Yamin Shwe, MD
Interventional Radiology · Fountain Valley
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Yamin Shwe MD Medical Corporation · County of Santa Clara
Hospitals listed: Desert Regional Medical Center · Uci Health-Orange. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A135414 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2015 · expires 2027-04-30 · Boston University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Tenet Healthcare, which runs 77 hospitals in 12 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 62% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.286, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.398, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.44 (3.82 to 7.06) · 2,934 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 82.98 (46.2 to 119.76) · 170 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.422, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.56, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.547, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.356, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.449, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 1,287 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Desert Regional Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.286 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.398 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0 to 1.87) · 838 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.77 (0.39 to 1.15) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 203.66 (157.92 to 249.4) · 87 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 61 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.9 · 125 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13.9 · 194 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.7 · 320 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 366 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 3,299 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.01 to 0.43) · 4,856 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.43) · 4,661 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.16 (0.09 to 4.24) · 1,071 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0 to 3.39) · 52 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.35 (0.82 to 3.89) · 1,085 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.77 (0 to 18.61) · 47 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.17 (0.86 to 9.49) · 41 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.97 (0.49 to 3.45) · 144 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.79) · 4,380 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 41 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.899 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.138 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.022 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14 · 280 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.5 · 407 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.9 · 128 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 35.9 · 220 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 31.6 · 324 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.8 · 530 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.5 (3 to 6.4) · 93 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.7 (7.8 to 14.4) · 93 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.5 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.7 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.3 · 138 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 91 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,035 patients answered, 14% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 83% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 40% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 62% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Uci Health-Orange
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 7 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.44 (3.82 to 7.06) · 2,934 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 82.98 (46.2 to 119.76) · 170 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.422 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.56 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.547 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.356 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.449 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 1,287 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.25 to 1.87) · 2,297 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.9 (0.67 to 1.13) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 59 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 104 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 331 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 416 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.4 · 330 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,269 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.33) · 8,263 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0.01 to 0.37) · 8,703 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.95 (0.57 to 3.32) · 1,647 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.52 (1.33 to 3.71) · 2,756 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.15 (2.82 to 11.48) · 1,643 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.78 (2.24 to 7.33) · 1,680 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.98 (0.61 to 3.36) · 871 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0 to 0.77) · 7,232 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 170 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.546 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 165 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 556 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 75.5 · 113 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 0 · 391 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.4 · 436 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 556 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.1 to 6.6) · 846 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.8 (10 to 14) · 846 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.9 · 64 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21 · 110 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.8 (8.6 to 13.8) · 2,457 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (575 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 62% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 65% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 69% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 40% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$71,715
Medicare paid this office $71,715 for 171 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 89 | $31,420 | $98 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 95 | $13,952 | $142 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 64 | $9,490 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 30 | $3,223 | $107 |
Who their Medicare patients are
171 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 10% · 85 and older 23% · Women 49% · Also on Medicaid 63% · Health risk score 2.48. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical interventional radiology clinician is at 2.27.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Stroke 75% · Coronary heart disease 58% · Heart failure 54% · Diabetes 52% · Chronic kidney disease 49% · Atrial fibrillation 48% · Depression 46% · Dementia 35% · COPD 28% · Cancer 15%.
The office billed $281,130, Medicare allowed $90,044 and paid $71,715; for 652 services of 26 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
| 2024 | 171 | 652 | 75 | 2.48 | $281,130 | $71,715 |
| 2023 | 13 | 23 | 74 | 1.18 | $18,695 | $4,271 |
| 2022 | 32 | 126 | 80 | 1.87 | $108,200 | $24,718 |
| 2020 | 21 | 37 | 77 | 2.76 | $17,943 | $3,700 |
| 2019 | 207 | 1,010 | 78 | 2.49 | $509,684 | $112,647 |
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
2022: 3 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 13 | $4,284 | $186 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 20 | $2,324 | $116 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $1,597 | $61 |
2020: 1 service
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 15 | $1,073 | $72 |
2019: 9 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 133 | $53,844 | $89 |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 25 | $9,690 | $388 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 79 | $9,657 | $118 |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 29 | $7,133 | $223 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 80 | $6,946 | $87 |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 17 | $2,402 | $141 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 14 | $2,256 | $63 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch | 14 | $1,957 | $122 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 13 | $1,098 | $73 |
Medicaid work
$4,945 in 2024
Medicaid paid $4,945 for 185 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 18 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.
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 171 | $4,491 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 14 | $454 |
| 2024 | 185 | 2 | 18 | $4,945 |
Money from drug and device companies
$78 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | None | $78 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | None | $108 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | None | $498 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | None | $45 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $59 |
| 2019 | 4 | 16 | None | $919 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Imperative Care | Zoom Reperfusion Catheter | $62 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Axium Primetm | $16 | 1 payment
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See all 2 published payments
| Imperative Care | Meals · 2025-09-23 | Zoom Reperfusion Catheter | $62 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-06-23 | Axium Primetm | $16 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $108
| MicroVention | Web Aneurysm Embolization System | $53 | 1 payment
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| Abbott Laboratories | Supera | $28 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Solitaire X | $27 | 1 payment
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2023: $498
| Imperative Care | Zoom 88-T Large Distal Platform | $227 | 4 payments
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| Stryker | Surpass Evolve | $167 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Pipeline | $104 | 1 payment
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2022: $45
| Stryker | Axs Catalyst 7 | $38 | 2 payments
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| Penumbra | Penumbra System | $7 | 1 payment
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2021: $8
| Penumbra | Penumbra System | $8 | 1 payment
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2020: $59
| Stryker | Trevo | $59 | 1 payment
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2019: $919
| Stryker | Trevo | $686 | 11 payments
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| Penumbra | Penumbra System | $161 | 3 payments
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| Medtronic USA | React | $56 | 1 payment
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| Ge Healthcare | None | $17 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 96.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1558650002
- Licence
- CA A135414California A135414: Current · expires 2027-04-30
- Trained
- Boston University School of Medicine, 2011
- Group
- Yamin Shwe MD Medical Corporation · County of Santa Clara
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2085R0204X (2085R0204X); Neurology (2084N0400X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 762, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720
- NPI first listed
- 2011-04-05
- NPI last updated
- 2025-12-02
- NPI record certified
- 2025-12-02
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 300 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA, 91007 · 10 Union Sq E, New York, NY, 10003