What is Nelson Yamagata's specialty?

Nelson Yamagata (NPI 1821024852) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Templeton, CA.

Where does Nelson Yamagata practice?

Nelson Yamagata practices in Templeton, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821024852.

How much does Medicare pay Nelson Yamagata?

Nelson Yamagata (NPI 1821024852) received approximately $149K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 773 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821024852

Nelson YamagataM.D.

NeurologyTempleton, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,284

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,707

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$147K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,670 Neurology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 581).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,498

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$530K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin335 claims

Carbidopa/Levodopa214 claims

Levetiracetam210 claims

Duloxetine Hcl140 claims

Topiramate91 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$266

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$266

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$266

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nelson Yamagata's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 30 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	177	381
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	105	210
PATHOLOGY, INC.	94	185
Michael Wiechmann Cardiology · Templeton, CA	37	69
Andrew Dennish Cardiology · Templeton, CA	35	62
WEST COAST CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC.	35	70
Shannon Berry Internal Medicine · Templeton, CA	33	96
VOGLER, ELIZABETH	28	80
Joseph Kuntze Urology · Templeton, CA	28	56
SHIN, DANIEL	27	53
James Cartland Diagnostic Radiology · Templeton, CA	25	51
Edward Jardini Family Practice · Templeton, CA	24	61

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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