Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD
Periodontics · San Francisco, CA
Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD is a periodontics with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1053458281, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (California 54012, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson Yunwai Liu
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Periodontics 1223P0300X
- License number
- 54012 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 5TH Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
- Phone
- (415) 867-8415
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson Yunwai Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 54012Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average periodontics in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 4,191 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin197 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate20 claims
- Azithromycin15 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.
Nelson Yunwai Liu among 929 periodontics records in California
Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD is one of 929 periodontics records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Periodontics providers in California
There are 929 periodontics records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Periodontics nationwide →
The 8 periodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rana Baroudi, DMDSan Francisco, CA 941221679594519
- Joyce Cheng, D.D.S.San Francisco, CA 941221114218153
- John Dollard, D.D.S.San Francisco, CA 941221538246731
- Ernest Newbrun, D.M.D.San Francisco, CA 941221396958799
- Katja Greenberg, DR.MED.DENT.,DDS, MSSan Francisco, CA 941231497958532
- Herman Hu, DDSSan Francisco, CA 941231295009488
- Richard Navarro, D.D.S.San Francisco, CA 941211891725784
- Randal Rowland, M.S, D.M.D., M.S.San Francisco, CA 941231922018811
Common questions
What is Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD's NPI number?
Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053458281, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 5TH Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94122. Phone: (415) 867-8415. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 54012, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson Yunwai Liu, DMD had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among periodontics prescribers was 277. 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.