Dr. John S. Yu, MD

  • West Hollywood, CA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1043294010PAC ID1456490192
Medicare services, 2024
188
Medicare patients, 2024
116
Publications
21
Clinical trials
6
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Practice phone
Call (310) 423-5000
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Primary practice

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Hospital · Los Angeles, California

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Dr. John S. Yu is a neurosurgeon in West Hollywood, California

Dr. Yu practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System.

Dr. Yu's NPI, 1043294010, was assigned on December 2, 2005. Dr. Yu graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1990. Dr. Yu's California license number on file is G84283.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456490192
NPI enumeration date
December 2, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 423-5000
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Medical school graduation
1990

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. John S. Yu practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Yu's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, at 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 423-5000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. John S. Yu is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Yu's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System. Dr. Yu is also affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital. The medical group on file is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John S. Yu's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yu practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. John S. Yu is one of 846 neurosurgeons in California

Neurological surgery is Dr. Yu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Yu is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Yu has a license on file in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G84283 · 1997 to 2025 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists craniotomy among the conditions Dr. Yu treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Yu

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John S. Yu billed Medicare for 188 services in 2024

CMS data shows 188 Medicare services from Dr. Yu across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 116 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,894 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024188
Medicare patients116
Paid by Medicare$71,894
Procedure codes6

Dr. Yu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1102024: 110No change
Office and hospital visits
2023: 942024: 6630%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 12

Dr. Yu compared with the California median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Yu
  • California median
Medicare services
188vs 21613% below
Medicare patients
116vs 15425% below

Medians across 679 neurosurgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Yu'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. John S. Yu treated 116 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 116 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.71, 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. Yu's median patient age at 70, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024116
Average age73
Average risk score2.71
Also on Medicaid46%

Dr. Yu's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Yu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6354%
  • Men5346%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Yu's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis61%
  4. Mood disorders50%
  5. Ischemic heart disease49%
  6. Depression47%
  7. Stroke or TIA47%
  8. Diabetes44%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Yu's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John S. Yu 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. Yu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Yu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Yu as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Yu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 77.8of 100Quality
  • 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. John S. Yu has 21 publications on record

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Yu, published from 2010 to 2021. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. Dr. Yu's most frequent co-authors are Debraj Mukherjee, MD, Chirag Gadkary Patil, MD and Ray M. Chu, MD.

Papers21
Years published2010 to 2021

Dr. Yu's papers by year, 2010 to 2021

Dr. Yu's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Yu

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. John S. Yu has worked on 6 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Yu to 6 clinical trials, 3 of them phase 1 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Glioblastoma, Glioma and Astrocytoma. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center sponsors the most, 4.

Clinical trials with Dr. Yu by phase

  1. 1Early phase 1: 1 trial
  2. 3Phase 1: 3 trials
  3. 1Phase 1/2: 1 trial
  4. 1Phase 2: 1 trial
  5. NonePhase 3: no trials
  6. NonePhase 4: no trials

Conditions in Dr. Yu's trials

  • Glioblastoma
  • Glioma
  • Astrocytoma
  • Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
  • Brain Neoplasms

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Yu

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Yu

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Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. John S. Yu received $10,055 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Yu from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Coherus Biosciences Inc. paid the most, $6,923.

General payments to Dr. Yu by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Yu by kind, 2016 to 2025

$10.1Kin total
  • Consulting fees$7,32373%
  • Food and beverage$2,73327%

Companies that paid Dr. Yu the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. John S. Yu has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Yu.

Awards and honors for Dr. Yu

  1. Undated
    • AANS Fellow
    • Super Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John S. Yu graduated from Harvard Medical School

Dr. Yu graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1990. Dr. Yu is a member of AANS.

  1. Medical schoolHarvard Medical School
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John S. Yu accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Yu is in network with 6 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Yu accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO4
  3. HMO2
  4. POS1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John S. Yu's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John S. Yu's NPI number?

Dr. John S. Yu's NPI number is 1043294010. It was assigned on December 2, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John S. Yu?

Dr. John S. Yu is a neurosurgeon in West Hollywood, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. John S. Yu practice?

Dr. Yu practices at 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Dr. Yu's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System.

What is Dr. John S. Yu's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Yu is (310) 423-5000.

What is Dr. John S. Yu's medical license number?

Dr. Yu's California license number on file is G84283.

Which hospitals is Dr. John S. Yu affiliated with?

Dr. Yu practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Yu is also affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. John S. Yu part of?

Dr. Yu is linked to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Does Dr. John S. Yu accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Yu billed Medicare for 188 services in 2024, and Dr. Yu accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. John S. Yu offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Yu as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. John S. Yu's MIPS score?

Dr. Yu'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. John S. Yu see?

CMS counts 116 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yu in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. John S. Yu board certified?

Yes. Dr. Yu is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. John S. Yu bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Yu's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (61781) and medical service (69990).

Where did Dr. John S. Yu go to medical school?

Dr. Yu graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1990.

Has Dr. John S. Yu received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,055 in general payments to Dr. Yu from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Coherus Biosciences Inc.

How long has Dr. John S. Yu been practicing?

Dr. Yu graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

Does Dr. John S. Yu do research?

Dmand AI links 21 publications to Dr. Yu, published from 2010 to 2021. Dr. Yu has worked on 6 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. John S. Yu publish with?

Dr. Yu's most frequent co-authors are Debraj Mukherjee, MD (4 shared papers), Chirag Gadkary Patil, MD (4 shared papers) and Ray M. Chu, MD (3 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. John S. Yu accept?

Dr. Yu is in network with 6 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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