Lester Shinchen Young, MD
NPI 1518118678ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Yakima, WA
Surgery (MD) in Yakima, Washington, trained at Wayne State University School of Medicine (class of 2003). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $22,490 for 78 patients in 2024, with only 27 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,526 in all, mostly travel and lodging.
Overview
| NPI | 1518118678 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Oct 8, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 7, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 7, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 68579 | GA |
| Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | 2086S0102X | 68579 | GA |
| Surgery | 208600000X | MD61103790 | WA |
| Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | 2086S0102X | MD61103790 | WA |
| Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | 2086S0105X | 68579 | GA |
| Surgery, Trauma Surgery | 2086S0127X | 68579 | GA |
| Surgery, Trauma Surgery | 2086S0127X | MD61103790 | WA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (GA); Practitioner - General Surgery (WA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 78 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 124 across 37 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $22,490 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 27 · 27 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 26 |
| Total drug cost | $65.94 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Wayne State University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2003 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Yakima Valley Memorial PhysiciansYakima, WA · 391 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,526 · 16 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$9,564 · 19 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $3,361 | 11 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $56.29 | 2 |
| Coloplast Corp | $46.03 | 1 |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $41.71 | 1 |
| Conmed Corporation | $20.93 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$1,713 · 8 payments
- Education$1,000 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$812.36 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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