Dr. Gordon L. Yung, MD

Dr. Yung practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Yung's NPI, 1134145949, was assigned on July 14, 2006. Dr. Yung graduated from University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Yung holds California license A54237.

Dr. Yung's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. Yung's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Yung is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yung to 2 more hospitals and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Yung's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Yung is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Yung is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, chronic sinusitis and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Yung treats.

CMS data shows 773 Medicare services from Dr. Yung across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 206 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,357 for them.

CMS counts 206 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yung in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.97, 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. Yung's median patient age at 63, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Yung wrote 2,450 Medicare Part D claims for 189 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,000 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,571,325 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,722 claims across 47 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Yung for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Yung accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Yung as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Yung, published from 2003 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Lung Transplantation, Transplant Recipients and Hypertension, Pulmonary. Dr. Yung has published most often in Clin Transplant. Dr. Yung's most frequent co-authors are Kamyar Afshar, DO, Eugene M. Golts, MD and Aarya Kafi, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Yung to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias and Pulmonary Fibrosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 181 general payments to Dr. Yung from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $104,335.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Yung, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Yung graduated from University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine in 1986.

Dr. Yung is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.