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Albert Ya-Po Wu, MD, PHD

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Stanford

NPI 1790945046

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California Medical Board record

Licence C150144 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2017 · expires 2027-06-30 · University of Washington 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

$247,785

Medicare paid this office $247,785 for 270 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm66$40,425$586
Removal of up to 1/4 of eyelid margin and repair of eyelid73$28,005$298
Long return visit (40+ min)189$27,448$125
Reconstruction of eyelid margin58$17,340$294
New patient visit (60+ min)69$10,647$154
See all 14 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm66$40,425$586
Removal of up to 1/4 of eyelid margin and repair of eyelid73$28,005$298
Long return visit (40+ min)189$27,448$125
Reconstruction of eyelid margin58$17,340$294
New patient visit (60+ min)69$10,647$154
Correction of widely-opened upper eyelid19$8,355$440
Release of scar tissue from conjunctiva27$7,532$269
Plastic repair of tear duct12$7,022$540
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct32$4,818$146
Suture repair of turning-outward upper or lower eyelid defect11$2,284$208
Exam of visual field with extended testing91$2,194$24
Removal of growth of eyelid11$1,405$78
Photography of content of eyes141$373$3
Telephone medical discussion provided by nonphysician professional, 11-20 minutes15$297$20

Who their Medicare patients are

270 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 7% · 85 and older 21% · Women 59% · Also on Medicaid 36% · Health risk score 1.22. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 73% · Diabetes 32% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Depression 20% · Chronic kidney disease 17% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Heart failure 15% · Cancer 14% · Stroke 10% · COPD 6% · Dementia 6%.

The office billed $2,892,860, Medicare allowed $315,362 and paid $247,785; for 1,114 services of 65 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
20242701,114761.22$2,892,860$247,785
202376184771.24$255,455$31,540
2022182529731.30$1,279,560$106,468
2021162451751.11$741,702$70,703
202066185741.43$363,817$26,699
201961220731.37$307,718$30,238
201842155741.57$268,904$21,330
2017112963731.88$680,522$104,214
20161201,261741.57$797,315$145,063
20151231,407721.55$556,108$108,580
2014109527721.64$306,317$60,037
201372260711.72$168,507$39,235

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: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Long return visit (40+ min)41$5,328$124
New patient visit (60+ min)29$4,732$163
Exam of visual field with extended testing12$302$25
Photography of content of eyes34$91$3

2022: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Long return visit (40+ min)118$14,358$113
Removal of up to 1/4 of eyelid margin and repair of eyelid25$11,304$390
New patient visit (60+ min)49$7,462$152
Reconstruction of eyelid margin13$4,061$312
Reconstruction of eyelid margin11$3,400$309
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct21$3,135$149
Exam of visual field with extended testing35$731$20
Photography of content of eyes84$223$3

2021: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
New patient visit (60+ min)66$11,167$169
Long return visit (40+ min)64$8,469$125
Removal of up to 1/4 of eyelid margin and repair of eyelid17$7,448$414
Reconstruction of eyelid margin11$5,213$474
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct27$4,484$166
Return visit (30+ min)23$2,212$79
New patient visit (45+ min)18$2,063$115
Exam of visual field with extended testing24$543$23
Photography of content of eyes77$216$3

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
New patient visit (45+ min)20$2,330$116
Return visit (30+ min)25$1,839$71
Long return visit (40+ min)11$1,008$92
Photography of content of eyes34$90$3

2019: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
New patient visit (45+ min)21$2,183$104
Long return visit (40+ min)18$1,737$96
Return visit (30+ min)16$1,344$71
Photography of content of eyes50$201$3

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct14$2,019$144
Long return visit (40+ min)16$1,596$100
New patient visit (45+ min)12$1,381$115
Photography of content of eyes37$153$3

2017: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Muscle flap wound repair at head and neck15$22,095$1,105
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct71$21,001$184
Established patient complete exam of visual system59$7,723$100
Extensive repair of turning-outward eyelid defect16$6,312$332
Release of scar tissue from conjunctiva16$6,086$380
Plastic repair of tear duct12$4,516$347
Photography of content of eyes109$2,910$17
New patient visit (45+ min)24$2,900$121
Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing49$2,216$39
Return visit (30+ min)18$1,420$79
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system17$1,396$73
Exam of visual field with extended testing14$717$51
Imaging of optic nerve15$424$28

