Dr. Derek Yang, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 184
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 137
- Part D claims, 2024
- 86
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 5420 Kell West Boulevard, Wichita Falls, TX 76310
- Practice phone
- Call (940) 692-5888
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Derek Yang is a general surgeon in Wichita Falls, Texas
Dr. Yang practices at Kell West Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Dr. Yang's NPI, 1487187217, was assigned on April 8, 2017. Dr. Yang graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Yang holds Texas license U1408.
- NPI
- 1487187217NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002193661
- NPI enumeration date
- April 8, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (940) 692-5888
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Derek Yang practices at Kell West Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas
Dr. Yang's primary practice is Kell West Regional Hospital, at 5420 Kell West Boulevard, Wichita Falls, TX 76310 in Wichita County. The practice phone is (940) 692-5888.
- Kell West Regional Hospital5420 Kell West Boulevard, Wichita Falls, TX 76310 · Wichita CountyPhone(940) 692-5888
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Derek Yang is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Yang's primary practice is Kell West Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dr. Yang is also affiliated with United Regional. The medical group on file is Acute Care Surgery Texoma PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yang to 3 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Derek Yang's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yang practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Kell West Regional Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Derek Yang is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Yang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Yang is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Yang is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists appendectomy, colon removal and gallbladder removal among the conditions Dr. Yang treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Yang
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Derek Yang billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024
CMS data shows 184 Medicare services from Dr. Yang across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 137 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,990 for them.
Dr. Yang's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 302024: 172473%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 12
Where Dr. Yang's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office17293%
- In a facility127%
Dr. Yang compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Yang
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 184vs 11856% above
- Medicare patients
- 137vs 9741% above
- Part D claims
- 49vs 4217% above
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Yang'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. Derek Yang treated 137 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 137 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yang in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 75 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Yang's median patient age at 62, with 60% women.
Dr. Yang's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Yang's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7051%
- Men6749%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Yang's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis54%
- Diabetes38%
- Cancer36%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Anxiety30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Yang's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Derek Yang wrote 86 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Yang wrote 86 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 49 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $95 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Yang'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. Yang's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids63%54 of 86 claims
- Antibiotics26%22 of 86 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: 152024: 49227%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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
Dr. Derek Yang ranks in the 81st percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare
Dr. Yang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Yang, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Yang ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 81st percentile15 procedures
- Spinal fusion
- 29th percentile12 procedures
- Mastectomy
- 64th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 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. Derek Yang has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Yang, published from 2016 to 2017. The most frequent topics are Soft Tissue Infections. Dr. Yang has published most often in Surg Infect (Larchmt). Dr. Yang's most frequent co-authors are Sharmila D. Dissanaike, MD, Amalia Lenora Cochran, MD and Michael Eggerstedt, MD.
Topics Dr. Yang writes about most
- Soft Tissue Infections
Dr. Yang's most frequent co-authors
- Sharmila D. Dissanaike, MD2 shared papers
- Amalia Lenora Cochran, MD1 shared paper
- Michael Eggerstedt, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Yang
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Derek Yang received $3,152 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 39 general payments to Dr. Yang from 17 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,159.
General payments to Dr. Yang by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Yang by kind, 2022 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,61351%
- Travel and lodging$1,53049%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Yang the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Derek Yang graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Yang graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Derek Yang accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Yang is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- HCSC
- Baylor Scott and White
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Yang accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO10
- PPO8
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicare3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Derek Yang'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 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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Derek Yang's NPI number?
Dr. Derek Yang's NPI number is 1487187217. It was assigned on April 8, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Derek Yang?
Dr. Derek Yang is a general surgeon in Wichita Falls, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Derek Yang practice?
Dr. Yang practices at 5420 Kell West Boulevard, Wichita Falls, TX 76310. Dr. Yang's primary practice is Kell West Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yang to 3 hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Derek Yang's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Yang is (940) 692-5888.
What is Dr. Derek Yang's medical license number?
Dr. Yang holds Texas license U1408.
Which hospitals is Dr. Derek Yang affiliated with?
Dr. Yang practices at Kell West Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dr. Yang is also affiliated with United Regional. Dmand AI links Dr. Yang to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Derek Yang part of?
Dr. Yang is linked to Acute Care Surgery Texoma PLLC. Dmand AI links Dr. Yang to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Derek Yang accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Yang billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024, and Dr. Yang accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Derek Yang see?
CMS counts 137 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yang in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Derek Yang board certified?
Yes. Dr. Yang is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Derek Yang bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Yang's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Derek Yang go to medical school?
Dr. Yang graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Derek Yang prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Yang's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Derek Yang received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,152 in general payments to Dr. Yang from 17 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Derek Yang been practicing?
Dr. Yang graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Derek Yang do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Yang, published from 2016 to 2017.
Who does Dr. Derek Yang publish with?
Dr. Yang's most frequent co-authors are Sharmila D. Dissanaike, MD (2 shared papers), Amalia Lenora Cochran, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael Eggerstedt, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Derek Yang accept?
Dr. Yang is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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