Yongzhong Wei, PA-C
NPI 1720227143ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Saint Louis, MO
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Physician Groups Lc, practicing in Saint Louis, Missouri. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $149,717 for 638 claims, against $13,830 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $811.37 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Missouri Baptist Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1720227143 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 9, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 9, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 2016015683 | MO |
| Specialist, Research Study | 1744R1102X | — | — |
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 - Physician Assistant (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 120 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 234 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $13,830 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 638 · 815 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 205 |
| Total drug cost | $149,717 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Physician Groups LcFarmington, MO · 521 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$811.37 · 33 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$2,166 · 134 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $275.59 | 14 |
| Biogen, Inc. | $246.59 | 6 |
| Tg Therapeutics, Inc. | $69.06 | 3 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $54.05 | 2 |
| Emd Serono, Inc. | $53.53 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$661.37 · 32 payments
- Consulting Fee$150.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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