James Robert Yu, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
James Robert Yu, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1407848641, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 39626, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Robert Yu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License number
- 39626 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8 City Blvd Ste 300, Nashville, TN 37209
- Phone
- (615) 329-6600
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 321-6226
- Medicaid ID
- 3330168 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050608000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records → All 21 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8 City Blvd Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christian Anderson, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1255535746
- Gina Barletta, M.S., P.A.-C.Physician Assistant1245238476
- Samantha Boucher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518479641
- Kayla Bradburn, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790277044
- Kenneth Burns, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285109892
- Daniel Burrus, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1154313302
Verify James Robert Yu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 39626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
193 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
- Meloxicam12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $62.44
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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
- Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PANashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Robert Yu among 21 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Tennessee
James Robert Yu, MD is one of 21 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 21 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 21 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Herring, MDNashville, TN 372091285634824
- Jeffrey Willers, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031447201967
- Bethany Gallagher, MDNashville, TN 372321407037815
- Nicholas Strasser, MDNashville, TN 372321053525238
- Richard Alvarez, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031417922618
- Matthew Buchanan, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041326044298
- Karen McRae, MDJohnson City, TN 376011962467498
- Tracy Pesut, MDKnoxville, TN 379231295751634
Common questions
What is James Robert Yu, MD's NPI number?
James Robert Yu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407848641, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Robert Yu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 City Blvd Ste 300, Nashville, TN, 37209. Phone: (615) 329-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Robert Yu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 39626, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Robert Yu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Robert Yu, MD had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Robert Yu, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.