Dr. Rex Yung, MD

Dr. Yung practices at CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Yung's NPI, 1750327128, was assigned on June 22, 2006. Dr. Yung graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1985. Dr. Yung's Maryland license number on file is D55665.

Dr. Yung's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital, at 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301 in La Plata County. The practice phone is (970) 247-4311.

Dr. Yung's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Yung is also affiliated with Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital. The medical group on file is Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery Associates (CTSA). Dmand AI also links Dr. Yung to 1 more hospital, 9 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, 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. Dmand AI has Dr. Yung's licenses on file in 10 states: Maryland, South Dakota, Colorado, North Dakota, California, Minnesota, Missouri, Utah, Wisconsin and Nebraska.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia and respiratory infection, pulmonary fibrosis, sleep apnea and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Yung treats.

CMS data shows 67 Medicare services from Dr. Yung across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 48 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,754 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yung in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.65, 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 76, with 65% women.

In 2022, Dr. Yung wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $9,806 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 152 claims across 9 drugs.

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 43 papers to Dr. Yung, published from 2009 to 2021. 2009 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Lung Neoplasms, Bronchoscopy and Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung. Dr. Yung has published most often in Chest. Dr. Yung's most frequent co-authors are Johann Christoph Brandes, MD, PhD, Malcolm V. Brock, MD and Edward S. Chen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 116 general payments to Dr. Yung from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. paid the most, $3,227.

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

Dr. Yung graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1985.

Dr. Yung is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.