Dr. Yi Cai, MD

Dr. Cai practices at United Surgery Center - Temecula in Temecula, California.

Dr. Cai's NPI, 1497142293, was assigned on April 20, 2015. Dr. Cai graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 2019. Dr. Cai holds California license A161463.

Dr. Cai's primary practice is United Surgery Center - Temecula, at 31469 Rancho Pueblo Road, Ste 100, Temecula, CA 92592. The practice phone is (951) 249-5540.

Dr. Cai's primary practice is United Surgery Center - Temecula in Temecula, California. The medical group on file is United Medical Doctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cai to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Pain medicine is Dr. Cai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207LP2900X. Dr. Cai is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Cai's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, drug use disorders, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Cai treats.

CMS data shows 1,204 Medicare services from Dr. Cai across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 153 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,837 for them.

CMS counts 153 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 66 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cai's median patient age at 63, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cai wrote 333 Medicare Part D claims for 66 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 263 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,127 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 251 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Cai for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cai as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Cai, published from 2016 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Demyelinating Diseases and Gastrointestinal Microbiome. Dr. Cai has published most often in Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. Dr. Cai's most frequent co-authors are Yi Cai, MD, Krishnan Vijayaraghavan Chakravarthy, MD, PhD and Ryan M. Fraiser, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 134 general payments to Dr. Cai from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $16,884.

Dr. Cai graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 2019. Dr. Cai is a member of ASA.

Dr. Cai is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.