NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin C. Sun, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Minneapolis, MN

Benjamin C. Sun, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1245287259, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 53753, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245287259
Name
Benjamin C. Sun
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
53753 MN
105231 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
920 E 28TH St Ste 610, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone
(612) 863-6900
Enumerated
May 27, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110224000381); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 920 E 28TH St Ste 610

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vibhu Kshettry, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1427011352

Verify Benjamin C. Sun in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $31,465.43

55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.

  1. Benjamin Sun$31,465
  2. Specialty average$7,829

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allina Health SystemCambridge, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota

  1. Jonathan Afoke, MBBS MD FRCSRochester, MN1750016507
  2. Matthew Aizpuru, MDRochester, MN1669932836
  3. Fu'Ad Al-Azzam, MDRochester, MN1295136232
  4. Khaled Algarni, BMBCHRochester, MN1609206887
  5. Mohammed Alharbi, MBBSRochester, MN1427893882
  6. Mark Allen, M.D.Rochester, MN1396721312
  7. Salah Eldien Altarabsheh, MBBCHRochester, MN1013248681
  8. Yahya Alwatari, MDRochester, MN1376063180
  9. Eric Anderson, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1962729327
  10. Rafael Andrade, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1538103155

Common questions

What is Benjamin C. Sun, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin C. Sun, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245287259, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin C. Sun, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 E 28TH St Ste 610, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 863-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin C. Sun, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 53753, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Benjamin C. Sun, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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