NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheng Zhou

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Elkton, MD

Cheng Zhou is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Elkton, Maryland, and NPI 1295180008, issued on Apr 29, 2016. Check the license (Maryland D0097700, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1295180008
Name
Cheng Zhou
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
D0097700 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
111 W High St Ste 203, Elkton, MD 21921
Phone
(410) 398-0451
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230728001531); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 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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Verify Cheng Zhou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,494 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.

  1. Cheng Zhou2,494
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa434 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta361 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium299 claims
  4. Azithromycin169 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate135 claims
  6. Ventolin Hfa129 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: $962.55

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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. Cheng Zhou$962.55
  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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Union Hospital OF Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Christiana Care Health Services IncNewark, DE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cheng Zhou among 342 pulmonary disease physician records in Maryland

Cheng Zhou is one of 342 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 78% 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 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2000 among the 225 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% 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 Maryland 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 Maryland

There are 342 pulmonary disease physician records in Maryland.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua Aaron, MDElkton, MD 219211396703351
  2. Theodora Fynn, MDElkton, MD 219211205093804
  3. Susan Andrews, M.D.Berlin, MD 218111295786184
  4. Jacques Conaway, M.D.Berlin, MD 218111437245362
  5. Peter Costantini, D.O.Berlin, MD 218111982704342
  6. Atif Zeeshan, MDBerlin, MD 218111033154125
  7. Hafiza Noor Ul Ain Baloch, MDSalisbury, MD 218011922529890
  8. Robert Chasse, MDSalisbury, MD 218011619967049

Common questions

What is Cheng Zhou's NPI number?

Cheng Zhou's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295180008, issued on Apr 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheng Zhou located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 W High St Ste 203, Elkton, MD, 21921. Phone: (410) 398-0451. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheng Zhou's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0097700, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cheng Zhou prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cheng Zhou had 2,494 Medicare Part D claims for 351 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.