Active NPI 1376703959 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

James Hwang

Surgery - Trauma Surgery • Birmingham, AL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

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Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

James Hwang is a registered Surgery - Trauma Surgery practitioner in Birmingham, AL. With approximately 24 years of clinical practice since completing medical education in 2002, James Hwang provides healthcare services at the registered practice location at 1717 6TH AVE S.

James Hwang is affiliated with University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs, partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children), preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children). Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1717 6th Ave S

Birmingham, AL 352331801

Telephone 8008228816

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Pc Facility NPI 1841380086

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2002

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Birmingham, AL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

24 Yrs +4.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.3 Yrs

State Avg: 22.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

10 Specialists

Practicing in Birmingham, AL (25 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

82.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hwang (24 Years) 24 Yrs

Birmingham Specialty Average (19.3 Years) 19.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	500	20	$339.00	$39.50
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	231	15	$833.00	$96.67
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	30	21	$1408.00	$194.12
16020 Dressing change and/or removal of burn tissue (less than 5% total body surface)	22	11	$259.00	$48.51
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	18	16	$3276.00	$614.55
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	13	$337.00	$119.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	362	16	$366.16	$40.32
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	171	13	$906.07	$94.73
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	26	18	$1408.00	$198.49
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	16	15	$3276.00	$590.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	565	24	$339.00	$40.49
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	205	16	$833.00	$97.09
16030 Dressing change and/or removal of burn tissue (greater than 10% total body surface)	82	12	$618.00	$128.01
16020 Dressing change and/or removal of burn tissue (less than 5% total body surface)	38	14	$259.00	$52.19
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	37	24	$1408.00	$208.34
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	18	17	$3276.00	$657.38
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$337.00	$131.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	400	23	$339.00	$45.05
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	157	15	$833.00	$110.67
15005 Preparation of graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes	39	12	$543.00	$83.42
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	33	25	$1408.00	$217.74
15004 Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	17	15	$1750.00	$246.58
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	16	16	$3276.00	$697.96
15120 Skin graft of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes (first 100 sq cm or less, or 1% body area of infants and children)	11	11	$3773.00	$429.01
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$248.00	$98.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	402	20	$339.00	$44.99
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	166	15	$833.00	$109.70
15005 Preparation of graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes	42	13	$543.00	$90.44
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	35	22	$1408.00	$219.47
15004 Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	18	15	$1750.00	$262.50
15273 Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	17	11	$1018.00	$133.85
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	16	16	$3276.00	$673.28
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	12	12	$217.25	$70.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	419	27	$339.00	$42.53
15274 Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	226	17	$269.00	$42.70
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	135	17	$833.00	$103.26
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	108	56	$210.00	$68.71
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	75	35	$297.00	$98.30
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	44	31	$1408.00	$209.56
15005 Preparation of graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes	32	11	$543.00	$85.18
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	29	19	$95.00	$37.16
36600 Artery puncture collection of blood sample	20	20	$139.00	$12.03
15004 Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	20	13	$1750.00	$251.51
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	20	20	$3276.00	$650.55
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	19	16	$680.00	$210.26
36410 Insertion of needle into vein, patient 3 years or older	17	17	$75.00	$4.74
15273 Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	17	17	$1018.00	$139.03
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$495.00	$191.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	294	19	$339.00	$42.16
15274 Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	229	12	$269.00	$41.34
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	122	41	$297.00	$98.63
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	112	12	$833.00	$102.31
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	86	48	$210.00	$68.90
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	35	$495.00	$191.59
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	24	20	$1408.00	$204.06
36600 Artery puncture collection of blood sample	18	18	$139.00	$14.16
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	18	12	$680.00	$210.79
36410 Insertion of needle into vein, patient 3 years or older	17	17	$75.00	$4.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	12	$161.00	$48.51
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	16	13	$95.00	$37.11
15004 Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	14	11	$1750.00	$252.57
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	13	12	$3276.00	$658.47
15273 Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	12	12	$1018.00	$128.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
15003 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs	547	24	$266.82	$43.64
15274 Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	432	28	$220.29	$43.99
15101 Partial thickness skin graft at trunk, arms, or legs (additional 100 sq cm, or 1% body are of infants and children)	353	24	$615.09	$106.13
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	123	41	$297.88	$98.96
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	91	34	$211.41	$69.40
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	63	14	$774.89	$214.98
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	50	28	$1221.70	$210.89
15005 Preparation of graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes	43	13	$446.19	$87.27
15273 Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	42	29	$905.86	$123.55
15100 Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	32	28	$2854.72	$654.12
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	31	16	$109.90	$37.68
15121 Skin graft of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes	29	11	$690.66	$127.41
15004 Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less	23	18	$1341.65	$260.11
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	18	18	$533.89	$193.19
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	15	14	$280.67	$97.02
15120 Skin graft of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes (first 100 sq cm or less, or 1% body area of infants and children)	15	15	$2729.80	$423.42

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery - Trauma Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X

State License AL 36028

Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Pc

619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 352491900

Phone: 2059344011

Secondary Practice Locations

1813 6th Ave S

Birmingham, AL 352331920

Phone: 2059752675

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

15 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location October 25, 2022

Registered at 1717 6TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352331801 (Tel: 8008228816)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 25, 2022

Registered at 1717 6TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352331801

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 25, 2022

Recorded as JAMES HWANG

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NPI Profile Active July 06, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 06, 2017

Registered at 1813 6TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352331920 (Tel: 2059347489)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 06, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 55310, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352555310

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 06, 2017

Recorded as JAMES HWANG, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 06, 2017

Surgery (License #36028 in AL)

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Updated Practice Location April 26, 2017

Registered at 105 WINSTON RIDGE DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC 275169194 (Tel: 9195201188)

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NPI Profile Active March 12, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 12, 2013

Registered at 304 COPPERLINE DR APT A, CHAPEL HILL, NC 275160421 (Tel: 8133919653)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 12, 2013

Registered at DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, CAMPUS BOX 7600, CHAPEL HILL, NC 275997600 (Tel: 9199663693)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 12, 2013

Recorded as JAMES HWANG, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 12, 2013

Surgery (License #2010-01473 in NC)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 17, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1376703959

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 17, 2008

Last Update: February 01, 2024

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1717 6th Ave S

Birmingham, AL 352331801

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