NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Danjing Zhao, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Kingsport, TN

Danjing Zhao, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1154749927, issued on Mar 30, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 63248, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1154749927
Name
Danjing Zhao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
63248 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2050 Meadowview Pkwy, Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone
(423) 230-5000
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2026
Fax
(423) 390-6852
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210629000705); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 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 2050 Meadowview Pkwy

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

  1. Robert AllenVascular Surgery Physician1578791307
  2. Melissa Arrowood, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992253140
  3. Mark Aziz, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1407003403
  4. Tonya Baker, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386946267
  5. Amanda BurkGerontology Nurse Practitioner1891515417
  6. Marcus Byler, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538617139

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

77 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Danjing Zhao77
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin24 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate19 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate12 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: $3,936.71

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Danjing Zhao$3,936.71
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Wellmont Cardiology ServicesKingsport, TN

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

Danjing Zhao among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee

Danjing Zhao, MD is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% 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 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Ferguson, D.O.Kingsport, TN 376601326314808
  2. Sean Forrest, MDKingsport, TN 376601740643899
  3. Stanley Gall, MDKingsport, TN 376601982633467
  4. D Greenfield, MDKingsport, TN 376601710942545
  5. David Sewell, M. D.Kingsport, TN 376601023358793
  6. William Messerschmidt, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201134115777
  7. Marcus Williams, MDBristol, TN 376201730177155
  8. Richard Feit, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376141164793774

Common questions

What is Danjing Zhao, MD's NPI number?

Danjing Zhao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154749927, issued on Mar 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Danjing Zhao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2050 Meadowview Pkwy, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 230-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Danjing Zhao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63248, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Danjing Zhao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Danjing Zhao, MD had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.