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Eric Sun, MD

Anesthesiology · Stanford

NPI 1780900530

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

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California Medical Board record

Licence A117742 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2027-02-28 · University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine.

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.

  • 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

$16,965

Medicare paid this office $16,965 for 59 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin11$411$37

Who their Medicare patients are

59 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 31% · Health risk score 1.87. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 39% · Coronary heart disease 39% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Atrial fibrillation 27% · Stroke 24% · Heart failure 20% · Cancer 19% · COPD 19%.

The office billed $149,517, Medicare allowed $21,725 and paid $16,965; for 70 services of 32 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
20245970701.87$149,517$16,965
20237695712.39$183,853$23,452
20226681731.60$120,510$14,582
20215678692.07$154,274$15,483
20201218673.40$37,695$3,666
20197698711.99$189,934$19,094
2018110175702.07$316,333$29,840
201780121712.11$211,568$25,812
201687121711.84$207,992$26,918
201587118701.76$204,760$26,838
20143851691.11$88,330$12,043

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: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope12$1,455$121
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin17$664$39

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope14$1,706$122
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin11$428$39

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin17$676$40

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin19$754$40

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin48$1,897$39

2017: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin26$1,160$45

2016: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin22$981$45

2015: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope12$1,749$146
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin22$973$44

Money from drug and device companies

$1,509 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202515None$1,509
202312None$57
201911None$104

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
Pacira PharmaceuticalsExparel$1,509
5 payments
  • Travel for Exparel · 2025-06-23 · $469
  • Travel for Exparel · 2025-06-23 · $56
  • Travel for Exparel · 2025-06-23 · $31
  • Travel for Exparel · 2025-06-23 · $79
  • Travel for Exparel · 2025-06-06 · $874
See all 5 published payments
Every published payment
Pacira PharmaceuticalsTravel · 2025-06-23Exparel$469
Pacira PharmaceuticalsTravel · 2025-06-23Exparel$56
Pacira PharmaceuticalsTravel · 2025-06-23Exparel$31
Pacira PharmaceuticalsTravel · 2025-06-23Exparel$79
Pacira PharmaceuticalsTravel · 2025-06-06Exparel$874
See earlier years (2023, 2019)

2023: $57

Payments by company in 2023
Boston ScientificNone$57
2 payments
  • Meals · 2023-06-02 · $23
  • Meals · 2023-05-19 · $34

2019: $104

Payments by company in 2019
NevroSenza Spinal Cord Stimulation System$104
1 payment
  • Meals for Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · 2019-03-14 · $104

Professional record

NPI
1780900530
Licence
CA A117742California A117742: Current · expires 2027-02-28
Trained
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 2010
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
751 S Bascom Ave, Dept of Medicine, 4th Fl, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, 95128
NPI first listed
2010-04-19
NPI last updated
2024-04-12
NPI record certified
2021-02-17

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

Extra NPI addresses: 751 S Bascom Ave, Dept of Medicine, 4th Fl, San Jose, CA, 95128 · 900 23rd St Nw, Washington, DC, 20037