Dr. Danny Yakoub, MD, PhD

Dr. Yakoub practices at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, part of Wellstar Health System.

Dr. Yakoub's NPI, 1386882538, was assigned on January 27, 2009. Dr. Yakoub graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Yakoub holds Georgia license 93968.

Dr. Yakoub's primary practice is Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center, at 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 in Richmond County. The practice phone is (706) 721-6569.

Dr. Yakoub's primary practice is Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, part of Wellstar Health System. The medical group on file is Wellstar Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yakoub to 2 more 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. Yakoub practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgical oncology is Dr. Yakoub's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dmand AI has Dr. Yakoub's licenses on file in 5 states: Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

CMS data shows 73 Medicare services from Dr. Yakoub across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 91 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,172 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yakoub in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.00, 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. Yakoub's median patient age at 73, with 48% women.

In 2022, Dr. Yakoub wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $115 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Yakoub for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Yakoub accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 57 papers to Dr. Yakoub, published from 2010 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Pancreatic Neoplasms, Postoperative Complications and Adenocarcinoma. Dr. Yakoub has published most often in J Surg Oncol. Dr. Yakoub's most frequent co-authors are Alan S. Livingstone, MD, Paxton V. Dickson, MD and Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Yakoub from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $17,034. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,125 in 2016.

Dr. Yakoub graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1998.