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Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD

(Ernest S. Chiu, MD)

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Specializes in: Plastic Surgery and Wound Care

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: facial reconstruction, moles, occipital neuralgia, and more.

240 EAST 38TH STREET 13TH FLOOR
New York, NY 10016

(212) 598-6500

Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD is a plastic surgeon in New York, NY specializing in plastic surgery and wound care. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1995 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD is affiliated with New York University, NYU Langone Health and Helen L. & Martin S. Kimmel Hyperbaric & Advanced Wound Healing Center.

Office Locations

Address:

240 EAST 38TH STREET 13TH FLOOR
New York, NY 10016

Some issues Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD can help you with:

Facial Paralysis

Facial paralysis is an inability to move the muscles in the face. It often affects only one side, and it can happen quite suddenly. Facial paralysis may make one's face feel frozen or numb.

Facial paralysis can happen when there is inflammation or damage to either the part of the brain that controls the facial muscles or the nerve that carries signals from the brain to the face. Some common causes include:

Stroke, which can affect the part of the brain controlling the face and prevent those muscles from working
Bell's palsy, an inflammation of the main facial nerve
Lyme disease
Birth trauma or difficult birth, which can cause facial paralysis in babies (usually temporary)
Head trauma in which nerves are damaged

Facial paralysis is a frustrating and frightening experience, but many cases are temporary and go away on their own. Even with more difficult cases, there are treatment options available, including rehabilitation, pain management, and surgery.

compression therapy	145
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
doctor visit	432
excision	20
hospital care	12
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	163
immobilization	145
inpatient care	12

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	28
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	52
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	54
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

compression therapy	41
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	29
doctor visit	517
excision	29
hospital care	42
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	333
immobilization	41
inpatient care	42
minor procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	29
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	65
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	41
doctor visit	428
excision	41
hospital care	14
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	350
inpatient care	14

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	58
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	98
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
doctor visit	424
excision	20
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	387
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	22
tissue transfer	23

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	44
Hispanic	24
Asian	12
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	55
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	49
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

doctor visit	388
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	277
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	22
tissue transfer	23

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	29
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	57
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	23
Cancer	20

doctor visit	323
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	359
plastic surgery procedures	33
reconstructive surgery	33
tissue transfer	34

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	37
Hispanic	23
Asian	19
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	45
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	317
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	415
open surgery	16
plastic surgery procedures	30
reconstructive surgery	30
tissue transfer	31

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	36
Hispanic	24
Asian	18
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	42
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	22

doctor visit	281
plastic surgery procedures	27
reconstructive surgery	27
tissue transfer	28

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	22
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	49
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

compression therapy	21
doctor visit	736
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	383
immobilization	21
plastic surgery procedures	182
reconstructive surgery	182
tissue transfer	166
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	60

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in New York, NY were compression therapy, immobilization, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and plastic surgery procedures.

compression therapy	69
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	430
excision	28
hospital care	22
immobilization	69
inpatient care	22
minor procedures	15
open surgery	16
plastic surgery procedures	54
reconstructive surgery	54
tissue transfer	51
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	60

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	120
Male	111

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	163
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	46
75 to 84	60
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	14
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at New York University (NYU) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: New York University (NYU) Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery (2005)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

