Yi-ping Joseph Woo, MD - Medicare Cardiac Surgery in Palo Alto, CA

Yi-ping Joseph Woo, MD is a medicare enrolled "Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)" physician in Palo Alto, California. He went to Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1992 and has 32 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Cardiac Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Stanford Health Care and his current practice location is 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (650) 825-3828.

Yi-ping Joseph Woo is licensed to practice in California (license number G128440) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1043240120.

Contact Information

Yi-ping Joseph Woo, MD
300 Pasteur Dr,
Palo Alto, CA 94305-2200
(650) 825-3828
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Physician's Profile

Full NameYi-ping Joseph Woo
GenderMale
SpecialityCardiac Surgery
Experience32 Years
Location300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Yi-ping Joseph Woo attended and graduated from Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania in 1992
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1043240120
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/04/2006
  • Last Update Date: 01/16/2014
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5991897050
  • Enrollment ID: I20140214001082

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Yi-ping Joseph Woo such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1043240120NPI-NPPES
0018761230003MedicaidPA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208G00000XThoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) MD055054L (Pennsylvania)Secondary
208G00000XThoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) G128440 (California)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Stanford Health CareStanford, CAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Stanford Health Care67097974912572

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Yi-ping Joseph Woo allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameStanford Health Care
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1437292927
PECOS PAC ID: 6709797491
Enrollment ID: O20031124000348

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Yi-ping Joseph Woo is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Yi-ping Joseph Woo, MD
1804 Embarcadero Rd,
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3341

Ph: (215) 662-2956
Yi-ping Joseph Woo, MD
300 Pasteur Dr,
Palo Alto, CA 94305-2200

Ph: (650) 825-3828

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