Dr. Jeffrey Yao, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Yao
Dr. Jeffrey Yao is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Redwood City, CA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Yao performed 988 Medicare services across 864 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Yao received a total of $647,784 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 299 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Yao is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
390 | $84 | $166 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
206 | $110 | $185 |
| Stress imaging of joint A physician applies stress to a joint while performing imaging to evaluate its stability or function. |
73 | $56 | $239 |
| Tendon or ligament injection A procedure involving the injection of medication into a tendon or ligament. |
66 | $29 | $801 |
| Wrist tendon sheath incision A surgical procedure to cut open the covering of the tendons on the top of the wrist. |
38 | $179 | $2,143 |
| Wrist to finger joint removal Surgical removal of the bones forming the joints between the wrist and the fingers. |
38 | $587 | $5,063 |
| Incision of finger tendon sheath A surgical procedure to cut open the protective covering of a finger tendon. |
32 | $247 | $6,066 |
| Endoscopic release of wrist ligament A minimally invasive procedure using a small camera to cut and release ligaments in the wrist. |
19 | $472 | $3,257 |
| Tendon transfer to back of hand A surgical procedure where a tendon is moved to a new location on the back of the hand to restore function. |
17 | $783 | $3,426 |
| Joint fluid aspiration or injection, small joint Removal of fluid from a small joint or injection of medication into a small joint. |
16 | $25 | $554 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
16 | $131 | $172 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
14 | $70 | $110 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $154 | $309 |
| Open treatment of distal radius fracture with internal fixation Surgical repair of a broken wrist bone involving three or more fragments on the thumb side, stabilized with an internal device. |
13 | $916 | $5,608 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm bone at wrist without manipulation This procedure involves setting a broken forearm bone near the wrist without moving the bone fragments out of place. It is performed without manipulation to align the fracture. |
12 | $338 | $1,337 |
| Closed treatment of broken hand bone Non-surgical realignment and stabilization of a fractured bone in the hand. |
12 | $297 | $835 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less Use of imaging technology to guide a medical procedure. This service lasts 60 minutes or less. |
12 | $14 | $73 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for orthopaedic hand surgery physician in CA.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Yao is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 2% of CA peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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