Aaron Hong, MD
Anesthesiology · Torrance, CANPI 1194747378
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $2,000 of the $2,387 with a category attached, or 83.8%. Stimwave Technologies Incorporated accounts for 83.8% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,038 and has fallen 98.8% since, to $25 in 2024. Among anesthesiology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 19 payments — averaging $125.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stimwave Technologies Incorporated$2K
- Merck$177
- AstraZeneca$47
- Trevena, Inc.$42
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$35
- Avanos Medical$27
- plus $61 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,00084%
- Food & beverage$37016%
- Education$171%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $2,000 |
| Merck | 8 | $177 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $47 |
| Trevena, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $35 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $27 |
| Mindray DS USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$2,387 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 5,717 anesthesiology providers in California.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other anesthesiology in Torrance
- Kirtika PatelTorrance$110K
- Jack JengSouth San Francisco$1.3M
- Roger PhillipsChico$434K
- David DeyhimyLaguna Hills$344K
- Maxime CannessonLos Angeles$336K
- Alexander RoherSan Diego$282K
- Moody MakarLos Angeles$252K
- Jonathan JahrLos Angeles$223K
- Amir ShbeebLong Beach$216K
- Lawrence ChuStanford$205K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.