Dr. Wai-Yee Li, MD

  • Duarte, CA
  • Plastic surgeon
NPI1649413311
Medicare services, 2024
66
Medicare patients, 2024
76
Publications
16
MIPS score, 2024
93
Industry payments
$7,388
Practice address
1500 Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010
Practice phone
Call (800) 826-4673
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Primary practice

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte

Duarte, California

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Dr. Wai-Yee Li is a plastic surgeon in Duarte, California

Dr. Li practices at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte in Duarte, California.

Dr. Li's NPI, 1649413311, was assigned on April 10, 2009. Dr. Li graduated from Birmingham University Medical School in 1996. Dr. Li holds California license A113620.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
April 10, 2009
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(800) 826-4673
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

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

Dr. Wai-Yee Li practices at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte in Duarte, California

Dr. Li's primary practice is City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte, at 1500 Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (800) 826-4673.

  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte
    1500 Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(800) 826-4673

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Wai-Yee Li is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Li's primary practice is City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte in Duarte, California. The medical group on file is City of Hope. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 1 more physician office and 1 other site, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wai-Yee Li's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - DuarteAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Wai-Yee Li is one of 778 plastic surgeons in California

Plastic surgery is Dr. Li's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Li is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Li is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Plastic surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A113620 · 2010 to 2026 · taxonomy 208200000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Li treats.

Plastic surgeons near Dr. Li

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

778plastic surgeons in California
6plastic surgeons in Duarte

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

Dr. Wai-Yee Li billed Medicare for 66 services in 2024

CMS data shows 66 Medicare services from Dr. Li across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 76 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,923 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202466
Medicare patients76
Paid by Medicare$5,923
Procedure codes2

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 982024: 6633%
Surgery
2023: 132024: 0100%

Dr. Li compared with the California median for plastic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Li
  • California median
Medicare services
66vs 5814% above
Medicare patients
76vs 5929% above

Medians across 622 plastic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Li's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Wai-Yee Li treated 76 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 76 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 49 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 66% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Li's median patient age at 58, with 96% women.

Medicare patients, 202476
Average age68
Average risk score1.32
Also on Medicaid37%

Dr. Li's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

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

  1. Cancer75%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. High blood pressure59%
  4. Arthritis51%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Osteoporosis24%
  7. Depression22%
  8. Mood disorders22%

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

Dr. Li's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women96%
  • Men4%

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

Dr. Wai-Yee Li 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. Li for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Li's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 78.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Wai-Yee Li has 16 publications on record

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Li, published from 2006 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Mammaplasty and Mastectomy. Dr. Li has published most often in Ann Plast Surg. Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Farah Rukhsana Abdulla, MD, Veronica Christine Jones, MD and Vishwas P. Parekh, MD.

Papers16
Years published2006 to 2025

Dr. Li's papers by year, 2006 to 2025

Topics Dr. Li writes about most

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Mammaplasty
  • Mastectomy
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Palate
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Li

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

Dr. Wai-Yee Li received $7,388 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Li from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $4,419.

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

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

$7.4Kin total
  • Consulting fees$4,20057%
  • Food and beverage$2,58035%
  • Travel and lodging$6088%

Companies that paid Dr. Li 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. Wai-Yee Li has 10 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 10 awards for Dr. Li, most recently Pasadena Top Doctors in 2022.

Awards and honors for Dr. Li

  1. 2022
    • Pasadena Top Doctors
  2. 2014
    • Leonard R Rubin Best Paper Award for paper “Medpor Ear Reconstruction: A Twenty Three Year Experience with 1042 Ears.
  3. 2012
    • The Operation Smile Stryker Fellowship to Fund Mission trip to Fengkai, Guangzhou, China
  4. 2006
    • American College of Surgeons Excellence in Research Award
  5. 2004
    • The Joint American College of Surgeons and Royal College of Surgeons of England USA Fellowship
  6. 2003
    • Research Institute Career Development Fellowship
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Wai-Yee Li graduated from Birmingham University Medical School

Dr. Li graduated from Birmingham University Medical School in 1996. Dr. Li is a member of American Society of Maxilofacial Surgeons, ASPS, Royal College of Surgeons of England and World Association of Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent.

  1. Medical schoolBirmingham University Medical School
  2. Board certified in plastic surgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery

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Dr. Wai-Yee Li accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Dr. Li is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • LA Care
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Humana

Plan types Dr. Li accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO6
  2. Medicare5
  3. PPO4
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Wai-Yee Li'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Wai-Yee Li's NPI number?

Dr. Wai-Yee Li's NPI number is 1649413311. It was assigned on April 10, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Wai-Yee Li?

Dr. Wai-Yee Li is a plastic surgeon in Duarte, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).

Where does Dr. Wai-Yee Li practice?

Dr. Li practices at 1500 Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010. Dr. Li's primary practice is City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte in Duarte, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 1 physician office and 1 other site.

What is Dr. Wai-Yee Li's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Li is (800) 826-4673.

What is Dr. Wai-Yee Li's medical license number?

Dr. Li holds California license A113620.

What medical group is Dr. Wai-Yee Li part of?

Dr. Li is linked to City of Hope.

Does Dr. Wai-Yee Li accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Li billed Medicare for 66 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Wai-Yee Li's MIPS score?

Dr. Li's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wai-Yee Li see?

CMS counts 76 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024, with an average age of 68.

Is Dr. Wai-Yee Li board certified?

Yes. Dr. Li is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Wai-Yee Li bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Li's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Wai-Yee Li go to medical school?

Dr. Li graduated from Birmingham University Medical School in 1996.

Has Dr. Wai-Yee Li received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,388 in general payments to Dr. Li from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Wai-Yee Li been practicing?

Dr. Li graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

Does Dr. Wai-Yee Li do research?

Dmand AI links 16 publications to Dr. Li, published from 2006 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Wai-Yee Li publish with?

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Farah Rukhsana Abdulla, MD (2 shared papers), Veronica Christine Jones, MD (2 shared papers) and Vishwas P. Parekh, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Wai-Yee Li accept?

Dr. Li is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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