New York University

NYU Langone Health

Helen L. & Martin S. Kimmel Hyperbaric & Advanced Wound Healing Center

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. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Multiplan, Cigna, First Health, Aetna, United Healthcare, POMCO Insurance Company, Magnacare, Oxford, Sedgwick WTC, VA Community Care Network, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Qualcare Inc., WTC Health Program, HIP EPO, HIP Access II, HIP Access I, MagnaCare PPO, Humana Medicare Advantage, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare Indemnity, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, United Healthcare Choice, Aetna Open Access HMO, Vytra HMO, Healthfirst Medicaid, TRICARE, Anthem, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Healthfirst Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO, Aetna Open Access EPO, AARP, WellCare Medicare, WellCare, Medicare Part B, United Healthcare Medicare, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Guardian, Fidelis Care, HIP PPO, HIP POS, HIP HMO, Aetna, Aetna Medicare, HIP Child Health Plus, MultiPlan PPO, MultiPlan, GHI Medicare Supplement, Aetna POS, United Healthcare Navigate, First Health PPO, Great-West Healthcare HMO, Aetna Indemnity, Great-West Healthcare, Golden Rule, Community Care Network (CCN), MetroPlus Child Health Plus, Trustmark , MetroPlus Medicare, MetroPlus Medicaid, MetroPlus Health, Beech Street PPO, Kaiser Permanente, GHI HMO, CIGNA PPO, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), CIGNA HMO, EmblemHealth, CIGNA Indemnity, Healthfirst Child Health Plus, Elderplan, Medicaid Managed Care, TriWest, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield POS, Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO, Local 1199 PPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity, US Family Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Railroad Medicare, GEHA, BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees), BCBS Healthplus Special Needs, BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group, Teamsters Allied Benefits, Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange, Apwu Health Plan, Christian Brothers Services, Qualcare Inc, BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees), HIP Prime Silver Exchange, Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2, Insurance Design Administrators, Health Net of California, Global Excel, Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange, BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4, BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3, BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2, BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1, American Plan Administrators, HIP Prime Platinum Exchange, BCBS Local 32BJ Employees, Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange, HIP Prime Gold Exchange, AXA Assistance USA, Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO, Fiserv Health, Mutual of Omaha, UMR, BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO, VillageCare, BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange, BCBS EPO (LICH Employees), Screen Actors Guild, HIP Prime Silver, HIP Prime Bronze Exchange, Partners Health Plan FIDA, Meritain Health, CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT, HIP VIP Medicare Bold, Administrative Concepts, HIP Bridge, Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO, Connecticare Bridge, BCBS PPO (LICH Employees), BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY, BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees), River Spring Medicare HMP SNP, NY Fire Department - WTC, HIP Prime Bronze, Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan, BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group, BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage, Connecticare Commercial, HIP Prime Gold, Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO, Health Republic of New Jersey, Nippon Life Ins Co, Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4, HIP VIP Medicare Prime, New York Hotel Trades, HIP Prime Basic Exchange, Global Health, Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange, HIP Prime Platinum, Partners Health Plan Medicare, World Trade Center - Sedgwick, NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan, US Life Insurance Company, BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group, BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees), Oxford Health Plans Liberty, Wlny-TV Inc., CenterLight Healthcare PACE, BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees), Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP, Medicare Part A and B, Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange, BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees), Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO, BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO, IUOE Local 14-14B, Chesterfield Resources Inc, HIP Medicare Supplement, Diversified Administration Corporation, VNS NY Choice Select Health, WellNet, Bind Benefits inc, Health And Recovery Plan (Harp), BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees), Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO, HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange, Allied, Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual, Oxford Health Plans Freedom, Qualcare Direct, Professional Benefit Admin, BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group, Wellfleet-NYU Student, Starmark, BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group, Longevity Health Plan Medicare, CenterLight Healthcare Select and BCBS Federal Program.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Multiplan

Cigna

First Health

Aetna

United Healthcare

POMCO Insurance Company

Magnacare

Oxford

Sedgwick WTC

VA Community Care Network

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Qualcare Inc.

WTC Health Program

HIP EPO

HIP Access II

HIP Access I

MagnaCare PPO

Humana Medicare Advantage

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

BlueCross BlueShield of Florida

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare Indemnity

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

United Healthcare Choice

Aetna Open Access HMO

Vytra HMO

Healthfirst Medicaid

TRICARE

Anthem

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Healthfirst Medicare

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO

Aetna Open Access EPO

AARP

WellCare Medicare

WellCare

Medicare Part B

United Healthcare Medicare

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

1199SEIU

Guardian

Fidelis Care

HIP PPO

HIP POS

HIP HMO

Aetna

Aetna Medicare

HIP Child Health Plus

MultiPlan PPO

MultiPlan

GHI Medicare Supplement

Aetna POS

United Healthcare Navigate

First Health PPO

Great-West Healthcare HMO

Aetna Indemnity

Great-West Healthcare

Golden Rule

Community Care Network (CCN)

