Clara Zhu, MD
Surgery Physician · Pismo Beach, CA
Clara Zhu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pismo Beach, California, and NPI 1336635929, issued on Jul 6, 2018. Check the license (California A203277, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clara Zhu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A203277 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 921 Oak Park Blvd Ste 201, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
- Phone
- (805) 546-0411
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2025
- Fax
- (805) 473-4891
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240620003319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 921 Oak Park Blvd Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Clara Zhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A203277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $4,164.27
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- UT PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clara Zhu among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Clara Zhu, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 surgery physician records list a practice address in Pismo Beach
They are 6 of the 240 NPPES records with a practice address in Pismo Beach, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Pismo Beach → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clifford Gelman, MDPismo Beach, CA 934491083688782
- Edwin Hayashi, M.D.Pismo Beach, CA 934491295797397
- Farah Mansuri, M.D.Pismo Beach, CA 934491154580702
- Eric Salinger, MDPismo Beach, CA 934491700038536
- Susan Schommer, M.D.Shell Beach, CA 934491962427948
- Abigail Zinn, DOPismo Beach, CA 934491588168637
- Julie Barone, D.O.Santa Maria, CA 934541720110315
- Thomas Bosshardt, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541104958156
Common questions
What is Clara Zhu, MD's NPI number?
Clara Zhu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336635929, issued on Jul 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clara Zhu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 Oak Park Blvd Ste 201, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449. Phone: (805) 546-0411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clara Zhu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A203277, 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 Clara Zhu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clara Zhu, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.