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Joseph Li-Han Yang, MD

Interventional Cardiology · San Francisco

NPI 1003115486

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Plans that list them
4
1 carrier
Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Regents of the University of California

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Hospitals listed: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

4 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of San Francisco Health Network, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.449, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.37, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.538, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 2 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.449BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.37BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.538BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.9 (0 to 1.91) · 667 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.12 (0.76 to 1.49)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths195.34 (147.34 to 243.34) · 76 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.2 · 114 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.2 · 48 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.5 · 201 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.5 · 214 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 261 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.5 · 1,351 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.07 to 0.5) · 4,709 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.39 (0.19 to 0.59) · 4,644 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.34 (2.11 to 6.56) · 795 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.59 (0 to 3.28) · 234 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.85 (1.33 to 4.38) · 861 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.95 (0.25 to 17.64) · 261 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6 (2.01 to 9.98) · 242 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 167 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.79 (0.08 to 1.49) · 4,129 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.4 · 35 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.709No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.769No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.7 · 41 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 227 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits28.6 · 257 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits75.1 · 239 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.2 · 232 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 175 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.3 (8.3 to 15.1) · 175 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.1 · 37 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.2 · 132 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.6 (10.4 to 17.9) · 966 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) · 88 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,644 patients answered, 16% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Room was "always" clean69%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge83%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Doctors "always" listened carefully75%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)72%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Nurses "always" listened carefully70%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital72%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms84%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$7,429

Medicare paid this office $7,429 for 22 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito11$52$5

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Coronary angioplasty and stenting1-10None
Pacemaker insertion or repair1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

22 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Health risk score 1.60. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical interventional cardiology clinician is at 1.7.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 75% · Diabetes 50%.

The office billed $48,603, Medicare allowed $9,310 and paid $7,429; for 43 services of 11 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20242243731.60$48,603$7,429
20232750712.84$117,947$10,401
20221626731.82$32,742$4,815

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

Money from drug and device companies

$267 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202523None$267
202424None$98
202322None$188
202222None$37
2021337None$318
202025None$142
2019721None$534

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Edwards LifesciencesNone$216
2 payments
  • Meals · 2025-12-17 · $101
  • Meals · 2025-10-28 · $114
MedtronicSymplicity G3$52
1 payment
  • Meals for Symplicity G3 · 2025-10-28 · $52
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
Edwards LifesciencesMeals · 2025-12-17None$101
MedtronicMeals · 2025-10-28Symplicity G3$52
Edwards LifesciencesMeals · 2025-10-28None$114
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $98

Payments by company in 2024
Boston ScientificComet$52
2 payments
  • Meals for Rotapro · 2024-08-20 · $24
  • Meals for Comet · 2024-06-29 · $28
Inari MedicalCt Thrombectomy System Kit$45
2 payments
  • Meals for Flowtriever Catheter, S · 2024-04-04 · $20
  • Meals for Ct Thrombectomy System Kit · 2024-03-20 · $25

2023: $188

Payments by company in 2023
Abbott LaboratoriesMitraclip$150
1 payment
  • Meals for Mitraclip · 2023-05-25 · $150
Terumo MedicalAngio-Seal$38
1 payment
  • Meals for Angio-Seal · 2023-07-17 · $38

2022: $37

Payments by company in 2022
Boston ScientificOpticross$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Opticross · 2022-06-11 · $24
Medline Industries LpMedline Industries, Inc.$13
1 payment
  • Meals for Medline Industries, Inc. · 2022-07-27 · $13