MetroPlus Child Health Plus

Trustmark

MetroPlus Medicare

MetroPlus Medicaid

MetroPlus Health

Beech Street PPO

Kaiser Permanente

GHI HMO

CIGNA PPO

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

CIGNA HMO

EmblemHealth

CIGNA Indemnity

Healthfirst Child Health Plus

Elderplan

Medicaid Managed Care

TriWest

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield POS

Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO

Local 1199 PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity

US Family Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Railroad Medicare

GEHA

BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)

BCBS Healthplus Special Needs

BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group

Teamsters Allied Benefits

Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange

Apwu Health Plan

Christian Brothers Services

Qualcare Inc

BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)

HIP Prime Silver Exchange

Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2

Insurance Design Administrators

Health Net of California

Global Excel

Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange

BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4

BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3

BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2

BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1

American Plan Administrators

HIP Prime Platinum Exchange

BCBS Local 32BJ Employees

Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange

HIP Prime Gold Exchange

AXA Assistance USA

Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO

Fiserv Health

Mutual of Omaha

UMR

BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO

VillageCare

BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange

BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)

Screen Actors Guild

HIP Prime Silver

HIP Prime Bronze Exchange

Partners Health Plan FIDA

Meritain Health

CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT

HIP VIP Medicare Bold

Administrative Concepts

HIP Bridge

Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO

Connecticare Bridge

BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)

BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY

BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)

River Spring Medicare HMP SNP

NY Fire Department - WTC

HIP Prime Bronze

Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan

BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group

BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage

Connecticare Commercial

HIP Prime Gold

Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO

Health Republic of New Jersey

Nippon Life Ins Co

Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4

HIP VIP Medicare Prime

New York Hotel Trades

HIP Prime Basic Exchange

Global Health

Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange

HIP Prime Platinum

Partners Health Plan Medicare

World Trade Center - Sedgwick

NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan

US Life Insurance Company

BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group

BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)

Oxford Health Plans Liberty

Wlny-TV Inc.

CenterLight Healthcare PACE

BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)

Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP

Medicare Part A and B

Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange

BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)

Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO

BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO

IUOE Local 14-14B

Chesterfield Resources Inc

HIP Medicare Supplement

Diversified Administration Corporation

VNS NY Choice Select Health

WellNet

Bind Benefits inc

Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)

BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)

Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO

HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange

Allied

Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual

Oxford Health Plans Freedom

Qualcare Direct

Professional Benefit Admin

BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group

Wellfleet-NYU Student

Starmark

BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group

Longevity Health Plan Medicare

CenterLight Healthcare Select

BCBS Federal Program

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
KCI USA, Inc	$2,139 VAC THERAPY $1,323	VAC ULTA $193	Surgical Mgmt Therapy $126	PREVENA $125	VAC VERAFLO $122	Other $250
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$2,086 PINPOINT $1,836	LUNA $250
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$709 COLLAGENASE SANTYL $438	Oasis $125	Regranex $100	Santyl $25	GRAFIX PL $21
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$702 Santyl $283	Regranex $171	Oasis $125	Pico $123
Derma Sciences, Inc.	$451 None $451
Other	$2,248 Proximel $283	ENTRE $256	Irrisept $238	RECELL $212	PriMatrix $174	Other $1,085

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,752
Travel and Lodging	$2,583

Biography

Dr. Ernest Chiu's areas of specialization are plastic surgery and wound care. These areas are among his clinical interests: facelift, leg problems, and tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). Dr. Chiu is professionally affiliated with NYU Langone Health. He accepts Trustmark, Anthem, Blue California, and more. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with New York University (NYU), Dr. Chiu attended the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons for medical school.