NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1760837009, issued on Apr 23, 2016. Check the license (California A187222, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760837009
Name
Yuqing Alexandria Gao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A187222 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1223 16TH St Ste 3400, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 449-0939
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230724001927); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2016
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 1223 16TH St Ste 3400

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

  1. Olawale Amubieya, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1881039238
  2. Jerome Anyalebechi, MDSurgery Physician1437682440
  3. Ravi Aysola, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1710008834
  4. Shailesh BalasubramanianPulmonary Disease Physician1164748562
  5. Joanne Bando, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1609083773
  6. Melisa Chang, M.D.Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1477879070

Verify Yuqing Alexandria Gao 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Yuqing Gao212
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate31 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa24 claims
  3. Breyna14 claims
  4. Ipratropium Bromide14 claims
  5. Advair Hfa13 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): 86.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $288.19

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pharming Healthcare, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yuqing Gao$288.19
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA

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

Yuqing Alexandria Gao among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ravi Aysola, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041710008834
  2. Hossein Babaali, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699790584
  3. Joanne Bando, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041609083773
  4. Gregory Bierer, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041154489433
  5. James Burrows, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041790872281
  6. Colleen Channick, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041023043775
  7. Burt Charuworn, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041508899808
  8. Gerard Frank, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041982639571

Common questions

What is Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760837009, issued on Apr 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1223 16TH St Ste 3400, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 449-0939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A187222, 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 Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D. had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Yuqing Alexandria Gao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.

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