Yi Li, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Yi Li, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1730525999, issued on May 15, 2013. Check the license (California A162759, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yi Li
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- A162759 CA
TRN18761 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8329 Brimhall RD Ste 801, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (661) 695-8385
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 679-6801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191008000592); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8329 Brimhall RD Ste 801
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Clayton Blankenship, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790178440
- Laura Levingston, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITFamily Nurse Practitioner1962022160
- Amy Shihady, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1053116863
Verify Yi Li in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A162759Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,277 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate468 claims
- Methotrexate468 claims
- Prednisone212 claims
- Sulfasalazine174 claims
- Gabapentin150 claims
- Meloxicam92 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,994.45
210 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Rheumatology Services Medical GroupSan Luis Obispo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yi Li among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Yi Li, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Bacon, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933121548485816
- Sumeet Bhinder, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011881776094
- Leonard Goldberg, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011609171933
- Kenneth Hsu, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011053342378
- Jim Kim, MDBakersfield, CA 933011992762769
- Kyaw Swe, M.DBakersfield, CA 933011366506859
- Charles Boniske, MDVisalia, CA 932911598759615
- Ram Chandra Khatri ChhetriVisalia, CA 932911558983742
Common questions
What is Yi Li, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yi Li, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730525999, issued on May 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yi Li, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8329 Brimhall RD Ste 801, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 695-8385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yi Li, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A162759, 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 Yi Li, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yi Li, M.D. had 2,277 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yi Li, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.