Dr. Susan E. Downey, MD

  • Burbank, CA
  • Plastic surgeon
NPI1902833510
Medicare services, 2024
36
Medicare patients, 2024
32
Part D claims, 2024
62
Publications
13
Clinical trials
3
Practice address
501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505
Practice phone
Call (818) 843-5111
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Primary practice

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

Hospital · Burbank, California

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Dr. Susan E. Downey is a plastic surgeon in Burbank, California

Dr. Downey practices at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, part of Providence Health & Services.

Dr. Downey's NPI, 1902833510, was assigned on June 27, 2006. Dr. Downey graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1982. Dr. Downey holds California license G62700.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(818) 843-5111
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Susan E. Downey practices at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California

Dr. Downey's primary practice is Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, at 501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 843-5111.

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Dr. Susan E. Downey is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Downey's primary practice is Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, part of Providence Health & Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Downey to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Susan E. Downey's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Downey practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Susan E. Downey is one of 778 plastic surgeons in California

Plastic surgery is Dr. Downey's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Downey is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Downey's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Plastic surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G62700 · 1988 to 2026 · taxonomy 208200000X
  • Pennsylvania license1984 to 1986

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Downey treats.

Plastic surgeons near Dr. Downey

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Susan E. Downey billed Medicare for 36 services in 2024

CMS data shows 36 Medicare services from Dr. Downey across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 32 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,477 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202436
Medicare patients32
Paid by Medicare$2,477
Procedure codes1

Dr. Downey's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 392024: 368%

Dr. Downey compared with the California median for plastic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Downey
  • California median
Medicare services
36vs 5838% below
Medicare patients
32vs 5946% below
Part D claims
36vs 2638% above

Medians across 622 plastic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Downey'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. Susan E. Downey treated 32 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 32 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Downey in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 15 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Downey's median patient age at 68, with 100% women.

Medicare patients, 202432
Average age71
Average risk score1.01

Dr. Downey's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Downey's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Cancer75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure63%
  4. Osteoporosis47%
  5. Arthritis38%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Downey's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women100%
  • Men0%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Susan E. Downey wrote 62 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Downey wrote 62 Medicare Part D claims for 21 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 36 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $265 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 34 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202462
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$265
Part D patients21

Dr. Downey's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic58 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims6%

Dr. Downey'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. Downey's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids37%23 of 62 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: 342024: 366%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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

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Dr. Susan E. Downey has 13 publications on record

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Downey in 2014. The most frequent topics are Meiosis and Oocytes. Dr. Downey's most frequent co-authors are Bradley Paul Bengtson, MD, Mark Warren Clemens, MD and Susan J. Downey, MD.

Papers13

Topics Dr. Downey writes about most

  • Meiosis
  • Oocytes

Dr. Downey's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Downey

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Susan E. Downey has worked on 3 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Downey to 3 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Breast Neoplasms, Gigantomastia and Breast Diseases.

Conditions in Dr. Downey's trials

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Gigantomastia
  • Breast Diseases
  • Hyperthermia

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Downey

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Downey

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Susan E. Downey received $74,599 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 127 general payments to Dr. Downey from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated paid the most, $38,054. It also lists 122 research payments totaling $49,131 from 2016 to 2024.

General payments to Dr. Downey by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Downey by kind, 2016 to 2023

$74.6Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$31,14042%
  • Consulting fees$29,96340%
  • Travel and lodging$9,50913%
  • Food and beverage$3,9205%
  • Education$680%

Companies that paid Dr. Downey the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Susan E. Downey has 7 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 7 awards for Dr. Downey, most recently Listed in “Best Doctors in America” in 2001.

Awards and honors for Dr. Downey

  1. 2001
    • Listed in “Best Doctors in America”
  2. 1997
    • Guiding Hand Award, Presented by Graduating Residents, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    • Listed in “Best Doctors Pacific Northwest”
  3. 1990
    • Awarded First Prize, Residents Competition
  4. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Najarova Lecturer, Contributions of Female Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Downey's committees and leadership roles

Nominating committee American College of SurgeonsChair
2015

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Susan E. Downey graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Downey graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1982. Dr. Downey is a member of ACS and ASPS.

  1. Medical schoolVagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  2. Board certified in plastic surgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Susan E. Downey accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Downey is in network with 6 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Downey accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO2
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Susan E. Downey's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Susan E. Downey's NPI number?

Dr. Susan E. Downey's NPI number is 1902833510. It was assigned on June 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Susan E. Downey?

Dr. Susan E. Downey is a plastic surgeon in Burbank, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).

Where does Dr. Susan E. Downey practice?

Dr. Downey practices at 501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505. Dr. Downey's primary practice is Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, part of Providence Health & Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Downey to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Susan E. Downey's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Downey is (818) 843-5111.

What is Dr. Susan E. Downey's medical license number?

Dr. Downey holds California license G62700, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Susan E. Downey been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Downey in California (1988 to 2026) and Pennsylvania (1984 to 1986).

Which hospitals is Dr. Susan E. Downey affiliated with?

Dr. Downey practices at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.

Does Dr. Susan E. Downey accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Downey billed Medicare for 36 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Susan E. Downey see?

CMS counts 32 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Downey in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Susan E. Downey board certified?

Yes. Dr. Downey is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Susan E. Downey bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Downey's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Susan E. Downey go to medical school?

Dr. Downey graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1982.

What drugs does Dr. Susan E. Downey prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Downey's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Mupirocin.

Has Dr. Susan E. Downey received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $74,599 in general payments to Dr. Downey from 12 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

How long has Dr. Susan E. Downey been practicing?

Dr. Downey graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

Does Dr. Susan E. Downey do research?

Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Downey. Dr. Downey has worked on 3 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Susan E. Downey publish with?

Dr. Downey's most frequent co-authors are Bradley Paul Bengtson, MD (1 shared paper), Mark Warren Clemens, MD (1 shared paper) and Susan J. Downey, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Susan E. Downey accept?

Dr. Downey is in network with 6 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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