NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

April J. Zhu, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Santa Clara, CA

April J. Zhu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1942388525, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A95561, 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
1942388525
Name
April J. Zhu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A95561 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408) 236-6400
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070221000382); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 900 Kiely Blvd

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

  1. Gurpreet Ahluwalia, MDHospitalist Physician1225116890
  2. Nitin Athavale, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1568540144
  3. Brian Baker, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1689753717
  4. Robert Bammer, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1063598357
  5. James Baxter, MDHospitalist Physician1679659502
  6. John Budis, RPHPharmacist1104906916

Verify April J. Zhu 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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70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,697 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. April Zhu1,697
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl154 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl112 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl102 claims
  4. Fluoxetine Hcl98 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl91 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er90 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA

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

April J. Zhu among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

April J. Zhu, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sivaranjani Ayyanar, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511922620301
  2. Alexander Hish, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511982232740
  3. Perry-Anthony Maliuanag, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511902958705
  4. Denise McNamara, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511992882823
  5. Matthew Peters, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511639674336
  6. Anna Shvartsur, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511669008694
  7. Priya Venkatesh, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511598842445
  8. Dongyan XuSanta Clara, CA 950511851928709

Common questions

What is April J. Zhu, MD's NPI number?

April J. Zhu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942388525, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is April J. Zhu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 236-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify April J. Zhu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A95561, 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 April J. Zhu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, April J. Zhu, MD had 1,697 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.