2021: $318

Payments by company in 2021
Boston ScientificGeneral Atherectomy$165
30 payments
  • Meals for Opticross · 2021-12-07 · $2
  • Meals for Emerge · 2021-11-02 · $1
  • Meals for Opticross · 2021-11-02 · $1
  • Meals for Crossboss · 2021-10-19 · $2
  • Meals for Synergy · 2021-10-08 · $3
  • Meals for Crossboss · 2021-10-04 · $4
  • Meals for Opticross · 2021-09-30 · $1
  • Meals for Synergy · 2021-09-30 · $1
  • Meals for Synergy · 2021-08-30 · $2
  • Meals for Ilab · 2021-08-17 · $0
  • Meals for General Atherectomy · 2021-08-17 · $1
  • Meals for General Atherectomy · 2021-07-26 · $10
  • Meals for Synergy · 2021-07-15 · $4
  • Meals for General Atherectomy · 2021-07-06 · $18
  • Meals for General Stents · 2021-07-06 · $1
  • Meals for Synergy · 2021-06-21 · $6
  • Meals for Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon · 2021-06-21 · $2
  • Meals for Synergy · 2021-06-14 · $2
  • Meals for General Atherectomy · 2021-06-14 · $3
  • Meals for General Stents · 2021-06-14 · $2
  • Meals for Opticross · 2021-06-07 · $7
  • Meals for Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon · 2021-05-25 · $4
  • Meals for Emerge · 2021-05-20 · $5
  • Meals for General Stents · 2021-04-16 · $22
  • Meals for Rotablator · 2021-04-08 · $14
  • Meals for General Stents · 2021-03-18 · $7
  • Meals for General Atherectomy · 2021-02-17 · $6
  • Meals for General Therapies · 2021-02-10 · $17
  • Meals for General Atherectomy · 2021-01-15 · $10
  • Meals for Opticross · 2021-01-08 · $8
Abbott LaboratoriesXience Sierra Coronary Stent$128
6 payments
  • Meals for Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · 2021-10-18 · $24
  • Meals for Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · 2021-09-17 · $25
  • Meals for Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · 2021-07-07 · $25
  • Meals for Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · 2021-06-15 · $16
  • Meals for Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · 2021-06-03 · $15
  • Meals for Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · 2021-05-06 · $23
Asahi Intecc USAAsahi Ptca Guide Wire$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Asahi Ptca Guide Wire · 2021-03-30 · $24

2020: $142

Payments by company in 2020
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsAll T3 Implants$88
2 payments
  • Meals for All T3 Implants · 2020-03-07 · $44
  • Meals for All T3 Implants · 2020-03-07 · $44
Boston ScientificGeneral - Structural Heart$55
3 payments
  • Meals for Rotablator · 2020-11-19 · $11
  • Meals for General - Structural Heart · 2020-09-17 · $24
  • Meals for Opticross · 2020-09-15 · $19

2019: $534

Payments by company in 2019
Boston ScientificRotablator$154
11 payments
  • Meals for Rotablator · 2019-12-13 · $1
  • Meals for Opticross · 2019-07-10 · $4
  • Meals for Opticross · 2019-06-28 · $25
  • Meals for Stingray · 2019-05-31 · $22
  • Meals for General Therapies · 2019-05-30 · $4
  • Meals for Opticross · 2019-04-05 · $6
  • Meals for Rotablator · 2019-03-27 · $22
  • Meals for Rotablator · 2019-03-14 · $5
  • Meals for Rotablator · 2019-03-05 · $20
  • Meals for Wolverine · 2019-02-27 · $21
  • Meals for Rotablator · 2019-01-23 · $24
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsBellatek$150
3 payments
  • Meals for Diem2 · 2019-01-29 · $65
  • Meals for Bellatek · 2019-01-16 · $74
  • Meals for Bellatek · 2019-01-16 · $10
Medtronic VascularCorevalve Evolut$98
2 payments
  • Meals for Corevalve Evolut · 2019-11-07 · $78
  • Meals for Corevalve Evolut · 2019-11-07 · $20
Cardiovascular SystemsCoronary Orbital Atherectomy System$47
2 payments
  • Meals for Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · 2019-07-22 · $14
  • Meals for Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · 2019-01-29 · $33
Edwards LifesciencesEdwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve$45
1 payment
  • Meals for Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · 2019-08-21 · $45
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Lifevest$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Lifevest · 2019-05-16 · $24
EkosEkosonic$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Ekosonic · 2019-06-25 · $16

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

Research payments by company and study
Procyrion, Inc. · Diuretics Alone Vs. Aortix Endovascular Device for Acute Heart Failure (Drain-Hf) · 2025Their institution$2,980

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
91.9 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1003115486
Licence
MD 6072
Trained
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2011
Group
University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Regents of the University of California
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RI0011X (207RI0011X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Cardiology (207RC0000X)
Mailing address
700 Lawrence Expy Dept 212, Santa Clara, CA, 95051
NPI first listed
2011-03-24
NPI last updated
2026-05-26
NPI record certified
2026-05-26

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110