Yicheng Bao, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Yicheng Bao, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1417549791, issued on Feb 8, 2021. Check the license (California A196015, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yicheng Bao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A196015 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (501) 349-7721
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250610001914); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yicheng Bao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A196015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost61 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol52 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate49 claims
- Ofloxacin32 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine28 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: $525.13
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Vitreous Associates Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yicheng Bao among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Yicheng Bao, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Yicheng Bao, MD's NPI number?
Yicheng Bao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417549791, issued on Feb 8, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yicheng Bao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (501) 349-7721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yicheng Bao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A196015, 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 Yicheng Bao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yicheng Bao, MD had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.