NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Yowpa, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY

John Yowpa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1508025768, issued on Jun 3, 2008. Check the license (New York 60 247297, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1508025768
Name
John Yowpa
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
60 247297 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone
(716) 878-7000
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090508000219); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2004
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 219 Bryant St

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

  1. Aseel Abu-DayyaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932588951
  2. Michael Adragna, MDAnesthesiology Physician1275505463
  3. Priscilla AguirreCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164953956
  4. Shorouk AlwahshStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073893707
  5. Kofi Amankwah, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1235110230
  6. Georgia Androutsopoulou, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518207687

Verify John Yowpa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
    Search for license 60 247297
    Check the board
  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
Open the New York license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

337 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Yowpa337
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone24 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  4. Azithromycin14 claims
  5. Cefpodoxime Proxetil13 claims
  6. Eliquis12 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: $77.13

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Yowpa$77.13
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. General Physician PCBuffalo, NY

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

John Yowpa among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

John Yowpa, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

293 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 293 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Cronin, MDBuffalo, NY 142221124039573
  2. Paul Dejac, MDBuffalo, NY 142221457796997
  3. Christopher Kerr, MDBuffalo, NY 142221902855125
  4. Margaret McAloon, MDBuffalo, NY 142221932200540
  5. Theresa Stephan Hains, MDBuffalo, NY 142221124148564
  6. Mohammed Ahmed, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211639818321
  7. Irshad Ali, M.D.Kenmore, NY 142231639256548
  8. Meghan Bohince, MDAmherst, NY 142211568969095

Common questions

What is John Yowpa, MD's NPI number?

John Yowpa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508025768, issued on Jun 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Yowpa, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY, 14222. Phone: (716) 878-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Yowpa, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 60 247297, 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 John Yowpa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Yowpa, MD had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.