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Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology
University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2002)
1010 Murray Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD is an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD is affiliated with ASSOCIATED ANESTHESIOLOGISTS OF THE CENTRAL COAST and SOUTHERN MONTEREY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

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Office Locations

1010 Murray Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 928-1731
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

femoral nerve block
femoral nerve block injection
injections
nerve block
nerve block injection
peripheral nerve block

In 2012, Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD had a list price for femoral nerve block, femoral nerve block injection, injections, nerve block, nerve block injection, and peripheral nerve block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2012 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 74
nerve block 85

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2013 were nerve block, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 12
hospital care 19
injections 46
inpatient care 19
nerve block 57

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 89
Female 150
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 133
Black 0
Hispanic 30
Asian 55
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 85
From 75 to 84 83
85 and over 47
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 41
Dementia 18
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2014 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 20
nerve block 20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 84
Female 136
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 120
Black 0
Hispanic 33
Asian 45
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 93
From 75 to 84 71
85 and over 33
Less than 65 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 45
Dementia 17
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 16
injections 13
inpatient care 16
nerve block 13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 208
Female 216
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 278
Black 0
Hispanic 68
Asian 46
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 214
From 75 to 84 146
85 and over 30
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 32
Dementia 6
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2016 were nerve block, hospital care, inpatient care and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 22
injections 13
inpatient care 22
nerve block 25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 137
Female 150
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 251
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 142
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 28
Less than 65 30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2016

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 27
Dementia 8
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2017 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 30
nerve block 30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 121
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 217
Black 0
Hispanic 21
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 122
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 21
Less than 65 21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2017

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 27
Dementia 8
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2018 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 30
nerve block 30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 139
Female 161
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 261
Black 0
Hispanic 26
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 148
From 75 to 84 95
85 and over 27
Less than 65 30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2018

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 24
Dementia 6
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2019 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 37
nerve block 37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 139
Female 163
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 263
Black 0
Hispanic 23
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 143
From 75 to 84 104
85 and over 33
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2019

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 27
Dementia 9
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2020 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 40
nerve block 40

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 122
Female 141
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 227
Black 0
Hispanic 23
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 126
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 24
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2020

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 25
Dementia 9
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2021 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 35
nerve block 35

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 112
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 204
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 119
From 75 to 84 79
85 and over 18
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2021

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 24
Dementia 5
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2022 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 21
nerve block 21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 126
Female 139
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 229
Black 0
Hispanic 25
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 123
From 75 to 84 103
85 and over 25
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2022

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 22
Dementia 0
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2023 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 35
nerve block 35

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 135
Female 184
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 266
Black 0
Hispanic 29
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 168
From 75 to 84 113
85 and over 23
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2023

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 25
Dementia 4
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2024 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

injections 19
nerve block 19

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 147
Female 199
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 303
Black 0
Hispanic 27
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 165
From 75 to 84 139
85 and over 30
Less than 65 12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD in 2024

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 25
Dementia 5
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in San Luis Obispo, CA were nerve block, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

catheterization 12
hospital care 19
injections 31
inpatient care 19
nerve block 34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD.

Gender
Male 119
Female 146
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 11
Non-Hispanic White 211
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 24
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 91
85 and over 26
Less than 65 21
65 to 74 126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 11
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 26
Atrial Fibrillation 14
Dementia 7
Cancer 12

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2002. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephen Kwok Sum Chu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
BIomet 3i, LLC $112 3i-Dental
$112
Mallinckrodt LLC $43 OFIRMEV
$43
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $24 Pradaxa
$24
The Medicines Company $23 ANGIOMAX
$23
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $18 Exparel
$18
Other $16 BRILINTA
$16
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $213
Education $23

Biography

Dr. Stephen Chu, who practices in San Luis Obispo, CA, is a medical specialist in anesthesiology. Dr. Chu obtained a license to practice in California.

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