Ling Yu, MD
Nephrology Physician · Dickson, TN
Ling Yu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dickson, Tennessee, and NPI 1649480237, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 43968, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ling Yu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 43968 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Hwy 70 E, Dickson, TN 37055
- Phone
- (615) 446-3191
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 446-9972
- Medicaid ID
- 1522489 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110311000506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ling Yu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 43968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,387 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium471 claims
- Furosemide218 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate203 claims
- Potassium Chloride166 claims
- Spironolactone101 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate85 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: $89.41
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology Associates, PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ling Yu among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Ling Yu, MD is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Dickson → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Choma, MDGallatin, TN 370661447307251
- Joju Joseph, MDGallatin, TN 370661558355941
- Kevin O'Brien, M.D.Gallatin, TN 370661417949199
- Anumeet Priyadarshi, M.D., M.P.H.Gallatin, TN 370661902823099
- John Endsley, MDClarksville, TN 370431417938432
- Parker Hughes, DOClarksville, TN 370431528550597
- Vinai Kumar Katragadda, M.D., MHAClarksville, TN 370431679835441
- Jennifer Santana De Los Santos, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671427251859
Common questions
What is Ling Yu, MD's NPI number?
Ling Yu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649480237, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ling Yu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Hwy 70 E, Dickson, TN, 37055. Phone: (615) 446-3191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ling Yu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43968, 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 Ling Yu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ling Yu, MD had 2,387 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.