Wei Y. Sun, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · New York, NY
Wei Y. Sun, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1588633135, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (New York 225877, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wei Y. Sun
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 225877 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 139 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013
- Phone
- (212) 966-0808
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 966-0880
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040827000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wei Y. Sun in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 225877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
66,389 Medicare Part D claims for 2,915 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Vascepa7,033 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil3,560 claims
- Farxiga3,361 claims
- Kerendia3,330 claims
- Losartan Potassium3,018 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate2,095 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: $22,212.23
241 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chinatown Kidney Care, PLLCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wei Y. Sun among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Wei Y. Sun, M.D. is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Chan, MDNew York, NY 100131275506438
- Susie Chung, M.D.New York, NY 100131760417471
- Dara Huang, MD, MMSCNew York, NY 100131245481555
- Jun LiNew York, NY 100131467955336
- Chan Ma, MDNew York, NY 100131487642120
- Dang Nguyen, M.D.New York, NY 100131871512517
- Nai Yao, MDNew York, NY 100131053326843
- Brent Williams, M.D.New York, NY 100141114963428
Common questions
What is Wei Y. Sun, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wei Y. Sun, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588633135, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wei Y. Sun, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 139 Centre Street, New York, NY, 10013. Phone: (212) 966-0808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wei Y. Sun, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 225877, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wei Y. Sun, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wei Y. Sun, M.D. had 66,389 Medicare Part D claims for 2,915 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.