Benjamin Pochang Yu, MD

NPI 1972617546ActiveIndividual· Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry· Redding, CA

Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (MD) in Redding, California, trained at University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine (class of 1999). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $191,233 for 914 claims, against $6,231 paid for services in 2024. Tris Pharma Inc was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $579.62 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1972617546
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Aug 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Sep 23, 2026
Certified by provider	Sep 23, 2026

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry Primary	2084P0800X	A73887	CA
Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	2084P0804X	A73887	CA

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 - Psychiatry (CA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	27
Services billed	82 across 3 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$6,231

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	914 · 1,008 30-day fills
Patients	78
Total drug cost	$191,233
Generic share	92% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine
Graduation year	1999
Medicare specialty	Psychiatry
Telehealth	Offers telehealth