Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Salinas, CA
Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1922260504, issued on Jun 25, 2008. Check the license (California C191888, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yang Liu
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License numbers
- C191888 CA
MD441314 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 505 E Romie LN Ste A, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 755-1701
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Medicaid IDs
- 0009855260006 PA
10278709400001 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240126003955); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 505 E Romie LN Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tanya Benitez, FNPNurse Practitioner1164891289
- Sara Ecoro Nzang, APRNNurse Practitioner1689119596
- Jessica KnappFamily Nurse Practitioner1902356405
- Ashley Lay, APRNNurse Practitioner1265188940
- Aman ShamaaPhysician Assistant1902326739
- Melina Sukyas, P.A.Physician Assistant1538488333
Verify Yang Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C191888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
474 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis40 claims
- Ondansetron Odt30 claims
- Hydroxyurea27 claims
- Dexamethasone24 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Calquence17 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,307.12
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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 one group practice
- Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yang Liu among 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California
Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D. is one of 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 1,124 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 207RH0003X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in California
There are 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California.
All 1,583 in California → Every provider in Salinas → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shehzad Aziz, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011295732410
- Geetha Varma, M.DSalinas, CA 939011740287978
- Hong Zhao, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011568696896
- Thomas Bradley, MD, PHDMonterey, CA 939401902979644
- Kent Bransford, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401285680959
- Anushi Bulumulle, M.DMonterey, CA 939401770996589
- Arina Golubeva-Ganeles, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401790739191
- Ping Hu, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401982867297
Common questions
What is Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922260504, issued on Jun 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 E Romie LN Ste A, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 755-1701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C191888, 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 Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D. had 474 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yang Liu, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.