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Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD

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Specializes in: Dermatology (Skin Disorders) and Pediatric Dermatology

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional interests include: acne, psoriasis, skin cancer

3401 N. Broad Street Outpatient Building, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

1-800-836-7536

Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD is a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in dermatology (skin disorders) and pediatric dermatology. She graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD is affiliated with Temple Health.

Office Locations

3401 N. Broad Street Outpatient Building, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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In The News

“Dry, itchy, flaky and scaling skin is common in winter, according to Dr. Sylvia Hsu, a dermatologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.”—"Health watch", Desert News, February 1999

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2023

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

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inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2012 were phototherapy (light therapy), diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	218
doctor visit	664
phototherapy (light therapy)	323
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	85
skin procedures	85

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	231
doctor visit	662
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	88
skin procedures	88

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	61
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	34
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2014 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	356
doctor visit	871
ear procedures	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	129
skin procedures	129

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	87
Hispanic	55
Asian	40
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	60
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2015 were diagnostic procedures, phototherapy (light therapy), removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	359
doctor visit	823
ear procedures	17
phototherapy (light therapy)	142
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	133
skin procedures	133

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	640
Female	694

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	964
Black	142
Hispanic	110
Asian	84
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	130
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2016 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	423
doctor visit	959
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	154
skin procedures	154

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	90
Hispanic	59
Asian	55
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	65
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2017 were diagnostic procedures, phototherapy (light therapy), removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	171
doctor visit	534
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
phototherapy (light therapy)	88
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	188
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	23
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2018 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	201
doctor visit	821
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	248
Hispanic	122
Asian	23
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	12
Less than 65	237

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	814
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	52
skin procedures	52

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	296
Hispanic	149
Asian	21
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	19
Less than 65	247

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	528
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	197
Hispanic	86
Asian	12
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	14
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	688
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
skin procedures	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	247
Hispanic	107
Asian	27
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	16
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	742
hospital care	40
injections	19
inpatient care	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	281
Hispanic	137
Asian	13
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	19
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated as a dermatologist in Philadelphia, PA were diagnostic procedures, phototherapy (light therapy), removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

diagnostic procedures	279
doctor visit	736
ear procedures	15
hospital care	26
injections	19
inpatient care	26
phototherapy (light therapy)	184
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	68
skin procedures	68

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	167
Asian / Pacific Islander	25
Non-Hispanic White	289
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	86
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	122
85 and over	35
Less than 65	153
65 to 74	276

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed residency at Jefferson Medical College Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: Jefferson Medical College Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$39,714 Tremfya $20,126	STELARA $11,895	$7,692
Lilly USA, LLC	$36,690 TALTZ $9,737	$26,953
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$33,910 COSENTYX $32,979	XOLAIR $676	NON BRAND $149	Gilenya $106
Pfizer Inc.	$10,473 $10,473
AbbVie, Inc.	$10,205 Lupron $7,530	Humira $2,549	Skyrizi $125
Other	$58,222 Enbrel $9,256	DUPILUMAB $4,722	DUPIXENT $4,612	Cimzia $4,286	SPEVIGO $4,122	Other $31,225

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$134,908
Food and Beverage	$23,249
Travel and Lodging	$18,257
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$5,500
Honoraria	$4,300
Other	$2,999

Research Payments

Dr. Sylvia Hsu, MD has received 59 research payments totaling $171,325.

Biography

Dr. Sylvia Hsu is a specialist in pediatric dermatology. She works in Philadelphia, PA. In her practice, Dr. Hsu focuses on acne, psoriasis, and skin cancer. After completing medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with Jefferson Medical College. She has received the following distinctions: Philadelphia magazine; Best Doctors in America, Dermatology; and Philadelphia Dermatological Society, 2022 Founders Award. She is professionally affiliated with Temple Health. She has an open panel in Philadelphia, PA according to Yext.