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Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

920 E 28th Street Suite 610
Minneapolis, MN 55407

(612) 863-6900

Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN specializing in thoracic surgery.

Office Locations

920 E 28th Street Suite 610
Minneapolis, MN 55407

(612) 863-6900

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In The News

“"She remains critically ill but is doing as well as we can hope for," lead surgeon Dr. Benjamin Sun said Tuesday evening.”—"Wait is over: Woman gets heart, lungs - The Tribune", The Ironton Tribune, February 2005

“Dr. Benjamin Sun, the well-known heart transplant surgeon and researcher from Hershey has left for Ohio.”—"Med-mal crisis makes it harder to fix broken hearts", The Morning Call, October 2003

“Her surgeon, Dr. Benjamin Sun, and Margaret Flannery, the coordinator for mechanical heart transplantation, made the arrangements for her to go home.”—"NEW JERSEY GIRL, 11, WISHING FOR A HEART", New York Daily News, November 1996

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	25
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2013 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	16
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	20
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2014 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, ablation and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	25
open surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	22
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	32
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	21
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2017 were cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	13
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	30
doctor visit	31
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	48
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	22
cardiac procedures	72
doctor visit	21
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
open surgery	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	65
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN during 2023 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, vascular procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	46
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	23
vascular procedures	23

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

ablation	11
bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	27
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	29
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29
vascular procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	7
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	8
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	44
Cancer	11
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in Minnesota.

Licensed In: Minnesota

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$437,436 Tendyne Mitral Valve System $55,928	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $38,929	HeartMate II LVAS $19,967	Circulatory Support $16,402	HeartMate $12,272	Other $293,938
Thoratec Corporation	$42,194 DuraHeart II R AND D $12,000	HeartMate II $11,617	MCS Multiple Products General $7,819	HeartMate III R and D $5,609	MCS-Multiple Products-General $5,148
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$17,357 HeartWare HVAD $9,273	Heart Valves $3,583	CoreValve Evolut $2,378	Catheters $189	Visia AF $131	Other $1,803
Sunshine Heart Inc	$15,032 C-Pulse $15,032
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$6,853 HeartMate PHP $5,860	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $327	Structural Heart $323	Regent Mechanical Heart Valve $146	Vascular $81	Other $116
Other	$11,082 TMR $2,210	Structural Heart $1,819	Impella $1,655	On-X $1,175	HeartWare Ventricular Assist System $1,052	Other $3,171

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$399,581
Travel and Lodging	$97,556
Food and Beverage	$23,190
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,000
Honoraria	$600
Other	$26

Research Payments

Dr. Benjamin C. Sun, MD has received 83 research payments totaling $616,980.

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Sun is a specialist in thoracic surgery. He works in Minneapolis, MN. He studied medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Allina Health.