Melissa Yuan, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Melissa Yuan, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1215521794, issued on Feb 24, 2021. Check the license (California A202214, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Yuan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A202214 CA
287877 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250514001774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Yuan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A202214Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate37 claims
- Erythromycin36 claims
- Moxifloxacin19 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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: $293.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melissa Yuan among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Melissa Yuan, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2021, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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- Henry Kistler, M.D., PH.D.Stanford, CA 943051508992108
- Vinit Mahajan, MD PHDStanford, CA 943051497784300
- Michael Marmor, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051225181662
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Common questions
What is Melissa Yuan, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Yuan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215521794, issued on Feb 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Yuan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Yuan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A202214, 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 Melissa Yuan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Yuan, MD had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.