Yangming Cao, MD
Nephrology Physician · Fresno, CA
Yangming Cao, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1558339630, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (California A81989, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yangming Cao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A81989 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 228-6600
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 226-3709
- Medicaid ID
- 00A819890 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081230000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Yangming Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81989Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,328 Medicare Part D claims for 639 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide396 claims
- Potassium Chloride205 claims
- Lisinopril203 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate183 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Calcitriol155 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: $312.99
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Central California Faculty Medical Group IncFresno, CA
- The Nephrology Group IncFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yangming Cao among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Yangming Cao, MD 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
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harpreet DhindsaFresno, CA 937201801864020
- Hemant DhingraFresno, CA 937201487672192
- Joseph Duflot, MDFresno, CA 937201467420679
- Glenn Garbutt, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201063513737
- Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MDFresno, CA 937201184771974
- Steven Levy, MDFresno, CA 937201487623427
- Andre Minuth, MDFresno, CA 937201689791147
- Pankaj Ram, MDFresno, CA 937201679539837
Common questions
What is Yangming Cao, MD's NPI number?
Yangming Cao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558339630, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yangming Cao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 568 E Herndon Ave Ste 201, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 228-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yangming Cao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A81989, 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 Yangming Cao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yangming Cao, MD had 3,328 Medicare Part D claims for 639 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.