NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Regone Yao, M.D.

Otolaryngology Physician · Houston, TX

Rachel Regone Yao, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1215370036, issued on Apr 10, 2013. Check the license (Texas R6508, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215370036
Name
Rachel Regone Yao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
License number
R6508 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15655 Cypress Wood Medical Dr Ste 100, Houston, TX 77014
Phone
(713) 442-1700
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
391329503 TX
391329501 TX
391329502 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180814000734); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 15655 Cypress Wood Medical Dr Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Zohaib Ahmed, DOFamily Medicine Physician1649918897
  2. Tonya Alexander, BSN, MSN,APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1023506250
  3. Autumn Brown, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1659069813
  4. Deepthi Chiluvuri, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1740660331
  5. Michael Cohen, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1114380185
  6. Meredith Dufrene, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922516756

Verify Rachel Regone Yao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024

1,030 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rachel Yao1,030
  2. Specialty average541

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate231 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl140 claims
  3. Famotidine107 claims
  4. Ipratropium Bromide75 claims
  5. Ofloxacin62 claims
  6. Omeprazole58 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rachel Regone Yao among 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas

Rachel Regone Yao, M.D. is one of 790 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 79% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 552 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Otolaryngology Physician providers in Texas

There are 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas.

The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karina Canadas, M.D.Houston, TX 770181356526404
  2. Brian Wang, MDHouston, TX 770101316137995
  3. Luke Burke, MDHouston, TX 770081164408563
  4. Alasdair Gilchrist, M.D.Houston, TX 770081790868396
  5. Laura Van De Laar, M.D.Houston, TX 770081588041180
  6. Marcus Hershey, MDHouston, TX 770061730568502
  7. Cecil Yeung, M.D.Houston, TX 770061952555898
  8. Robert Miller, MDHouston, TX 770051154937886

Common questions

What is Rachel Regone Yao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rachel Regone Yao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215370036, issued on Apr 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Regone Yao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15655 Cypress Wood Medical Dr Ste 100, Houston, TX, 77014. Phone: (713) 442-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Regone Yao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R6508, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rachel Regone Yao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Regone Yao, M.D. had 1,030 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.