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Dr. Michael C Wu, MD

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(Dr. Michael Wu, MD)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

2850 Commercial Crossing
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 460-7355

Dr. Michael C Wu, MD is a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Michael C Wu, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz.

Office Locations

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

2850 Commercial Crossing
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 460-7355

(831) 460-7359

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In The News

“The family would like to thank Dr. Michael Wu, Dr. Lisa Segnitz, and Hospice of Santa Cruz County for their heartfelt care and support.”—"Holland Gene Garcia", Monterey Herald, December 2017

“The family extend their gratitude to family and friends for their continuing support, to Dr. Michael Wu and the oncology staff, to Hospice and their staff, and to LifeSpan and their staff for their...”—"Stuart Joel Roe", Mercury News, November 2009

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2023

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intravenous infusion

In 2012, Dr. Michael C Wu, MD performed more intravenous (IV) infusion procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	634
blood draw	519
chemotherapy	634
doctor visit	1657
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lab tests	158
minimally invasive procedures	834
port flush	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	615
blood draw	393
chemotherapy	615
doctor visit	1681
lab tests	433
minimally invasive procedures	885
port flush	307

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	630
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	99
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, lab tests, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	504
blood draw	371
chemotherapy	504
doctor visit	1627
lab tests	518
minimally invasive procedures	789
port flush	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	98
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, lab tests, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	458
blood draw	269
chemotherapy	458
doctor visit	1686
lab tests	463
minimally invasive procedures	648

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	800

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1150
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	690
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	152
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	503
blood draw	263
chemotherapy	503
doctor visit	1488
lab tests	449
minimally invasive procedures	759

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	90
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, lab tests, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	569
blood draw	337
chemotherapy	569
doctor visit	1657
lab tests	653
minimally invasive procedures	818

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	107
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, lab tests, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	775
blood draw	430
chemotherapy	775
doctor visit	1990
lab tests	797
minimally invasive procedures	1098
port flush	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	509

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	743
Black	0
Hispanic	75
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	423
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	105
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	859
blood draw	151
chemotherapy	859
doctor visit	2084
lab tests	312
minimally invasive procedures	1192
port flush	33
urologic procedures	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	775
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	99
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	783
blood draw	103
chemotherapy	783
doctor visit	1993
hormone therapy	44
minimally invasive procedures	1063
port flush	19
urologic procedures	95

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	101
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	709
blood draw	73
chemotherapy	709
doctor visit	1828
hormone therapy	84
minimally invasive procedures	1184
port flush	23
urologic procedures	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	781
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	111
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	479
blood draw	38
chemotherapy	479
doctor visit	1530
hormone therapy	37
minimally invasive procedures	785
urologic procedures	65

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	387
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	87
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Santa Cruz, CA were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and lab tests.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	626
blood draw	267
chemotherapy	626
doctor visit	1747
hormone therapy	55
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lab tests	472
minimally invasive procedures	914
urologic procedures	59

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	473
Male	300

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	672
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	60
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	95
75 to 84	238
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	374

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael C Wu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	36

Education & Training

Dr. Michael C Wu, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He is certified by the Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael C Wu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael C Wu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael C Wu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Cruz, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael C Wu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$11,200 ZALTRAP $11,200
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$117 VELCADE $117
Pfizer Inc.	$84 XALKORI $84
Genentech USA, Inc.	$30 Perjeta $18	Avastin $13
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC	$29 STELARA $29
Other	$120 FOUNDATIONACT $24	OPDIVO $19	BAVENCIO $18	KEYTRUDA $17	ELZONRIS $17	Other $24

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11,200
Food and Beverage	$254
Education	$125

Biography

Dr. Michael Wu is an adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology specialist in Santa Cruz, CA. He attended medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Wu is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. Dr. Wu welcomes new patients at his office inSanta Cruz, CA as reported by Dignity Health.

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