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Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu, MD
NPI1376553891PAC ID4486546181
- Medicare services, 2024
- 9,757
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 456
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,823
- Publications
- 69
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Practice phone
- Call (650) 324-1832
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Surgery Center Palo Alto
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Palo Alto, California
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Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu is a cardiologist in Palo Alto, California
Dr. Hu practices at Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Hu's NPI, 1376553891, was assigned on August 8, 2006. Dr. Hu graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Hu's California license number on file is G56747.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1376553891NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4486546181
- NPI enumeration date
- August 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (650) 324-1832
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu practices at Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California
Dr. Hu's primary practice is Surgery Center Palo Alto, at 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301. The practice phone is (650) 324-1832.
- Surgery Center Palo Alto795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301Phone(650) 324-1832
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Hu's primary practice is Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Hu is also affiliated with Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hu to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Surgery Center Palo AltoPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hu practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Surgery Center Palo Alto | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu is one of 2,375 cardiologists in California
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Hu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Hu is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Hu has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, endocarditis, heart failure and heart valve disorders among the conditions Dr. Hu treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu billed Medicare for 9,757 services in 2024
CMS data shows 9,757 Medicare services from Dr. Hu across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 456 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $89,928 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20249,757
Medicare patients456
Paid by Medicare$89,928
Procedure codes7
Dr. Hu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 2,0862024: 9,130338%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5372024: 46214%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2262024: 10454%
- Imaging
- 2023: 142024: 48243%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1052024: 1388%
Dr. Hu compared with the California median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Hu
- California median
- Medicare services
- 9,757vs 1,5606.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 456vs 64429% below
- Part D claims
- 2,664vs 1,41089% above
Medians across 2,237 cardiologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu treated 456 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 456 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 223 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hu's median patient age at 75, with 44% women.
Medicare patients, 2024456
Average age79
Average risk score1.21
Also on Medicaid9%
Dr. Hu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Hu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20645%
- Men25055%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Arthritis36%
- Atrial fibrillation36%
- Heart failure28%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Diabetes25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu wrote 2,823 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hu wrote 2,823 Medicare Part D claims for 370 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,664 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $628,853 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,658 claims across 36 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,823
Drugs named by CMS36
Total drug cost$628,853
Part D patients370
Dr. Hu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,230 claims79%
- Brand-name593 claims21%
Dr. Hu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hu's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%24 of 2,823 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,6582024: 2,664No change
Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 36 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Hu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hu as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu has 69 publications on record
Dmand AI links 69 papers to Dr. Hu, published from 2003 to 2023. 2012 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Image Enhancement. Dr. Hu has published most often in Magn Reson Med. Dr. Hu's most frequent co-authors are Phillip Chung-Ming Yang, MD, Michael Vincent C McConnell, MD and David H. Liang, MD, PhD.
Papers69
Years published2003 to 2023
Dr. Hu's papers by year, 2009 to 2023
Topics Dr. Hu writes about most
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Image Enhancement
- Coronary Vessels
- Algorithms
- Artifacts
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Blood Flow Velocity
Dr. Hu's most frequent co-authors
- Phillip Chung-Ming Yang, MD14 shared papers
- Michael Vincent C McConnell, MD8 shared papers
- David H. Liang, MD, PhD5 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Hu
Coronary VesselsImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
AlgorithmsArtifactsCoronary Angiography
Magn Reson Med
AlgorithmsArtifactsCluster Analysis
Coronary AngiographyImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance Angiography
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu received $147 in industry payments from 2017 to 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Hu from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $127.
General payments to Dr. Hu by program year, 2017 to 2018
Companies that paid Dr. Hu the most, 2017 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Hu, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Hu
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine
Dr. Hu graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1984.
- Medical school
- Board certified in cardiovascular disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Hu is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Hu accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO8
- HMO6
- EPO5
- Medicare5
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu's NPI number?
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu's NPI number is 1376553891. It was assigned on August 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu?
Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu is a cardiologist in Palo Alto, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu practice?
Dr. Hu practices at 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Dr. Hu's primary practice is Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hu to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hu is (650) 324-1832.
What is Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu's medical license number?
Dr. Hu's California license number on file is G56747.
Which hospitals is Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu affiliated with?
Dr. Hu is affiliated with Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive.
What medical group is Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu part of?
Dr. Hu is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Hu to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hu billed Medicare for 9,757 services in 2024, and Dr. Hu accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hu as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu see?
CMS counts 456 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hu in 2024, with an average age of 79.
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Is Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Hu is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hu's most billed Medicare services were medical supplies or transport (A9585), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu go to medical school?
Dr. Hu graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate and Eliquis.
Has Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $147 in general payments to Dr. Hu from 2 companies from 2017 to 2018. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.
How long has Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu been practicing?
Dr. Hu graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu do research?
Dmand AI links 69 publications to Dr. Hu, published from 2003 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu publish with?
Dr. Hu's most frequent co-authors are Phillip Chung-Ming Yang, MD (14 shared papers), Michael Vincent C McConnell, MD (8 shared papers) and David H. Liang, MD, PhD (5 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Bob Sueh-Chien Hu accept?
Dr. Hu is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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