Edwin Yau, MD, PHD
Medical Oncology Physician · Buffalo, NY
Edwin Yau, MD, PHD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1568759769, issued on Jul 8, 2011. Check the license (New York 289882, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin Yau
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 289882 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY 14263
- Phone
- (716) 845-2300
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170830001107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Elm And Carlton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Abel, RPHPharmacist1649578113
- Anuja AbhyankarMedical Oncology Physician1679181424
- Sara Abou Azar, M.D.Surgery Physician1689103541
- Tina Agostinelli, PAPhysician Assistant1528621885
- Eric Ahn, MDGastroenterology Physician1134528912
- Christine Aiduk, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1255314555
Verify Edwin Yau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 289882Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prochlorperazine Maleate46 claims
- Dexamethasone44 claims
- Tagrisso25 claims
- Folic Acid17 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
- Prednisone12 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: $91.42
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edwin Yau among 548 medical oncology physician records in New York
Edwin Yau, MD, PHD is one of 548 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in New York
There are 548 medical oncology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Edwin Yau, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Edwin Yau, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568759769, issued on Jul 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin Yau, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263. Phone: (716) 845-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin Yau, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 289882, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edwin Yau, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin Yau, MD, PHD had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.