Wai Chung Yong MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1740695790 is registered to Wai Chung Yong MD, a Rheumatology Physician practising at 925 S Garfield Ave in Alhambra, California. Rheumatology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Wai Chung Yong MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2014.
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Secondary identifiers
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Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20220701002241RheumatologyCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Wai Chung Yong MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Wai Chung Yong MD directly at (626) 282-0282.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1740695790 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Rheumatology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (626) 282-0282.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Wai Chung Yong MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.