Yi-Ping Joseph Woo, MD

NPI 1043240120ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Palo Alto, CA

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in Palo Alto, California, trained at Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania (class of 1992). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $258,473 for 89 patients in 2024, with only 22 Part D claims. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation reported $30,000 in payments in 2025, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI	1043240120
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jul 4, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Jan 16, 2014

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary	208G00000X	G128440	CA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	208G00000X	MD055054L	PA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (CA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	89
Services billed	228 across 44 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$258,473

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	22 · 22 30-day fills
Total drug cost	$1,717
Generic share	82% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania
Graduation year	1992
Medicare specialty	Cardiac Surgery
Secondary specialties	Thoracic Surgery