NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Diego, CA

Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1477680551, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California G015453, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477680551
Name
Laurence Glenn Yellen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G015453 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5555 Reservoir Drive, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 582-2404
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(619) 582-2915
Medicaid ID
ZZZ74366 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111130000868); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5555 Reservoir Drive

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

  1. Habib Anwar Md, MDUrology Physician1063476646
  2. Irwin Goldstein, MDUrology Physician1215058441
  3. Richard Katz, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1548332539
  4. Thomas Young, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1104998194

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Laurence Yellen20
  2. Specialty average3,078

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): 37.6 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 score22.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%67.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $282.32

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laurence Yellen$282.32
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Btla VISan Diego, CA

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

Laurence Glenn Yellen among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1967 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lloyd Chang, MDSan Diego, CA 921201295875748
  2. Daniel Collins, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201811063316
  3. Harris Effron, MDSan Diego, CA 921201295883171
  4. Richard Fortuna, MDSan Diego, CA 921201730237553
  5. Stephen Gottlieb, MDSan Diego, CA 921201386711232
  6. David Governski, MDSan Diego, CA 921201992853949
  7. Kamyar Haghani, MDSan Diego, CA 921201376691204
  8. Richard Katz, MDSan Diego, CA 921201548332539

Common questions

What is Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD's NPI number?

Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477680551, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 Reservoir Drive, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 582-2404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G015453, 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 Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laurence Glenn Yellen, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 37.6 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.

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