James Hwang
Trauma Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
James Hwang is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1376703959, issued on Jun 17, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 36028, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Hwang
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License number
- 36028 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170718002140); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Hwang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 36028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average trauma surgery physician in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 48 among the 447 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl55 claims
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $925.99
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Avita Medical Americas, Llc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 25 trauma surgery physician records in Alabama.
Other trauma surgery physician records in Alabama
- Samantha Baker, M.D.Birmingham, AL1215314067
- William Barber, MDMobile, AL1689756314
- Jonathan Black, MDBirmingham, AL1801234018
- Sidney Brevard, MDMobile, AL1487675740
- Charles Butts, MDMobile, AL1710244835
- Shannon Carroll, MDBirmingham, AL1912153172
- James Corder, MDTuscaloosa, AL1073553897
- Rondi GelbardBirmingham, AL1558520106
- Mohammad Zain Ghani HashmiBirmingham, AL1225442098
- William Hewgley, MDBirmingham, AL1205324407
Common questions
What is James Hwang's NPI number?
James Hwang's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376703959, issued on Jun 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Hwang located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Hwang's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 36028, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Hwang prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Hwang had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 48. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.