Zhixing Yao, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Glasgow, KY
Zhixing Yao, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Glasgow, Kentucky, and NPI 1649761701, issued on May 24, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 57976, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zhixing Yao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 57976 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1337C N Race St, Glasgow, KY 42141
- Phone
- (270) 659-5622
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2023
- Fax
- (270) 659-5686
- Medicaid ID
- 7100901550 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230725003847); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1337C N Race St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Megan Buntin, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1568821304
- Tracy Taylor, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1811448673
Verify Zhixing Yao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 57976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,566 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er197 claims
- Buspirone Hcl164 claims
- Mirtazapine122 claims
- Sertraline Hcl119 claims
- Aripiprazole106 claims
- Trazodone Hcl93 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): 87.6 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: $178.38
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
One hospital affiliation
- T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Zhixing Yao among 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky
Zhixing Yao, MD is one of 503 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Prathyusha Reddy, MDGlasgow, KY 421411184636722
- Max Kinnaman, D.O.Bowling Green, KY 421031376693176
- Norman Leeper, MDBowling Green, KY 421031386745628
- Jose Paul, MDBowling Green, KY 421031023167871
- Jeffrey Zellers, MDBowling Green, KY 421031689787558
- Hareem Arif, MDBowling Green, KY 421011134757974
- Janice Bunch, MDBowling Green, KY 421011861527624
- Joseph Grau, MDBowling Green, KY 421011508868456
Common questions
What is Zhixing Yao, MD's NPI number?
Zhixing Yao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649761701, issued on May 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zhixing Yao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1337C N Race St, Glasgow, KY, 42141. Phone: (270) 659-5622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zhixing Yao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 57976, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zhixing Yao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zhixing Yao, MD had 1,566 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zhixing Yao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 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.