Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD
Hospitalist Physician · Durham, NC
Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1578212254, issued on Mar 21, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-01528, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron Xu Sun
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2025-01528 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 286-0411
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 508 Fulton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Adolf AghogahCase Management Registered Nurse1205752284
Verify Aaron Xu Sun in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-01528Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
395 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Ozempic16 claims
- Ezetimibe15 claims
- Eliquis11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Aaron Xu Sun among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 85% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
All 989 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gilbert Acevedo, M.D.Durham, NC 277051619330255
- Joel BogganDurham, NC 277051992947147
- Amber Bowman, M.D.Durham, NC 277051710154042
- Laura Caputo, MDDurham, NC 277051841580313
- Mary Charles, M.D.Durham, NC 277051679936736
- Jennifer Gutierrez McCarty, MDDurham, NC 277051164698072
- Cynthia Johnson, M.D.Durham, NC 277051124037304
- Brice Lefler, M.D.Durham, NC 277051710244348
Common questions
What is Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578212254, issued on Mar 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 286-0411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-01528, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron Xu Sun, MD, PHD had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.