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Dr. Christopher Yih, DO
NPI1427580729PAC ID9739533753
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,455
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 534
- Part D claims, 2024
- 442
- Publications
- 4
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Practice address
- 5832 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90621
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
On Beach Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Buena Park, California
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Dr. Christopher Yih is an interventional pain medicine physician in Buena Park, California
Dr. Yih practices at On Beach Surgery Center in Buena Park, California.
Dr. Yih's NPI, 1427580729, was assigned on March 28, 2017. Dr. Yih graduated from Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health - Mesa in 2019. Dr. Yih's California license number on file is 21208.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1427580729NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9739533753
- NPI enumeration date
- March 28, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 33
- Medical school graduation
- 2019
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Yih practices at On Beach Surgery Center in Buena Park, California
Dr. Yih's primary practice is On Beach Surgery Center, at 5832 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90621.
- On Beach Surgery Center5832 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90621
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Yih is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Yih's primary practice is On Beach Surgery Center in Buena Park, California. Dr. Yih is also affiliated with Southern California Hospital at Hollywood. The medical group on file is NuVation Pain Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yih to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
On Beach Surgery CenterPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Yih's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yih practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| On Beach Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Yih is one of 215 interventional pain medicine physicians in California
Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Yih's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dmand AI has Dr. Yih's licenses on file in 4 states: California, New York, Massachusetts and Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional pain medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- New York license
- Massachusetts license
- Arizona license
Interventional pain medicine physicians near Dr. Yih
Counts of interventional pain medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
215interventional pain medicine physicians in California
2interventional pain medicine physicians in Buena Park
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Yih billed Medicare for 2,455 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,455 Medicare services from Dr. Yih across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 534 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $114,959 for them.
Medicare services, 20242,455
Medicare patients534
Paid by Medicare$114,959
Procedure codes14
Dr. Yih's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Drugs given in the office1,151
- Office and hospital visits1,124
- Surgery132
- Imaging48
Where Dr. Yih's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,42299%
- In a facility331%
Dr. Yih compared with the California median for interventional pain medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Yih
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,455vs 1,23299% above
- Medicare patients
- 534vs 2082.6 times
- Part D claims
- 353vs 348Close to median
Medians across 209 interventional pain medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Yih's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Yih treated 534 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 534 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yih in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 202 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 88% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.51, 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. Yih's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 2024534
Average age74
Average risk score2.51
Also on Medicaid88%
Dr. Yih's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Yih's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30457%
- Men23043%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Yih's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes61%
- Mood disorders61%
- Depression57%
- Anxiety54%
- Chronic kidney disease45%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Yih's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Yih wrote 442 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Yih wrote 442 Medicare Part D claims for 182 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 353 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,592 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 2024442
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$6,592
Part D patients182
Dr. Yih's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic429 claims97%
- Brand-name13 claims3%
Dr. Yih's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Yih's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids55%241 of 442 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2024
- 2021
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2021: 152024: 3532253%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 1 in 2021.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Yih scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Yih for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Yih accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Yih as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Yih's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 74.4of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 68of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Christopher Yih has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Yih, published from 2018 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Pain. Dr. Yih has published most often in Pain Physician. Dr. Yih's most frequent co-authors are Krupali Chokshi, Timothy Minh-Tien Dang, MD and Paul Anthony Dejulio, MD.
Papers4
Years published2018 to 2024
Topics Dr. Yih writes about most
- Pain
Dr. Yih's most frequent co-authors
- Krupali Chokshi1 shared paper
- Timothy Minh-Tien Dang, MD1 shared paper
- Paul Anthony Dejulio, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Yih
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBiosensing TechniquesBlood Pressure
COVID-19NeuralgiaNociception
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher Yih received $24,231 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 117 general payments to Dr. Yih from 20 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $16,936.
General payments to Dr. Yih by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Yih by kind, 2022 to 2025
$24.2Kin total
- Grants$15,00062%
- Food and beverage$6,00425%
- Travel and lodging$2,46110%
- Education$7673%
Companies that paid Dr. Yih the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Yih graduated from Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health - Mesa
Dr. Yih graduated from Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health - Mesa in 2019.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher Yih accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Yih is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- CMS Medicare
- Humana
- Molina
Plan types Dr. Yih accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare6
- PPO4
- HMO3
- POS2
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Yih's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Yih's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Yih's NPI number is 1427580729. It was assigned on March 28, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Yih?
Dr. Christopher Yih is an interventional pain medicine physician in Buena Park, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0014X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Yih practice?
Dr. Yih practices at 5832 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90621. Dr. Yih's primary practice is On Beach Surgery Center in Buena Park, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yih to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Christopher Yih's medical license number?
Dr. Yih's California license number on file is 21208, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher Yih been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Yih in California (2023 to 2025), New York (2022 to 2024), Massachusetts (2022) and Arizona (2019 to 2020).
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Yih affiliated with?
Dr. Yih is affiliated with Southern California Hospital at Hollywood.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Yih part of?
Dr. Yih is linked to NuVation Pain Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Yih to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Christopher Yih accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Yih billed Medicare for 2,455 services in 2024, and Dr. Yih accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Yih offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Yih as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Christopher Yih's MIPS score?
Dr. Yih's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Yih see?
CMS counts 534 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yih in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Christopher Yih bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Yih's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J7320), nursing facility care (99309) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Christopher Yih go to medical school?
Dr. Yih graduated from Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health - Mesa in 2019.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Yih prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Yih's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Christopher Yih received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $24,231 in general payments to Dr. Yih from 20 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.
How long has Dr. Christopher Yih been practicing?
Dr. Yih graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Yih do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Yih, published from 2018 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Christopher Yih publish with?
Dr. Yih's most frequent co-authors are Krupali Chokshi (1 shared paper), Timothy Minh-Tien Dang, MD (1 shared paper) and Paul Anthony Dejulio, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christopher Yih accept?
Dr. Yih is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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