NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Oakland, CA

Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1306959135, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (California A70467, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306959135
Name
Yakuan Yvonne Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A70467 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3300 Webster St, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone
(510) 451-0996
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 4, 2024
Fax
(510) 451-0410
Medicaid ID
00A704670 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040504000879); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1995
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3300 Webster St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robert Ansel, M.D.Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1114057296
  2. Linda Avery, PTPhysical Therapist1174530653
  3. Lisa Bailey, M.D.Specialist1861462251
  4. Amoreena Berg, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1114254398
  5. Carolyn Bernstein, RN, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306146568
  6. Julie Billings, MDProcedural Dermatology Physician1801957584

Verify Yakuan Yvonne Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024

3,022 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Yakuan Yvonne Chen3,022
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance376 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate212 claims
  3. Carvedilol212 claims
  4. Farxiga164 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium161 claims
  6. Furosemide115 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: $4,676.74

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yakuan Yvonne Chen$4,676.74
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. West Coast KidneyOakland, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Yakuan Yvonne Chen among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Guity Farahmand, MDOakland, CA 946091700017175
  2. Hussain Gilani, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091588800080
  3. Michael BernabaOakland, CA 946111568952356
  4. Yiann Chen, MDOakland, CA 946111891912689
  5. David Law, MDOakland, CA 946111235132580
  6. Sonny Nguyen, MDOakland, CA 946111588198204
  7. Uchenna NwosuOakland, CA 946111881199727
  8. Juan Ordonez, MDOakland, CA 946111720166507

Common questions

What is Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306959135, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3300 Webster St, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 451-0996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A70467, 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 Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yakuan Yvonne Chen, M.D. had 3,022 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.