Dr. Sherwin Yen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Yen
Dr. Sherwin Yen is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in Austin, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Yen performed 7,107 Medicare services across 2,316 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Yen received a total of $8,854 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 197 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Yen is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 3,540 | $19 | $44 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 506 | $90 | $206 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 436 | $8 | $9 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 382 | $10 | $45 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 280 | $16 | $71 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 266 | $9 | $41 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 265 | $13 | $57 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 242 | $9 | $39 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 215 | $6 | $24 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 214 | $5 | $22 |
| Vitamin D level test | 122 | $29 | $115 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 110 | $64 | $139 |
| Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report | 102 | $25 | $127 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 92 | $40 | $175 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 85 | $12 | $70 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 34 | $113 | $320 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 29 | $22 | $109 |
| Sex hormone binding globulin (protein) level | 28 | $18 | $92 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 28 | $16 | $72 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 25 | $84 | $208 |
| Measurement of total estradiol (hormone) | 24 | $24 | $118 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 23 | $8 | $33 |
| Prolactin (milk producing hormone) level | 18 | $19 | $82 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 18 | $11 | $46 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 12 | $73 | $152 |
| Gonadotropin, luteinizing (reproductive hormone) level | 11 | $18 | $79 |
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)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (52%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for student in an organized health care education/training program in TX.
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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Yen is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of TX peers, with 16 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. 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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