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Breach notice filed by Alexander Chun, MD, PLLC (May 2020)

Organization named: Alexander Chun, MD, PLLC Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Improper Disposal

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 12, 2020.

Organization as reported
Alexander Chun, MD, PLLC, NY
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
May 12, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12881, row:4020)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Dr. Alexander Chun, the covered entity (CE), reported that several boxes containing patient medical records were inadvertently left outside on a curb and later discovered by a television news station. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 595 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. Dr. Chun notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened his administrative safeguards and improved physical security. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 595 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 12, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12881)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Alexander Chun, MD, PLLC Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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