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Aimee Shu, MD

Endocrinology · Stanford

NPI 1720209612

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Clear
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Plans that list them
16
2 carriers
Office
1

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

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Plans that list them

16 plans · 2 carriers

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16 of 16 plans

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
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 A121914 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2012 · expires 2027-11-30 · Harvard Medical School.

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

State licence records

1 licence

  • Texas N8242Physician License · since 2010 · expires 2024-11-30
    Canc Non-RenewalNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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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.

  • 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 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

$3,425

Medicare paid this office $3,425 for 29 people. Most of that is long return visits and Botox.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Long return visit (40+ min)19$1,890$99
Long return visit (40+ min)11$1,535$140

Who their Medicare patients are

29 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Health risk score 1.13. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical endocrinology clinician is at 1.46.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 52%.

The office billed $14,097, Medicare allowed $5,493 and paid $3,425; for 30 services of 1 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
20242930771.13$14,097$3,425
20233237781.00$15,601$4,541
20222932760.97$12,266$3,358
20213944751.21$34,825$4,487
20203336751.25$17,523$2,257
20195866721.15$6,316$4,415
20186778721.26$8,148$4,823
2017188227711.39$56,505$15,726
2016209383701.29$94,170$29,918
2015169322711.55$78,421$25,566
2014146328701.39$85,592$27,902
201398209701.40$54,983$17,283

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: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Long return visit (40+ min)31$4,342$124

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Long return visit (40+ min)19$2,644$132
Return visit (30+ min)11$547$50

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Long return visit (40+ min)23$3,471$139
Return visit (30+ min)14$863$62

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)30$2,114$64

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)56$4,146$65

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)63$4,407$60

2017: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)103$6,771$59
New patient visit (60+ min)34$3,969$117
Return visit (30+ min)40$2,124$49
New patient visit (60+ min)15$1,458$97

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)123$11,250$63
New patient visit (60+ min)59$8,109$137
Return visit (30+ min)64$6,299$64
Long return visit (40+ min)15$1,387$87

2015: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Return visit (30+ min)131$14,093$64
New patient visit (60+ min)56$7,825$140
Long return visit (40+ min)15$1,489$99

2014: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Return visit (30+ min)99$9,805$64
New patient visit (60+ min)49$7,137$146
Long return visit (40+ min)47$5,499$96
New patient visit (45+ min)40$4,081$102
Short return visit (20+ min)18$864$43

2013: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
New patient visit (60+ min)40$5,428$136
Return visit (30+ min)48$5,160$67
New patient visit (45+ min)38$3,999$105
Short return visit (20+ min)24$1,492$43

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$94,040

Pharmacies billed $94,040 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 101) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical endocrinology clinician is at 0%.

61 generic and 26 brand-name prescriptions · $94,040 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
Forteo17$69,754$4,103
Teriparatide12$13,159$1,097
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle14$369$26
Levothyroxine12$114$10

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024101170% (0)26%$94,040
202395170% (0)45%$152,511
202289190% (0)None$95,301
2021107230% (0)None$15,284
2020144280% (0)None$35,744
2019229420% (0)None$184,818
2018349630% (0)49%$361,971
2017633970% (0)50%$572,170
20165461010% (0)43%$364,874
2015466710% (0)46%$245,166
2014371690% (0)43%$127,575
2013209340% (0)46%$46,829

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
Forteo31$140,281$4,525
Levothyroxine15$303$20

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Forteo21$89,611$4,267
Levothyroxine22$355$16
Alendronate13$76$6

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Levothyroxine29$365$13
Alendronate26$249$10

2020: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Tymlos14$27,693$1,978
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)13$1,886$145
Levothyroxine33$804$24
Alendronate20$191$10

2019: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Forteo20$84,494$4,225
Estradiol19$3,161$166
Levothyroxine39$979$25
Calcitriol12$537$45
Alendronate41$485$12
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate12$47$4

2018: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Forteo61$224,936$3,687
Natpara11$100,851$9,168
Tymlos11$19,949$1,814
Raloxifene19$2,594$137
Estradiol15$1,622$108
Synthroid14$1,470$105
Levothyroxine62$1,192$19
Levoxyl16$437$27
Alendronate45$412$9
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle14$238$17
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate12$30$3

2017: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Forteo150$453,608$3,024
Risedronate16$3,312$207
Raloxifene13$2,176$167
Estradiol25$1,975$79
Levothyroxine104$1,870$18
Synthroid20$1,628$81
Vivelle-Dot11$1,371$125
Levoxyl31$694$22
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle30$618$21
Alendronate65$486$7
Liothyronine15$356$24
Progesterone17$334$20
Metformin Hcl Er22$95$4
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate13$48$4

2016: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Forteo104$279,473$2,687
Premarin16$3,556$222
Synthroid21$2,291$109
Calcitriol13$1,812$139
Levothyroxine69$1,485$22
Estradiol23$1,401$61
Alendronate87$689$8
Bd Ultra-Fine Pen Needle30$669$22
Levoxyl24$448$19
Metformin Hcl Er41$255$6
Methimazole12$220$18

2015: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Forteo91$179,655$1,974
Levothyroxine83$1,848$22
Synthroid34$1,384$41
Bd Ultra-Fine Pen Needle49$842$17
Alendronate54$428$8
Metformin Hcl Er30$321$11
Liothyronine11$186$17
Methimazole11$153$14

2014: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Forteo60$111,718$1,862
Levothyroxine93$1,626$17
Synthroid18$720$40
Bd Ultra-Fine Pen Needle39$608$16
Alendronate39$432$11
Liothyronine14$331$24
Metformin Hcl Er22$313$14
Topiramate12$92$8
Methimazole12$76$6

2013: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Forteo28$39,709$1,418
Calcitriol12$676$56
Synthroid22$615$28
Levothyroxine60$583$10
Methimazole14$121$9

Money from drug and device companies

$76 in 2019

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
PfizerSomavert$76
1 payment
  • Meals for Somavert · 2019-03-22 · $76
See the published payment
Every published payment
PfizerMeals · 2019-03-22Somavert$76

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
1720209612
Licence
CA A121914, TX N8242California A121914: Current · expires 2027-11-30Texas N8242: Canc Non-Renewal
Trained
Harvard Medical School, 2003
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RE0101X (207RE0101X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2007-05-01
NPI last updated
2024-04-16
NPI record certified
2024-04-16

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