NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · La Jolla, CA

Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1659785962, issued on Jun 13, 2014. Check the license (California A172925, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659785962
Name
Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A172925 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9850 Genesee Ave Ste 370, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 625-7200
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210810002376); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 370

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Erin Wiltchik, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1518498757

Verify Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

81 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Alexander Fe81
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $108.13

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alexander Fe$108.13
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scripps Health Inpatient Providers Medical Group IncLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Auger, M.DLa Jolla, CA 920371871537902
  2. Clinton Colaco, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932405081
  3. Steven Escobar, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371245226117
  4. Kelly Fan, M. D.La Jolla, CA 920371366889883
  5. Timothy Fernandes, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371669680757
  6. Kenneth Grudko, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371164522199
  7. Fredrick Hanson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371164507059
  8. David Kwon, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371922425297

Common questions

What is Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659785962, issued on Jun 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 370, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 625-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A172925, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Zhen-Hao Fe, M.D. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.