NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther Sori Yu

General Practice Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Esther Sori Yu is a general practice physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1548720113, issued on Mar 21, 2019. Check the license (California 20A19689, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548720113
Name
Esther Sori Yu
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
20A19689 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 W 7TH St Ste S270, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone
(213) 988-8380
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2022
Fax
(213) 988-8390
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220714003804); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Touro Un Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 700 W 7TH St Ste S270

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

  1. Tariq Shah, M.D.Nephrology Physician1750452116

Verify Esther Sori Yu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

753 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Esther Yu753
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium80 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
  3. Omeprazole24 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium23 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium19 claims
  6. Lisinopril19 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA

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

Esther Sori Yu among 1,956 general practice physician records in California

Esther Sori Yu is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in California

There are 1,956 general practice physician records in California.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Norma Blackwater, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171457476038
  2. Michael Guice, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171215944285
  3. Karolina Praskeviciute, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171063284297
  4. Alan Young, M.D./M.B.ALos Angeles, CA 900171811176647
  5. Rachael Gonzalez, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900161679663413
  6. Bhaveen Kapadia, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900181518344548
  7. Margaret Yarbrough, MDLos Angeles, CA 900161891120853
  8. Jerry Abraham, MD, MPH, CMQLos Angeles, CA 900151932514874

Common questions

What is Esther Sori Yu's NPI number?

Esther Sori Yu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548720113, issued on Mar 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther Sori Yu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 W 7TH St Ste S270, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. Phone: (213) 988-8380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther Sori Yu's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A19689, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Esther Sori Yu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Esther Sori Yu had 753 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Esther Sori Yu's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.