Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D
Specialist · New York, NY
Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D is a specialist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1508066705, issued on Jul 25, 2007. Check the license (New York 204712, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dexter Y. Sun
- Credential
- MD PH.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 204712 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 943 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 717-8282
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 717-9643
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080819000099); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dexter Y. Sun in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 204712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
589 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl Er81 claims
- Donepezil Hcl41 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Nurtec Odt34 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate30 claims
- Levetiracetam28 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,152.71
115 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Dexter Y. Sun among 22,636 specialist records in New York
Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 8% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D's NPI number?
Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508066705, issued on Jul 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 943 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 717-8282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 204712, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dexter Y. Sun, MD PH.D had 589 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.