Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Traverse City, MI
Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1104078419, issued on Oct 17, 2008. Check the license (Michigan 4301092520, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Jacobs Yax
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 4301092520 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 224 Circle Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 932-4912
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2026
- Fax
- (231) 935-0613
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110708000432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Jacobs Yax in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301092520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,215 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
- Losartan Potassium225 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium195 claims
- Lisinopril192 claims
- Omeprazole132 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: $73.32
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 3 group practices
- Grand Traverse Physician Services PCTraverse City, MI
- Great Lakes Therapy Housecalls PCTraverse City, MI
- Munson Medical GroupTraverse City, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Jacobs Yax among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D. is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 3,493 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
106 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Traverse City
They are 106 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104078419, issued on Oct 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 Circle Dr, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 932-4912. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301092520, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Jacobs Yax, M.D. had 4,215 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.