Simon Yau
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Simon Yau is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1932494374, issued on Jun 14, 2011. Check the license (Texas R1478, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Simon Yau
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- R1478 TX
BP10041543 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St Ste 1101, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-0006
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 372900601 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170628003329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Simon Yau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
4,532 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin414 claims
- Prednisone377 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim324 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium245 claims
- Tacrolimus199 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl179 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: $7,407.45
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Simon Yau among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Simon Yau is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Clinton Doerr, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790737187
- Prasad Manian, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194777318
- Dipaben Modi, MDHouston, TX 770301114971850
- Shahram Moghtader, M.D.Houston, TX 770301356398531
- Jayasimha Murthy, MDHouston, TX 770301477543122
- Phuong-Dung Nguyen, MDHouston, TX 770301962486878
Common questions
What is Simon Yau's NPI number?
Simon Yau's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932494374, issued on Jun 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Simon Yau located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1101, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-0006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Simon Yau's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1478, 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 Simon Yau prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Simon Yau had 4,532 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.