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Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD

Accepting New Patients

(14 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery

Ohio State University College of Medicine

1595 Soquel Drive Suite 310
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 464-8880

Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD is a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in hand surgery and plastic surgery. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz and Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMF - California.

Office Locations

1595 Soquel Drive Suite 310
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

debridement

excisional debridement

In 2012, Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD performed more debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), and excisional debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	310

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	29
doctor visit	335
excision	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	31
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
doctor visit	295
excision	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	20
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	37
doctor visit	416
excision	37
plastic surgery procedures	25
reconstructive surgery	25
tissue transfer	25
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	56
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	90
doctor visit	465
excision	62
immobilization	14
minor procedures	14
plastic surgery procedures	45
reconstructive surgery	45
tissue transfer	45
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	27
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	81
doctor visit	326
excision	64
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
minor procedures	16
plastic surgery procedures	35
reconstructive surgery	35
tissue transfer	35
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	46

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	42
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2018 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	33
doctor visit	295
excision	33
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
minor procedures	20
plastic surgery procedures	42
reconstructive surgery	42
tissue transfer	42
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	22
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, minor procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	86
doctor visit	376
excision	86
hospital care	12
injections	18
inpatient care	12
minor procedures	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	20
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	70
doctor visit	305
excision	70
hospital care	21
injections	15
inpatient care	21
plastic surgery procedures	32
reconstructive surgery	32
tissue transfer	32
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	24
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
doctor visit	339
excision	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	20
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	59
doctor visit	333
excision	33
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
minor procedures	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	17
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Santa Cruz, CA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and reconstructive surgery.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	54
doctor visit	345
excision	45
hospital care	20
immobilization	14
injections	16
inpatient care	20
minor procedures	18
plastic surgery procedures	35
reconstructive surgery	35
tissue transfer	35
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	140
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	25
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certified and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certified

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMF - California

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TRICARE, Cigna, Anthem, First Health, TriWest, United Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente and HealthSmart.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

TRICARE

Cigna

Anthem

First Health

TriWest

United Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente

HealthSmart

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.57 out of 5 stars based on 14 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Luen Yen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Cruz, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-08-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I was thoroughly impressed by this doctor's knowledge and medical suggestions to eliminate my pain and discomfort. Very compassionate and respectful in his examination followed by an extensive explanation of how he planned to treat me. As a retired nurse in this exact field I am highly impressed with Dr. Yen. I look forward to my surgery with him as my surgeon.

Overall Rating: 3.0 2023-08-26

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr did not introduce himself and look my in the face upon entering the room.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-10

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Dr. Yen is the BEST!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-12-18

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Thorough and kind

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$1,280 SERI $1,257	RESTASIS $13	NATRELLE $10
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$760 Bilayer Wound Matrix (BWM) $538	Flowable Wound Matrix $139	Integra Wound Matrix (IWM) $67	Flowable $17
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$422 XIAFLEX $422
AXOGEN	$146 AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $86	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $60
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$82 MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer $68	MemoryGel Breast Implants $14
Other	$287 SkinTE $32	CLARIX $29	AlloDerm $24	Ovitex $19	GRAFIX PL $17	Other $167

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,653
Food and Beverage	$1,324

Biography

Dr. Thomas Yen specializes in plastic surgery and hand surgery and practices in Santa Cruz, CA. He attended Ohio State University College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a hospital affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University. Clinical interests for Dr. Yen include cosmetic surgery. Dr. Yen has received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He appears to be in-network for MultiPlan, Anthem, Blue California, and more. In addition to English, Dr. Yen (or staff) speaks Spanish and Cantonese. He is affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Santa Cruz, CA.

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