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Sean Collon, MD

Ophthalmology · Salt Lake City

NPI 1033679840

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Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
4
1 carrier
Office
1

Offices

1 location · University of Utah Adult Services · 1,758 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: University of Utah Hospital and Clinics. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

4 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A187813 · Delinquent

Licence status: Delinquent · since 2023 · expires 2025-07-31 · Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City, UTAcute Care Hospital · Government - State · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, which runs 2 hospitalsHome of Huntsman Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.603, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.55, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.518, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.595, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 8.8 (7.3 to 10.3) · 1,119 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for University of Utah Hospital and Clinics

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 8 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.603BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.55BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.518BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.595BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits8.8 (7.3 to 10.3) · 1,119 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.78 (0.03 to 1.53) · 3,231 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.91 (0.6 to 1.22)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths156.56 (123.99 to 189.13) · 297 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.8 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 69 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12 · 168 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.1 · 423 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.7 · 347 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.8 · 506 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.7 · 5,004 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0.02 to 0.37) · 11,361 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.08 to 0.43) · 12,089 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.06 (2.7 to 5.41) · 4,881 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.58 (0 to 3.27) · 204 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.55 (1.5 to 3.59) · 4,443 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.76 (0 to 15.4) · 212 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.49 (1.4 to 9.58) · 198 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.88 (0.63 to 3.14) · 1,317 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.5 (0.08 to 0.92) · 10,150 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 289 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.204No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.738No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.5 · 213 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.5 · 664 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits0.4 · 180 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-34.8 · 478 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-7 · 374 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 535 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.8 (4.6 to 7) · 1,119 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 310 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10 · 72 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.2 · 113 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.6 (9.9 to 15.8) · 2,684 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.9 to 1.2) · 2,156 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,497 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Room was "always" clean79%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained59%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information90%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge91%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)78%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night61%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$9,335

Medicare paid this office $9,335 for 135 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Imaging of retina81$1,578$19
Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina12$1,284$107
Photography of the retina13$233$16

Who their Medicare patients are

135 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 1.18. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 61% · Diabetes 26% · Coronary heart disease 22% · Depression 22% · Chronic kidney disease 19% · Cancer 17% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Heart failure 13% · COPD 11% · Stroke 10%.

The office billed $167,666, Medicare allowed $12,361 and paid $9,335; for 180 services of 23 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024135180761.18$167,666$9,335
20235060751.58$7,070$3,990

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)22$1,942$88
Short return visit (20+ min)18$1,073$60
Imaging of retina11$257$23

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$6,767

Pharmacies billed $6,767 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

92 generic and 59 brand-name prescriptions · $6,767 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Prednisolone Acetate51$1,804$35
Ofloxacin40$506$13
Dorzolamide-Timolol11$241$22
Valacyclovir12$219$18

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202415169None39%$6,767
20238450None52%$4,688
202278350% (0)65%$5,088
20213719NoneNone$1,203
202012None0% (0)None$1,152

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Prednisolone Acetate31$1,701$55
Ketorolac Tromethamine11$408$37

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Moxifloxacin23$909$40
Prednisolone Acetate18$842$47
Ketorolac Tromethamine16$698$44

Money from drug and device companies

$690 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202567None$690
202411None$22
202314None$314
202235None$398
202155None$333
202011None$100

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Astellas Pharma USIzervay$144
1 payment
  • Meals for Izervay · 2025-12-16 · $144
Neurotech PharmaceuticalsNone$139
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-05-22 · $139
Carl Zeiss Meditec USARetina Workplace$131
1 payment
  • Meals for Retina Workplace · 2025-08-28 · $131
Alcon VisionClareon Panoptix Pro$116
1 payment
  • Meals for Clareon Panoptix Pro · 2025-09-15 · $116
Dutch Ophthalmic USAEva, Combined Machine$112
1 payment
  • Meals for Eva, Combined Machine · 2025-08-20 · $112
Genentech USAVabysmo$48
2 payments
  • Meals for Vabysmo · 2025-09-18 · $29
  • Meals for Vabysmo · 2025-04-03 · $19
See all 7 published payments
Every published payment
Astellas Pharma USMeals · 2025-12-16Izervay$144
Genentech USAMeals · 2025-09-18Vabysmo$29
Alcon VisionMeals · 2025-09-15Clareon Panoptix Pro$116
Carl Zeiss Meditec USAMeals · 2025-08-28Retina Workplace$131
Dutch Ophthalmic USAMeals · 2025-08-20Eva, Combined Machine$112
Neurotech PharmaceuticalsMeals · 2025-05-22None$139
Genentech USAMeals · 2025-04-03Vabysmo$19
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)

2024: $22

Payments by company in 2024
Genentech USAVabysmo$22
1 payment
  • Meals for Vabysmo · 2024-10-03 · $22

2023: $314

Payments by company in 2023
Alcon VisionClareon$314
4 payments
  • Meals for Hydrus Microstent · 2023-06-20 · $15
  • Meals for Clareon · 2023-06-20 · $89
  • Meals for Clareon · 2023-03-19 · $141
  • Meals for Clareon · 2023-02-10 · $70

2022: $398

Payments by company in 2022
Alcon VisionAcrysof Iq Panoptix Uv Iol$359
3 payments
  • Meals for Hydrus Microstent · 2022-08-08 · $18
  • Meals for Acrysof Iq Panoptix Uv Iol · 2022-08-06 · $213
  • Meals for Hydrus Microstent · 2022-03-26 · $127
Bausch & Lomb AmericasEnvista Mx60 Iol$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Envista Mx60 Iol · 2022-05-03 · $24
GlaukosIstent Inject W$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Istent Inject W · 2022-07-20 · $15

2021: $333

Payments by company in 2021
Oculus SurgicalNone$162
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-12-16 · $162
Alcon VisionAcrysof Iq Panoptix$72
1 payment
  • Meals for Acrysof Iq Panoptix · 2021-08-14 · $72
AllerganOzurdex$47
1 payment
  • Meals for Ozurdex · 2021-11-04 · $47
Carl Zeiss Meditec USANone$27
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-11-08 · $27
Ocular TherapeutixDextenza$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Dextenza · 2021-10-12 · $25

2020: $100

Payments by company in 2020
AllerganNone$100
1 payment
  • Education · 2020-09-05 · $100

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1033679840
Licence
CA A187813, UT 11899046-1205California A187813: Delinquent · expires 2025-07-31
Trained
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2019
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2019-03-20
NPI last updated
2024-12-12
NPI record certified
2024-12-12

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 65 S Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132

This office lists an electronic records connection.