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Veronica A Yank, MD

Internal Medicine · San Francisco

NPI 1447310248

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
9
1 carrier
Offices
2
Since medical school
23 years
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2003

Offices

2 locations · University of California San Francisco · 1,780 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: UCSF Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

9 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A97321 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2006 · expires 2028-04-30 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
74.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

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.

  • UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.622, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.626, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.491, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for UCSF Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 5 the same, 3 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at UCSF Medical Center
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.622BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.626BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.491BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.24 (0.58 to 1.9) · 4,689 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.05 (0.89 to 1.2)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 89 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.5 · 85 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 132 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.6 · 454 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 618 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 380 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.7 · 5,000 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.06 to 0.38) · 15,965 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0.05 to 0.35) · 17,859 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 4,184 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2 (1.1 to 2.9) · 6,516 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.35 (4.49 to 10.21) · 3,989 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5 (3.22 to 6.77) · 4,087 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.95 (0.74 to 3.15) · 2,034 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.95 (0.63 to 1.28) · 15,431 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 399 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.899No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.689No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.224No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16 · 156 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20 · 564 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits60.3 · 160 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-9.7 · 550 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits44.1 · 660 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.8 · 667 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (4.8 to 6.7) · 2,019 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6 · 421 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.5 · 53 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 107 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.9 (11.3 to 17.1) · 3,247 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (3,181 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at UCSF Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at UCSF Medical Center
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night50%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$4,103

Medicare paid this office $4,103 for 40 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)37$3,438$84
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's30$429$14

Who their Medicare patients are

40 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 60% · Health risk score 1.44. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 68% · Coronary heart disease 33% · Chronic kidney disease 33% · Depression 30% · Diabetes 28%.

The office billed $27,749, Medicare allowed $5,331 and paid $4,103; for 75 services of 3 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
20244075741.44$27,749$4,103
20234256761.64$29,696$3,878
20227282731.47$41,935$5,920
20216365721.35$35,367$4,736
20206067691.48$33,408$3,913
20194758751.38$32,593$4,021
2018108129711.60$66,290$7,375
2017212324711.50$164,104$19,786
2016151185711.44$95,913$12,265
201376163731.84$36,268$10,593

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.

See the services billed each year

2023: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)33$3,009$75

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)47$4,306$80
Short return visit (20+ min)21$959$46

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)42$3,188$74
Short return visit (20+ min)11$668$56

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)34$2,321$61

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)34$2,557$69

2018: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)84$5,451$58
Long return visit (40+ min)12$1,185$91
Short return visit (20+ min)12$319$27

2017: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)164$14,978$62
Long return visit (40+ min)25$2,423$90
Short return visit (20+ min)34$1,322$36

2016: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)108$8,037$66
Long return visit (40+ min)24$2,634$98
Short return visit (20+ min)21$845$40

2013: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Return visit (30+ min)49$5,044$62
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes12$1,837$63
Short return visit (20+ min)13$541$36

Medicaid work

$2,502 in 2018

Medicaid paid $2,502 for 53 billed services this clinician did in 2018, up to 14 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)41$2,069
OFF/OP EST MAY X REQ PHY/QHP12$433
Medicaid work by year
201853214$2,502

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$20,498

Pharmacies billed $20,498 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

202 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $20,498 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Tamsulosin12$354$30
Atorvastatin36$272$8
Amlodipine Besylate26$117$4

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202423958NoneNone$20,498
2023226530% (0)None$11,093
2022208590% (0)None$26,711
20218534NoneNone$3,262
202012545NoneNone$8,240
201938388NoneNone$29,892
20181,0261484% (40)None$73,153
20171,4892076% (83)None$88,239
201643613610% (43)None$26,744
201472170% (0)None$3,415
2013549593% (18)20%$24,600

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Synthroid15$1,033$69
Atorvastatin32$797$25
Levothyroxine11$247$22
Amlodipine Besylate15$192$13

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Tradjenta11$5,714$519
Atorvastatin18$319$18
Levothyroxine14$274$20

2019: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Atorvastatin30$645$22
Finasteride13$374$29
Tamsulosin13$319$25
Amlodipine Besylate19$132$7
Lisinopril25$113$5
Hydrochlorothiazide17$46$3

2018: 26 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Advair Diskus15$11,495$766
Spiriva12$6,216$518
Ventolin Hfa35$2,270$65
Tamsulosin32$1,413$44
Atorvastatin66$1,283$19
Levothyroxine18$623$35
Gabapentin29$583$20
Metoprolol15$581$39
Chlorthalidone17$533$31
Finasteride26$440$17
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24$438$18
Amlodipine Besylate70$391$6
Pantoprazole16$350$22
Metformin38$349$9
Fluticasone Propionate19$332$17
Lisinopril50$294$6
Synthroid11$285$26
Trazodone15$283$19
Simvastatin30$246$8
Zolpidem23$202$9
Omeprazole14$189$14
Hydrochlorothiazide30$114$4
Benazepril11$101$9
Furosemide14$86$6
Losartan11$83$8
Glipizide25$76$3

2017: 35 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Advair Diskus13$11,012$847
Oxycontin12$4,769$397
Atorvastatin116$2,339$20
Ventolin Hfa25$1,866$75
Oxycodone16$1,263$79
Levothyroxine43$1,099$26
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38$1,071$28
Tamsulosin29$982$34
Valsartan26$924$36
Metoprolol29$728$25
Finasteride24$627$26
Omeprazole62$469$8
Zolpidem28$445$16
Pantoprazole34$414$12
Gabapentin35$371$11
Clotrimazole11$346$31
Baclofen11$345$31
Metformin58$341$6
Lisinopril81$282$3
Fluticasone Propionate17$257$15
Sumatriptan12$251$21
Allopurinol11$246$22
Amlodipine Besylate64$208$3
Chlorthalidone14$194$14
Simvastatin35$194$6
Hydrochlorothiazide52$180$3
Triamcinolone Acetonide15$176$12
Losartan14$145$10
Furosemide33$145$4
Trazodone14$120$9
Alendronate21$108$5
Meclizine12$86$7
Sertraline16$85$5
Glipizide22$71$3
Famotidine12$52$4

2016: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Atorvastatin31$686$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$622$31
Omeprazole13$200$15
Lisinopril29$141$5
Zolpidem11$96$9
Amlodipine Besylate23$79$3

2013: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Diovan11$2,624$239
Premarin12$2,203$184
Atorvastatin25$1,215$49
Omeprazole24$456$19
Pantoprazole32$449$14
Polyethylene Glycol 335012$410$34
Metformin31$353$11
Simvastatin20$331$17
Finasteride12$291$24
Lisinopril37$169$5
Gabapentin12$167$14
Glimepiride14$164$12
Fluoxetine13$159$12
Zolpidem14$100$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$66$6

Professional record

NPI
1447310248
Licence
CA A97321California A97321: Current · expires 2028-04-30
Trained
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2003 · 23 years ago
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Room N300, M/C 5765, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2006-12-11
NPI last updated
2009-08-11

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