Benjamin Lz Shou, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Benjamin Lz Shou, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1437810983, issued on Jan 6, 2022. Check the license (California 15676, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Lz Shou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 15676 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Lz Shou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 15676Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $375.41
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragonix Technologies, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Benjamin Lz Shou among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Benjamin Lz Shou, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 98% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 98% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Burdon, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041215980347
- James Fann, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041750313268
- Michael Fischbein, M.D., PHDPalo Alto, CA 943041700811411
- Vincent Gaudiani, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041851317341
- Frank Hanley, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041083632624
- William Hiesinger, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041093913667
- John Lamberti, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041518038371
- Anson Lee, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041336237247
Common questions
What is Benjamin Lz Shou, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Lz Shou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437810983, issued on Jan 6, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Lz Shou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Lz Shou, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 15676, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Lz Shou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Lz Shou, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.