2016: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct90$34,007$214
Release of scar tissue from conjunctiva34$15,547$420
Removal of over 1/4 of eyelid margin and repair of eyelid17$10,283$571
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system74$9,916$73
Extensive repair of turning-outward eyelid defect27$9,420$325
Repair of tendon of upper eyelid12$8,448$704
Established patient complete exam of visual system47$5,820$108
Photography of content of eyes115$4,140$18
New patient visit (45+ min)14$2,070$148
Exam of visual field with extended testing24$1,445$58
Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing26$1,169$43

2015: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct63$29,663$291
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system61$8,833$74
Removal of over 1/4 of eyelid margin and repair of eyelid11$7,875$606
Extensive repair of turning-outward eyelid defect12$6,201$517
New patient visit (45+ min)40$5,558$139
Photography of content of eyes109$3,580$19
Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing44$2,102$47
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing13$563$43

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Insertion of probe into nasal tear duct16$4,233$235
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system42$4,145$68
New patient visit (45+ min)25$3,303$132
Photography of content of eyes88$2,374$18
Established patient complete exam of visual system14$1,452$97
Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing22$1,036$37
Return visit (30+ min)11$949$86

2013: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system47$5,720$71
Established patient complete exam of visual system12$1,234$103
Photography of content of eyes38$1,118$18

Medicaid work

$5,668 in 2024

Medicaid paid $5,668 for 117 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 22 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Long return visit (40+ min)76$5,179
Visual field examination, unilateral or bilateral, with interpretation and report; extended examination (eg, Goldmann visual fields with at least 3 isopters plotted and static determination within the central 30°, or quantitative, automated threshold perimetry, Octopus program G-1, 32 or 42, Humphrey visual field analyzer full threshold programs 30-2, 24-2, or 30/60-2)41$489
Medicaid work by year
2024117222$5,668
202252223$4,016
202113113$1,678
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT HIGH MDM 55 MINUTES29$3,354
Long return visit (40+ min)23$662

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT HIGH MDM 55 MINUTES13$1,678

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$1,474

Pharmacies billed $1,474 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 14% of their Part D prescriptions (16 of 114) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 0%.

67 generic and 47 brand-name prescriptions · $1,474 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
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth46$590$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$52$4

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241145714% (16)41%$1,474
202311None0% (0)None$203
2022482623% (11)38%$578
2021573425% (14)51%$661
202017NoneNoneNone$415
201922110% (0)64%$531
201820NoneNoneNone$1,795
20178130None35%$9,366
201612250None41%$11,904
201514443None45%$15,491
20141053713% (14)41%$13,439
20135819None26%$4,518

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2022: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth30$409$14

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth32$428$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13$96$7

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12$166$14

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Bacitracin13$1,976$152
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20$338$17

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Bacitracin27$3,258$121
Latanoprost14$149$11

2015: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone17$1,707$100
Bacitracin11$936$85
Prednisolone Acetate14$576$41

2014: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Tobradex22$7,177$326
Bacitracin14$1,204$86
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone15$1,090$73

2013: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Bacitracin17$1,359$80
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12$1,075$90

Money from drug and device companies

$189 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202544None$189
202227$2,400$2,810

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
Biotissue HoldingsNone$71
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-06-04 · $71
AmgenTepezza$70
1 payment
  • Meals for Tepezza · 2025-04-02 · $70
Alcon VisionClareon Panoptix Pro$33
1 payment
  • Meals for Clareon Panoptix Pro · 2025-12-18 · $33
AbbvieBotox$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Botox · 2025-03-05 · $15
See all 4 published payments
Every published payment
Alcon VisionMeals · 2025-12-18Clareon Panoptix Pro$33
Biotissue HoldingsMeals · 2025-06-04None$71
AmgenMeals · 2025-04-02Tepezza$70
AbbvieMeals · 2025-03-05Botox$15
See earlier years (2022)

2022: $2,810

Payments by company in 2022
Horizon Therapeutics plcTepezza$2,778
5 payments
  • Paid to speak or teach for Tepezza · 2022-07-08 · $400
  • Meals for Tepezza · 2022-05-11 · $138
  • Meals for Tepezza · 2022-05-02 · $33
  • Meals for Tepezza · 2022-04-20 · $207
  • Paid to speak or teach · 2022-04-12 · $2,000
Alcon VisionDailies Total1 Multifocal$32
2 payments
  • Meals for Dailies Total1 Multifocal · 2022-08-09 · $15
  • Meals for Dailies Total1 Multifocal · 2022-08-09 · $17

Professional record

NPI
1790945046
Licence
CA C150144, NY 262966California C150144: Current · expires 2027-06-30
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207WX0200X (207WX0200X); Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2008-06-10
NPI last updated
2025-03-11
NPI record certified
2025-03-11

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