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Dr. Tung Shu, MD

(Tung Shu , MD)

(306 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1996)

6400 FANNIN STREET SUITE 2300
Houston, TX 77030

(832) 325-7280

Dr. Tung Shu, MD is an urologist in Houston, TX specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1996 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Tung Shu, MD is affiliated with UT Physicians and Memorial Hermann.

Office Locations

Address:

6400 FANNIN STREET SUITE 2300
Houston, TX 77030

In The News

“Dr. Tung Shu, a urologist at Houston's Memorial Hermann and Methodist hospitals, said the NASA research is the first time a placebo study, which isn't practical for patients suffering from kidney...”—"Study seeks way to help astronauts prevent kidney stones", Plainview Herald, July 2016

catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	910
foreign body removal	44
hospital care	582
inpatient care	582
lab tests	88
minimally invasive procedures	176
minor procedures	16
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	1109

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	102
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	33
Less than 65	172

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	47
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

doctor visit	841
foreign body removal	34
hormone therapy	13
hospital care	532
inpatient care	532
lab tests	44
minimally invasive procedures	107
minor procedures	13
stent placement (stenting)	12
urologic procedures	1028

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	85
Hispanic	83
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	37
Less than 65	133

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

anorectal procedures	19
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	809
foreign body removal	52
hospital care	564
inpatient care	564
lab tests	74
minimally invasive procedures	144
minor procedures	23
stent placement (stenting)	13
urologic procedures	1018

**Gender**
Male	880
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	196
Hispanic	194
Asian	70
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	84
Less than 65	304

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	9
Cancer	23

anorectal procedures	16
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	736
foreign body removal	15
hospital care	385
inpatient care	385
lab tests	238
minimally invasive procedures	101
stent placement (stenting)	23
urologic procedures	838

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	81
Hispanic	87
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	44
Less than 65	108

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Dementia	9
Cancer	23

anorectal procedures	30
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	1060
foreign body removal	31
hormone therapy	34
hospital care	490
inpatient care	490
lab tests	684
minimally invasive procedures	143
minor procedures	34
potassium test	17
stent placement (stenting)	24
urologic procedures	1582

**Gender**
Male	488
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	113
Hispanic	105
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	42
Less than 65	152

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

anorectal procedures	43
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	1170
foreign body removal	31
hormone therapy	83
hospital care	306
inpatient care	306
lab tests	811
minimally invasive procedures	133
minor procedures	47
stent placement (stenting)	13
urologic procedures	2063

**Gender**
Male	520
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	110
Hispanic	117
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	46
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	50
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

anorectal procedures	37
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	1153
foreign body removal	28
hormone therapy	101
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339
lab tests	821
minimally invasive procedures	120
minor procedures	62
urologic procedures	2086

**Gender**
Male	517
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	103
Hispanic	130
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	42
Less than 65	157

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	47
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

anorectal procedures	38
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	1019
foreign body removal	14
hormone therapy	50
hospital care	495
inpatient care	495
lab tests	478
minimally invasive procedures	92
minor procedures	15
potassium test	18
urologic procedures	1874

**Gender**
Male	505
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	97
Hispanic	109
Asian	40
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	36
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

anorectal procedures	61
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	2111
foreign body removal	53
hormone therapy	31
hospital care	1285
inpatient care	1285
lab tests	1512
minimally invasive procedures	178
potassium test	19
urologic procedures	3790

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tung Shu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tung Shu, MD treated as an urologist in Houston, TX were urologic procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

anorectal procedures	34
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	1092
foreign body removal	33
hormone therapy	52
hospital care	553
inpatient care	553
lab tests	527
minimally invasive procedures	133
minor procedures	31
potassium test	18
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	1713

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tung Shu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	94
Male	404

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	88
Asian / Pacific Islander	29
Non-Hispanic White	274
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	91
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	36
75 to 84	124
Less than 65	131
65 to 74	206

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tung Shu, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	17
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Tung Shu, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Affiliated Hospitals (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Urology

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tung Shu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UT Physicians

Memorial Hermann

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. Tung Shu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare, Superior Health Plan, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Amerigroup Star Plus, Amerigroup Star, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AARP, MultiPlan, United Healthcare Medicare Complete, HealthSpring, Aetna, US Family Health Plan, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Galaxy Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, Coventry, HealthSmart, First Health, Beech Street, HealthLink, Memorial Hermann Solutions, Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO, Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO, Community Health Choice Chip, Independant Medical Systems, Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP, Community Health Choice, Amerivantage, Reny Company Worker's Comp, WorkLink Worker's Comp, OccuNet PPO - PPO Network, Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp, Medicare Traditional, Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP, USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network, Medicus International - PPO Network and Community Health Choice Star.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Tung Shu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare

Superior Health Plan

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Amerigroup Star Plus

Amerigroup Star

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AARP

MultiPlan

United Healthcare Medicare Complete

HealthSpring

Aetna

US Family Health Plan

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Galaxy Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

Coventry

HealthSmart

First Health

Beech Street

HealthLink

Memorial Hermann Solutions

Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO

Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO

Community Health Choice Chip

Independant Medical Systems

Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP

Community Health Choice

Amerivantage

Reny Company Worker's Comp

WorkLink Worker's Comp

OccuNet PPO - PPO Network

Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp

Medicare Traditional

Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP

USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network

Medicus International - PPO Network

Community Health Choice Star

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tung Shu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 306 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tung Shu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Houston, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$2,285 PINPOINT $2,285
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,413 XTANDI $359	Myrbetriq $189	Vesicare $145	$720
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation	$704 AquaBeam Robotic System $704
Pfizer Inc.	$631 PAXLOVID $322	ORGOVYX $200	XTANDI $73	TALZENNA $25	SUTENT $12
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$362 TESTIM $244	TESTOPEL $63	XIAFLEX $28	STENDRA $26
Other	$7,044 BOTOX $446	NERVE CUFF $233	Axonics r-SNM System $227	ELIGARD $220	INLAY OPTIMA $219	Other $5,698

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,556
Travel and Lodging	$1,965
Education	$919

Research Payments

Dr. Tung Shu, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $86,300.

Biography

Dr. Tung Shu, who practices in Houston, TX, is a medical specialist in urology (urinary tract disease). Dr. Shu's average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He seems to honor Amerigroup, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Dr. Shu attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. In addition to English, he speaks Chinese. He is affiliated with Memorial Hermann and UT Physicians.