Lester Shinchen Young, MD
Surgery Physician · Yakima, WA
Lester Shinchen Young, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1518118678, issued on Oct 8, 2008. Check the license (Washington MD61103790, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester Shinchen Young
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD61103790 WA
68579 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2811 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA 98902
- Phone
- (509) 575-3946
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220216000237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester Shinchen Young in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61103790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl21 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: $9,564.33
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Yakima Valley Memorial PhysiciansYakima, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lester Shinchen Young among 791 surgery physician records in Washington
Lester Shinchen Young, MD is one of 791 surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% 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 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 439 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 208600000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
All 791 in Washington → Every provider in Yakima → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Bernfeld, MDYakima, WA 989021760406888
- Jessica Blumhagen, M.D.Yakima, WA 989021679937379
- John Boucher, MDYakima, WA 989021578585543
- Jennifer Ford, MDYakima, WA 989021609217579
- John Kisala, M.D.Yakima, WA 989021629099759
- Emily Kobayashi, MDYakima, WA 989021447637210
- Justin Robinson, MDYakima, WA 989021093739500
- Tekchand Tanwani, MDYakima, WA 989021891717864
Common questions
What is Lester Shinchen Young, MD's NPI number?
Lester Shinchen Young, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518118678, issued on Oct 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester Shinchen Young, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2811 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA, 98902. Phone: (509) 575-3946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester Shinchen Young, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61103790, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester Shinchen Young, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester Shinchen Young, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.