Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
Dr. Michael C. Yang, MD
NPI1699336974PAC ID4880095058
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,045
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 461
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,811
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Practice address
- 36 West Yokuts Avenue, Suite 3, Stockton, CA 95207
- Practice phone
- Call (209) 952-1189
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Valley Laser & Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Stockton, California
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Dr. Michael C. Yang is an ophthalmologist in Stockton, California
Dr. Yang practices at Valley Laser & Surgery Center in Stockton, California.
Dr. Yang's NPI, 1699336974, was assigned on June 26, 2019. Dr. Yang graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2019. Dr. Yang holds California license A180708.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1699336974NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4880095058
- NPI enumeration date
- June 26, 2019
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (209) 952-1189
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- 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. Michael C. Yang practices at Valley Laser & Surgery Center in Stockton, California
Dr. Yang's primary practice is Valley Laser & Surgery Center, at 36 West Yokuts Avenue, Suite 3, Stockton, CA 95207. The practice phone is (209) 952-1189.
- Valley Laser & Surgery Center36 West Yokuts Avenue, Suite 3, Stockton, CA 95207Phone(209) 952-1189
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael C. Yang is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Yang's primary practice is Valley Laser & Surgery Center in Stockton, California. Dr. Yang is also affiliated with Doctors Hospital of Manteca. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yang to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Valley Laser & Surgery CenterPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael C. Yang's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yang practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Valley Laser & Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael C. Yang is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Yang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Yang is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Yang is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
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Ophthalmologists near Dr. Yang
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael C. Yang billed Medicare for 1,045 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,045 Medicare services from Dr. Yang across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 461 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,450 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,045
Medicare patients461
Paid by Medicare$76,450
Procedure codes12
Dr. Yang's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 02024: 541
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 460
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 24
- Surgery
- 2023: 122024: 2067%
Where Dr. Yang's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,02598%
- In a facility202%
Dr. Yang compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Yang
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,045vs 1,079Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 461vs 42110% above
- Part D claims
- 4,711vs 6187.6 times
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Yang'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. Michael C. Yang treated 461 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 461 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yang in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 185 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Yang's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 2024461
Average age75
Average risk score1.19
Also on Medicaid29%
Dr. Yang's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Yang's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27059%
- Men19141%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Yang's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis41%
- Diabetes41%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Anxiety17%
- Mood disorders16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Yang's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael C. Yang wrote 4,811 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Yang wrote 4,811 Medicare Part D claims for 1,296 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,711 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $623,230 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,003 claims across 21 drugs.
Part D claims, 20244,811
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$623,230
Part D patients1,296
Dr. Yang's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,496 claims52%
- Brand-name2,315 claims48%
Dr. Yang'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,0032024: 4,711370%
Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 21 in 2023.
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. Michael C. Yang scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Yang for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Yang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 259 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Yang, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Yang's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Yang ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 87th percentile259 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. Michael C. Yang has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Yang in 2024. Dr. Yang's most frequent co-authors are Wendy Wing-Heng Liu, MD, PhD, Michelle Tian Sun, MBBS, PhD and Sophia Ying Wang, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Yang's most frequent co-authors
- Wendy Wing-Heng Liu, MD, PhD1 shared paper
- Michelle Tian Sun, MBBS, PhD1 shared paper
- Sophia Ying Wang, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Yang
Transl Vis Sci Technol
Cataract ExtractionDeep LearningGlaucoma
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael C. Yang received $3,056 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 59 general payments to Dr. Yang from 11 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,854.
General payments to Dr. Yang by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Yang by kind, 2021 to 2025
$3.1Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,83393%
- Entertainment$2237%
Companies that paid Dr. Yang the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael C. Yang graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Yang graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2019.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael C. Yang accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers
Dr. Yang is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Humana. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- HCSC
- Humana
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- +12 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Yang accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO12
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael C. Yang'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Michael C. Yang's NPI number?
Dr. Michael C. Yang's NPI number is 1699336974. It was assigned on June 26, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael C. Yang?
Dr. Michael C. Yang is an ophthalmologist in Stockton, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael C. Yang practice?
Dr. Yang practices at 36 West Yokuts Avenue, Suite 3, Stockton, CA 95207. Dr. Yang's primary practice is Valley Laser & Surgery Center in Stockton, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yang to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michael C. Yang's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Yang is (209) 952-1189.
What is Dr. Michael C. Yang's medical license number?
Dr. Yang holds California license A180708.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael C. Yang affiliated with?
Dr. Yang is affiliated with Doctors Hospital of Manteca.
Does Dr. Michael C. Yang accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Yang billed Medicare for 1,045 services in 2024, and Dr. Yang accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Michael C. Yang's MIPS score?
Dr. Yang's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael C. Yang see?
CMS counts 461 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yang in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Michael C. Yang board certified?
Yes. Dr. Yang is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Michael C. Yang bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Yang's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and eye exam or test (92134).
Where did Dr. Michael C. Yang go to medical school?
Dr. Yang graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2019.
What drugs does Dr. Michael C. Yang prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Yang's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Brimonidine Tartrate.
Has Dr. Michael C. Yang received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,056 in general payments to Dr. Yang from 11 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael C. Yang been practicing?
Dr. Yang graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael C. Yang do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Yang.
Who does Dr. Michael C. Yang publish with?
Dr. Yang's most frequent co-authors are Wendy Wing-Heng Liu, MD, PhD (1 shared paper), Michelle Tian Sun, MBBS, PhD (1 shared paper) and Sophia Ying Wang, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Michael C. Yang accept?
Dr. Yang is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Humana. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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