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- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
About Dr. Yau
Peter Yau, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Temple, TX specializing in pulmonary disease. Peter is also listed as specializing in critical care medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Peter cared for 341 Medicare patients across 560 services. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more, and critical care, first 30-74 minutes. This provider record is associated with NPI 1790954758.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (254) 724-2111
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2401 S 31ST ST
Temple, TX 76508
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Chronic conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Biopsies
Breathing
- CPAP Setup and Mask Troubleshooting
- Home Oxygen Therapy Training
- Nebulizer Breathing Treatment Training
Pleural procedures
- Draining lung fluid
- Chest tube insertion
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Sleep medicine
- At-home sleep test
- BiPAP therapy
- CPAP titration
- Overnight oxygen study
- Sleep study
Treatments
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
560 services · 341 patients · 9 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Treatment | 93451 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
198 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
146 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
69 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
50 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
32 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
20 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Temple 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 9 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2002 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement 1
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Peter Yau specialize in?
Peter Yau is a lung specialist in Temple, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Peter Yau located?
Peter Yau is listed at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Peter Yau's phone number?
The number on file is (254) 724-2111. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Peter Yau's NPI number?
Peter Yau's National Provider Identifier is 1790954758. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Peter Yau train?
Peter Yau attended Other, graduating in 2002. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Peter Yau been practicing?
Peter Yau has 24 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2002, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Peter Yau do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Peter Yau provides treatments such as insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Peter Yau confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Peter Yau. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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