Inc.	$32 Equinoxe $32
Other	$43 Aveed $28	VIMOVO $15

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$559,850
Travel and Lodging	$21,644
Food and Beverage	$4,549

Research Payments

Dr. Young Kwon, MD, PHD has received 36 research payments totaling $309,184.

Biography

Dr. Young Kwon is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His areas of expertise include frozen shoulder, golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis), and arm fracture. Dr. Kwon is affiliated with NYU Langone Medical Center. He usually honors Trustmark, Anthem, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. He studied medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Kwon completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Northwestern University.