Dr. Ethan Arda Yalvac, MD

Dr. Yalvac practices at Cardiology Specialists Of Orange County in Santa Ana, California.

Dr. Yalvac's NPI, 1942484852, was assigned on December 27, 2007. Dr. Yalvac graduated from UTMB Health in 2007. Dr. Yalvac holds California license A130908.

Dr. Yalvac's primary practice is Cardiology Specialists of Orange County, at 700 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705-3602. The practice phone is (714) 245-1444.

Dr. Yalvac's primary practice is Cardiology Specialists Of Orange County in Santa Ana, California. Dr. Yalvac is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is Cardiology Specialists of Orange County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yalvac to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yalvac practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Yalvac's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Yalvac is board certified in diplomate of certification board of nuclear cardiology by the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement. Dmand AI has Dr. Yalvac's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic embolism thrombosis among the conditions Dr. Yalvac treats.

CMS data shows 4,916 Medicare services from Dr. Yalvac across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,398 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $503,970 for them.

CMS counts 1,398 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yalvac in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 561 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Yalvac's median patient age at 74, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Yalvac wrote 8,755 Medicare Part D claims for 829 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,494 of them, across 71 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,538,841 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,601 claims across 64 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Yalvac for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Yalvac accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Yalvac as offering telehealth. CMS counts 71 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Yalvac, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Yalvac in 2016. The most frequent topics are Angiography. Dr. Yalvac has published most often in J Invasive Cardiol. Dr. Yalvac's most frequent co-authors are Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, Ali Pourdjabbar, MD and Ryan Robert Reeves, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,211 general payments to Dr. Yalvac from 69 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Biotronik Inc. paid the most, $8,576.

Dr. Yalvac graduated from UTMB Health in 2007. Dr. Yalvac is a member of ACC, ASNC and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions.

Dr. Yalvac is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.