Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 20
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 45
- Part D claims, 2024
- 359
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 2770 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Practice phone
- Call (719) 418-4700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu is an ophthalmologist in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Yu practices at Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Dr. Yu's NPI, 1245792662, was assigned on April 3, 2019. Dr. Yu graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Yu holds Minnesota license 73949.
- NPI
- 1245792662NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800121575
- NPI enumeration date
- April 3, 2019
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (719) 418-4700
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- 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. Caroline Yizhu Yu practices at Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Yu's primary practice is Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs, at 2770 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. The practice phone is (719) 418-4700.
- Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs2770 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909Phone(719) 418-4700
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Yu's primary practice is Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Yu is also affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yu to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yu practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu is one of 258 ophthalmologists in Colorado
Ophthalmology is Dr. Yu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Yu's licenses on file in 2 states: Minnesota and Iowa.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, MinnesotaPrimary
- Iowa license
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Yu
Counts of ophthalmologists 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. Caroline Yizhu Yu billed Medicare for 20 services in 2024
CMS data shows 20 Medicare services from Dr. Yu across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 45 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $502 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Yu compared with the Colorado median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Yu
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 20vs 1,22998% below
- Medicare patients
- 45vs 53892% below
- Part D claims
- 286vs 46639% below
Medians across 266 ophthalmologists in Colorado 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. Caroline Yizhu Yu treated 45 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 45 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Yu's median patient age at 72, with 62% women.
Dr. Yu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Yu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2658%
- Men1942%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Yu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure64%
- Arthritis40%
- Diabetes29%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Cancer24%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
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 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu wrote 359 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Yu wrote 359 Medicare Part D claims for 242 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 286 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,356 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 650 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. Yu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic330 claims92%
- Brand-name29 claims8%
Dr. Yu'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Yu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%21 of 359 claims
- Antibiotics4%14 of 359 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6502024: 28656%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 14 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
How Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu takes part in Medicare
Dr. Yu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Yu, published from 2024 to 2025. 2025 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Yu's most frequent co-authors are Andrea Tooley, Lauren A. Dalvin, MD and Addison Michael Demer, MD.
Dr. Yu's most frequent co-authors
- Andrea Tooley2 shared papers
- Lauren A. Dalvin, MD1 shared paper
- Addison Michael Demer, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Yu
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu received $382 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Yu from 4 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $198.
General payments to Dr. Yu by program year, 2021 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Yu 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. Caroline Yizhu Yu graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Yu graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2019.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu'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)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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu's NPI number?
Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu's NPI number is 1245792662. It was assigned on April 3, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu?
Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu is an ophthalmologist in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu practice?
Dr. Yu practices at 2770 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. Dr. Yu's primary practice is Pinnacle Surgery Center - Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yu to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Yu is (719) 418-4700.
What is Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu's medical license number?
Dr. Yu holds Minnesota license 73949, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Yu in Minnesota and Iowa.
Which hospitals is Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu affiliated with?
Dr. Yu is affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. Dmand AI links Dr. Yu to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu part of?
Dr. Yu is linked to Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Yu to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Yu billed Medicare for 20 services in 2024, and Dr. Yu accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu see?
CMS counts 45 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yu in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Yu's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92081).
Where did Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu go to medical school?
Dr. Yu graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2019.
What drugs does Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Yu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Erythromycin, Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth and Latanoprost.
Has Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $382 in general payments to Dr. Yu from 4 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu been practicing?
Dr. Yu graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.
Does Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Yu, published from 2024 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Caroline Yizhu Yu publish with?
Dr. Yu's most frequent co-authors are Andrea Tooley (2 shared papers), Lauren A. Dalvin, MD (1 shared paper) and Addison Michael Demer, MD (1 shared paper).
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