NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1376779140 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Michael Yu, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician in Bellaire, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 172,737 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
739
Medicare Part D claims · 346 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Industry payments
$56.11
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Michael Yu, M.D. filed 739 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as an Internal Medicine Physician in Bellaire, Texas.
- 739
- Part D claims, 2023
- $56.11
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥71st
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Michael Yu, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1376779140), first enumerated 06/06/2009.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 739 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$56.11 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Michael Yu, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1376779140 · Internal Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1376779140
- ENUM-MID 2009
- TAX-MEGA 173K Internal Medicine
- RX-LIGHT 739
- BOOK-MID 10,926 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Daniel Chen · 2009
Michael Yu, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
739 ≥ 71st percentile 71% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Michael Yu, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Michael Yu, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
739 73% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Internal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1376779140 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/06/2009 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michael Yu, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$56
Largest payer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Michael Yu, M.D.. To verify Michael Yu, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
739
Total Claims
$58K
Total Drug Cost
346
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 817
- Total Day Supply
- 18,540
- Generic Drug Cost
- $14K
- Opioid Claims
- 21 (2.8% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 145
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.40
- Gender Split
- 61% female / 39% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 61, 65-74: 139, 75-84: 101, 85+: 45
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michael Yu, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Cefdinir
Cefdinir
40 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
40 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
40 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
36 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
30 claims
- Nifedipine Er
Nifedipine Er
27 claims
- Levofloxacin
Levofloxacin
26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
23 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cefdinir | 40 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 40 |
| Prednisone | 40 |
| Furosemide | 36 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 30 |
| Nifedipine Er Nifedipine | 27 |
| Levofloxacin | 26 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 23 |
| Carvedilol | 19 |
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 19 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Michael Yu, M.D. fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
172,737
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider
Michael Yu, M.D.'s 739 claims are below the specialty average of 2,716.
Nationwide Internal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Yu, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2009)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Yu.
One of 10,926 Internal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Muhammad A. Sattar
MD
Dallas, TX
Anunaya Aashish
Denton, TX
Dr. Queenie Ann Abad
M.D.
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Fuad Abaleka
M.D
Lubbock, TX
Dr. Carol Abalihi
M.D.
El Paso, TX
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Michael Yu, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Michael Yu, M.D. specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Bellaire, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Michael Yu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Michael Yu, M.D. wrote 739 Medicare Part D claims totaling $58K in drug costs for 346 beneficiaries.
Where is Michael Yu, M.D. located? ▼
Michael Yu, M.D. is located at 6750 WEST LOOP S STE 855, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 461-1234.
What is Michael Yu, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Michael Yu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376779140, issued on 06/06/2009.
Does Michael Yu, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Michael Yu, M.D. had 21 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.8%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 172,737 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Yu, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Michael Yu, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Cefdinir, Pantoprazole Sodium, Prednisone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Yu, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Yu, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 739 Part D claims and 346 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Yu, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Michael Yu, M.D.'s NPI is 1376779140 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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