NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Cong Yu, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · New Orleans, LA

Charles Cong Yu, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1891189130, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 326048, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891189130
Name
Charles Cong Yu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
326048 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone
(504) 842-3970
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2015
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2023
Fax
(504) 842-2416
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210902002135); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1514 Jefferson Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alyson Abbas, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1568608909
  2. Ahmed AbdallahNephrology Physician1396449401
  3. Mohammed Abdelsalam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922740190
  4. Freddy Abi-Samra, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1346207354
  5. Fiyinfoluwa Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1487141636
  6. Tunde AbubakarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487357307

Verify Charles Cong Yu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

415 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Charles Yu415
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Methocarbamol164 claims
  2. Meloxicam78 claims
  3. Gabapentin75 claims
  4. Pregabalin29 claims
  5. Celecoxib16 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $6,707.22

54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Yu$6,707
  2. Specialty average$34,072

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Charles Cong Yu among 30 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Louisiana

Charles Cong Yu, MD is one of 30 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 30 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Caroline Schneider, PANew Orleans, LA 701211669092326
  2. William Accousti, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181629099536
  3. Andrew King, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181376584797
  4. Michele Zembo, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181205878006
  5. Felipe Ramirez-Terrassa, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151780868802
  6. Andrew Todd, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151104021526
  7. Amit Bhandutia, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121396016705
  8. Mathew Cyriac, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121184915118

Common questions

What is Charles Cong Yu, MD's NPI number?

Charles Cong Yu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891189130, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Cong Yu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Cong Yu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 326048, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles Cong Yu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Cong Yu, MD had 415 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.