Steven K. Yao, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Steven K. Yao, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1396789012, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (California A74395, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven K. Yao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A74395 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Pueblo AT Bath, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-7111
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A743950 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven K. Yao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Steven K. Yao among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Steven K. Yao, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sylvia Kim, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051366496085
- Jeremy Kroes, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051841233715
- Steven Mills, MEDICAL DOCTORSanta Barbara, CA 931051518948439
- Vikrant Moharir, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051124077318
- Jason Ruben, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051083655096
Common questions
What is Steven K. Yao, MD's NPI number?
Steven K. Yao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396789012, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven K. Yao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Pueblo AT Bath, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven K. Yao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A74395, 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 Steven K. Yao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven K. Yao, MD had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven K. Yao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.