Total Payments
$240,541
2024 Payments
$2,203
Companies
28
Transactions
700
Medicare Patients
8,036
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$153,709 (63.9%)
Consulting$43,171 (17.9%)
Travel$20,496 (8.5%)
Food & Beverage$19,338 (8.0%)
Research$3,000 (1.2%)
Education$828.17 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $83,025 | 23 | 34.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $64,554 | 18 | 26.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $43,171 | 13 | 17.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,496 | 77 | 8.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $19,338 | 560 | 8.0% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $6,000 | 4 | 2.5% |
| Unspecified | $3,000 | 2 | 1.2% |
| Education | $828.17 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Entertainment | $129.81 | 2 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$237,541
698 transactions
Research
$3,000
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | $168,712 | 292 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $35,672 | 144 | $0 (2024) |
| Nuvectra Corporation | $24,986 | 13 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $4,263 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $2,711 | 28 | $0 (2019) |
| Flowonix Medical Incorporated | $716.94 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $610.32 | 57 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $541.08 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $503.74 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $335.35 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,203 | 76 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,225) |
| 2023 | $7,616 | 62 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($6,228) |
| 2022 | $5,083 | 44 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($2,691) |
| 2021 | $13,620 | 33 | Nevro Corp. ($13,358) |
| 2020 | $10,734 | 37 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($6,354) |
| 2019 | $49,077 | 113 | Nevro Corp. ($29,283) |
| 2018 | $67,957 | 135 | Nevro Corp. ($41,028) |
| 2017 | $84,252 | 200 | Nevro Corp. ($78,078) |
All Payment Transactions
700 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 28
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.28 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.40 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.17 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.29 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.73 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.74 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.14 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.48 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.48 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.80 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.33 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.77 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.05 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.17 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.24 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.06 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.05 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.41 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACCURIAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.70 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.65 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algovita Spinal Cord Stimulation System Hi-Fi Study | Nuvectra Corporation | $2,500 | 1 |
| Post Market Study | Flowonix Medical Incorporated | $500.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 1,249 | 1,830 | $951,992 | $183,596 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,486 | 2,238 | $1.2M | $227,182 |
| 2021 | 30 | 2,441 | 4,836 | $1.9M | $453,265 |
| 2020 | 24 | 2,860 | 4,956 | $1.7M | $409,009 |
Total Patients
8,036
Total Services
13,860
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
100
All Medicare Procedures & Services
100 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 272 | 449 | $139,190 | $45,021 | 32.3% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 131 | 199 | $127,360 | $21,148 | 16.6% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 76 | $152,000 | $20,049 | 13.2% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 75 | 87 | $106,764 | $19,160 | 17.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 92 | 92 | $43,976 | $12,380 | 28.2% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 135 | $68,040 | $9,785 | 14.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 94 | 125 | $26,250 | $8,816 | 33.6% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 123 | 136 | $40,800 | $8,282 | 20.3% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 72 | $51,624 | $6,136 | 11.9% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 124 | $31,744 | $5,207 | 16.4% |
| 64625 | Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 25 | $25,500 | $4,343 | 17.0% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $23,943 | $4,121 | 17.2% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $22,518 | $3,542 | 15.7% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 48 | $22,560 | $3,404 | 15.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $9,000 | $2,796 | 31.1% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 30 | $16,710 | $2,642 | 15.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $5,838 | $2,002 | 34.3% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $9,856 | $1,154 | 11.7% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 27 | $6,831 | $1,031 | 15.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 23 | $4,002 | $747.20 | 18.7% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $7,665 | $720.16 | 9.4% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $2,576 | $642.72 | 25.0% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 23 | $6,693 | $450.40 | 6.7% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 46 | $552.00 | $16.55 | 3.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 266 | 485 | $150,138 | $45,324 | 30.2% |
About Dr. Michael Yang, M.D
Dr. Michael Yang, M.D is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Santa Rosa, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/29/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1063665438.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Yang, M.D has received a total of $240,541 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,203 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 700 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($83,025).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Yang has provided services to 8,036 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 13,860 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 100 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location Santa Rosa, CA
- Active Since 10/29/2008
- Last Updated 04/15/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207LP2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1063665438
Products in Payments
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $152,033
- Algovita (Device) $22,486
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $16,968
- Omnia (Device) $15,370
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $6,993
- SCS IPGs (Device) $2,837
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $2,731
- Senza (Device) $1,310
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $1,023
- TRULICITY (Drug) $1,014
- Intracept (Device) $928.98
- General - Pain Management (Device) $888.98
- Prometra II (Device) $716.94
- LYRICA (Drug) $590.83
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $541.59
- SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $309.02
- Evoke SCS (Device) $275.56
- DRG IPGs (Device) $252.58
- SCS leads (Device) $246.93
- AMRIX (Drug) $233.30
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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