Steven Y. Yong, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Steven Y. Yong, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1306945787, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8588, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Y. Yong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- K8588 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9440 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX 77036
- Phone
- (713) 779-8148
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 779-4148
- Medicaid ID
- 1428195-02 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040929001249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven Y. Yong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K8588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,343 Medicare Part D claims for 721 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium786 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate387 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate383 claims
- Losartan Potassium321 claims
- Eliquis270 claims
- Ezetimibe227 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $45.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 Y. Yong among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Steven Y. Yong, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lily Zhang, M.D.Houston, TX 770371942453444
- Qasim Al AbriHouston, TX 770301750998241
- Hatem AlansariHouston, TX 770301366273377
- Rowa Attar, MDHouston, TX 770301114596996
- Matthew BruceHouston, TX 770301285138172
- Matthew DeshotelsHouston, TX 770301255838736
Common questions
What is Steven Y. Yong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Y. Yong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306945787, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Y. Yong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9440 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX, 77036. Phone: (713) 779-8148. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Y. Yong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K8588, 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 Steven Y. Yong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Y. Yong, M.D. had 5,343 Medicare Part D claims for 721 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Y. Yong, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. 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.