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John K Byun, MD

Radiation Oncology · Stanford

NPI 1528487089

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Plans that list them
12
1 carrier
Office
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Offices

1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Eden Medical Center · Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

12 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

State licence records

1 licence

  • New Jersey 25MA10129400Medical Doctor · since 2017 · expires 2027-06-30
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

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

  • Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.122, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford 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 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Eden Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Eden Medical Center
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.122BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.88 (0 to 1.89) · 819 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.46 to 1.16)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths137.41 (92.94 to 181.88) · 70 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.4 · 78 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.7 · 38 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.1 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths17.6 · 359 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 355 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.4 · 1,714 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.17 (0 to 0.39) · 4,697 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.1 to 0.5) · 4,676 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.69 (0.53 to 4.85) · 860 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.56 (0 to 3.24) · 251 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.75 (1.17 to 4.32) · 818 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.76 (0 to 15.78) · 261 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.09 (2.08 to 10.1) · 242 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.64 (0.16 to 3.12) · 233 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.85) · 4,132 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.9 · 60 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.431No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.292No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.307No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.61No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 258 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits22.6 · 225 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits2.4 · 367 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.9 · 390 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 58 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 88 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.9 (9.6 to 17.4) · 68 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) · 205 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (431 patients answered, 17% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Eden Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Eden Medical Center
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully73%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand69%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
"Always" quiet at night58%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital75%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms87%
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 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 Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$66,187

Medicare paid this office $66,187 for 174 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Calculation of radiation therapy dose19$9,395$30
Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session13$7,880$394
Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields89$7,355$41
Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions11$6,475$589
Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device19$4,427$56
See all 12 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Calculation of radiation therapy dose19$9,395$30
Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session13$7,880$394
Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields89$7,355$41
Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions11$6,475$589
Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device19$4,427$56
3d radiation therapy planning18$4,173$209
Complex radiation therapy planning18$3,076$154
New patient visit (60+ min)15$2,946$196
Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields12$2,155$120
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved18$1,601$76
Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy35$1,021$19
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's22$403$15

Who their Medicare patients are

174 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 37% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 1.54. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical radiation oncology clinician is at 1.69.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 67% · Cancer 57% · Chronic kidney disease 26% · Diabetes 24% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · Heart failure 14% · COPD 13% · Depression 13% · Stroke 13% · Dementia 7%.

The office billed $794,160, Medicare allowed $83,124 and paid $66,187; for 878 services of 25 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
2024174878731.54$794,160$66,187
20211271,123771.53$409,158$80,776
20201151,588761.67$578,954$117,103
201968541751.56$188,893$38,183

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

2021: 15 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions39$17,865$154
Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields40$14,645$36
Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device39$7,507$49
New patient visit (60+ min)48$6,979$145
Complex radiation therapy planning37$5,618$137
3d radiation therapy planning23$4,778$177
High precision radiation therapy planning14$4,777$341
Calculation of radiation therapy dose36$2,810$27
Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy13$2,379$183
Return visit (30+ min)25$2,089$80
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved23$1,797$67
Long return visit (40+ min)11$1,311$119
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes13$1,048$75
Obtaining respiratory data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment12$1,031$86
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area26$868$31

2020: 18 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions53$27,918$158
Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields26$16,775$36
Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device63$12,676$51
Complex radiation therapy planning62$9,807$138
New patient visit (60+ min)56$7,619$136
3d radiation therapy planning32$6,752$188
High precision radiation therapy planning17$5,828$343
Calculation of radiation therapy dose46$3,813$27
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved49$3,771$69
Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy17$3,175$187
Complex radiation therapy planning for delivery of external radiation20$2,652$121
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes29$2,300$64
Obtaining respiratory data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment21$1,844$88
Return visit (30+ min)20$1,618$65
Special radiation treatment18$1,606$89
Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy17$1,451$16
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area35$1,310$30
Short return visit (20+ min)11$504$39

2019: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions28$8,487$154
Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device23$4,637$49
Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields18$3,497$36
New patient visit (60+ min)25$3,407$136
Complex radiation therapy planning22$3,292$137
Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy15$1,387$17
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved18$1,336$67
Calculation of radiation therapy dose14$1,307$27
Special radiation treatment12$1,130$87
Return visit (30+ min)11$764$64
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area13$426$30

Money from drug and device companies

$28 in 2025

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
icotec MedicalKong-Tl Vbr E, Expandable Body, L, 19 Mm X 27 - 37 Mm$28
1 payment
  • Meals for Kong-Tl Vbr E, Expandable Body, L, 19 Mm X 27 - 37 Mm · 2025-01-08 · $28
See the published payment
Every published payment
icotec MedicalMeals · 2025-01-08Kong-Tl Vbr E, Expandable Body, L, 19 Mm X 27 - 37 Mm$28

Professional record

NPI
1528487089
Licence
NJ 25MA10129400New Jersey 25MA10129400: Active
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 2085R0001X (2085R0001X)
Mailing address
Po Box 419033, Boston, MA, 02241
NPI first listed
2014-04-14
NPI last updated
2026-08-11
NPI record certified
2026-08-11

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

Extra NPI addresses: 3249 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn, IL, 60402 · 300 Sierra College Dr Ste 150, Grass Valley, CA, 95945 · 195 Little Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901