Karina Yu
Otolaryngology Physician · Chicago, IL
Karina Yu is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1790226041, issued on Mar 19, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 125070899, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karina Yu
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 125070899 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-8182
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221021000928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karina Yu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125070899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
285 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide53 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide41 claims
- Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone20 claims
- Omeprazole18 claims
- Nystatin14 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: $41.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBellflower, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karina Yu among 482 otolaryngology physician records in Illinois
Karina Yu is one of 482 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 482 otolaryngology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Applebaum, MDChicago, IL 606111669452322
- Michiel Bove, MDChicago, IL 606111295822799
- James Burns, MDChicago, IL 606111396735320
- David Conley, MDChicago, IL 606111437112190
- Jose Dutra, MDChicago, IL 606111760418768
- Robert Kern, MDChicago, IL 606111033149992
- Monica Patadia, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111538325212
- Urjeet Patel, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111952425118
Common questions
What is Karina Yu's NPI number?
Karina Yu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790226041, issued on Mar 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karina Yu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-8182. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karina Yu's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125070899, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karina Yu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karina Yu had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.