NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Zhu, M.D.

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Orange, CA

Catherine Zhu, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1457705683, issued on Apr 13, 2016. Check the license (California A153260, 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
1457705683
Name
Catherine Zhu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License numbers
A153260 CA
153260 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 456-8888
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181121002627); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2016
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 101 The City Dr S

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

  1. Danny Abad, PAPhysician Assistant1477158673
  2. Edward AbaradoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912855198
  3. Nagina Abdiani, DOGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1518543271
  4. Mariam Abdul-Latif, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1538418884
  5. Eric AbelloOtolaryngology Physician1922566215
  6. Brandon Abeyta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841291804

Verify Catherine 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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Catherine Zhu19
  2. Specialty average192

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: $33.25

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Zhu$33.25
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

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. University Surgeons OF Orange A Medical GroupOrange, CA

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

Catherine Zhu among 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California

Catherine Zhu, M.D. is one of 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 149 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 208C00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Carmichael, MDOrange, CA 928681427175827
  2. Anita Gregory, M.D.Orange, CA 928681881655868
  3. George Moro, M.D.Orange, CA 928681255416715
  4. Skandan Shanmugan, MDOrange, CA 928681982845574
  5. Richard StrakerOrange, CA 928681194257972
  6. Valery Vilchez, M.D.Orange, CA 928681073992624
  7. Eric Fu, MDYorba Linda, CA 928861629060108
  8. Kevin Kinzinger, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351760554232

Common questions

What is Catherine Zhu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Catherine Zhu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457705683, issued on Apr 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Zhu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Zhu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A153260, 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 Catherine Zhu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Zhu, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.