2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician NPI 1780783613 M.D.
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WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in HOUSTON, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Industry payments
$82.9
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. is a Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in HOUSTON, Texas, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.

$82.9
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Board-eligible specialty (heuristic — not verified)

WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/21/2006

NPI 1780783613

Primary specialty

Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician

Rare

161 US NPIs in this specialty

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within Texas

1. Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within Texas

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030, with a listed phone of (713) 792-6161. NPI 1780783613 was issued on 09/21/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what YUNG most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal — many Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers operate outside Part D entirely.

Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 161 enrolled providers across 39 states and an average of 1,690 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD
HOUSTON, TX 77030

Provider Details

NPI 1780783613
Specialty Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 09/21/2006

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$83

Largest payer

Telix Pharmaceuticals

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.. To verify WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Overview

How WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. fits within the Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician landscape nationally.

161
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in US
39
States with Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
1,690
Avg Claims per Provider

Nearby Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as YUNG.

Compare Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.'s specialty?
WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. specializes in Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician and practices in HOUSTON, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
Where is WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. located?
WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. is located at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161.
What is WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.'s NPI number?
WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780783613, issued on 09/21/2006.
How many Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 161 Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers across 39 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider writes 1,690 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. accept Medicare?
WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.'s credentials?
WAI-KWAN YUNG, M.D.'s NPI is 1780783613 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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