Dr. John Y. Sunew, MD

Dr. Sunew practices at Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Sunew's NPI, 1932147303, was assigned on June 4, 2006. Dr. Sunew graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in 1994. Dr. Sunew holds Texas license N9414.

Dr. Sunew's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center, at 6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 791-0700.

Dr. Sunew's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sunew is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. The medical group on file is Houston Cardiovascular Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sunew to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sunew practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Sunew's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Sunew is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sunew's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Virginia, District of Columbia and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic embolism thrombosis among the conditions Dr. Sunew treats.

CMS data shows 3,921 Medicare services from Dr. Sunew across 33 procedure codes in 2024, for 925 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $549,680 for them.

CMS counts 925 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sunew in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 392 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sunew's median patient age at 69, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sunew wrote 5,422 Medicare Part D claims for 765 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,199 of them, across 47 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $803,826 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,008 claims across 39 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Sunew for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sunew accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 42 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Sunew, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Sunew. The most frequent topics are Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary. Dr. Sunew has published most often in Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. Dr. Sunew's most frequent co-author is David D. McPherson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 496 general payments to Dr. Sunew from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $2,189.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Sunew, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Sunew graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in 1994. Dr. Sunew is a member of ACC and SCAI.

Dr. Sunew is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.