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Dr. Irene Hwu, MD

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Specializes in: Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School (2007)

205 N Belle Mead Road
East Setauket, NY 11733

(631) 444-4630

Dr. Irene Hwu, MD is a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY specializing in geriatrics (elderly care). She graduated from SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School in 2007 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Irene Hwu, MD is affiliated with Stony Brook Internists PC - General Medicine.

Office Locations

205 N Belle Mead Road
East Setauket, NY 11733

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

flu shot

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Irene Hwu, MD performed more flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for urinalysis 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. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2012 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	201
preventive care	43
vaccines	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	16
diabetes management	14
doctor visit	889
lab tests	70
preventive care	115
vaccines	115

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	355
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	117
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	553
lab tests	24
preventive care	112
vaccines	112

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	85
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	14
doctor visit	841
lab tests	25
nursing home care	58
preventive care	232
vaccines	232

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	28
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	238
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2016 were nursing home care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	577
nursing home care	52
preventive care	32
vaccines	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	103
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	11
doctor visit	953
lab tests	23
nursing home care	55
preventive care	134
vaccines	123

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	12
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	128
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	14
doctor visit	890
lab tests	40
nursing home care	94
preventive care	146
vaccines	132

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	136
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	793
lab tests	33
nursing home care	112
preventive care	121
vaccines	121

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	140
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2020 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	719
lab tests	40
nursing home care	97
preventive care	64
vaccines	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	128
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2021 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	852
lab tests	38
nursing home care	115
preventive care	72
vaccines	72

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	145
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY during 2022 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	993
lab tests	21
nursing home care	143
preventive care	53
vaccines	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	135
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	23
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated as a geriatrician in East Setauket, NY were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and lab tests.

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	751
lab tests	34
nursing home care	90
preventive care	102
vaccines	99

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	347
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	147
85 and over	123
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	43

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irene Hwu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Irene Hwu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	24
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Irene Hwu, MD graduated from SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School in 2007. She completed residency at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School (2007)

Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (2011)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Irene Hwu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stony Brook Internists PC - General Medicine

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. Irene Hwu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HIP, MAGNACARE, CIGNA PPO, Great West, CIGNA HMO, Fidelis, Health Smart WTC, MULTIPLAN, Workers Compensation, Affinity, GHI CBP, AETNA, UNITED HEALTHCARE, OXFORD, HEALTHFIRST, Humana Military, (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE PPO, BEECH STREET, GHI HMO, GHI / MEDICARE PLUS, AgeWell, MET EMPIRE, Centerlight (CCM) and Partners Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Irene Hwu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HIP

MAGNACARE

CIGNA PPO

Great West

CIGNA HMO

Fidelis

Health Smart WTC

MULTIPLAN

Workers Compensation

Affinity

GHI CBP

AETNA

UNITED HEALTHCARE

OXFORD

HEALTHFIRST

Humana Military

(Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE PPO

BEECH STREET

GHI HMO

GHI / MEDICARE PLUS

AgeWell

MET EMPIRE

Centerlight (CCM)

Partners Health Plan

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$48 Humira $48

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$48

Biography

Dr. Irene Hwu sees patients in East Setauket, NY. Her medical specialty is geriatrics (elderly care). She obtained her medical school training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). Dr. Hwu appears to be in-network for Anthem, Blue California, HealthSmart, and more. Her practice in East Setauket, NY is open to new patients as reported by Yext.