NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Waichung Zhang, DO

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Frank Waichung Zhang, DO is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1942729124, issued on Sep 19, 2017. Check the license (California 20A16737, 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
1942729124
Name
Frank Waichung Zhang
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
20A16737 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1223 16TH St Ste 3400, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 449-0939
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2017
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201214002431); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017
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 1223 16TH St Ste 3400

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

  1. Olawale Amubieya, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1881039238
  2. Jerome Anyalebechi, MDSurgery Physician1437682440
  3. Ravi Aysola, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1710008834
  4. Shailesh BalasubramanianPulmonary Disease Physician1164748562
  5. Joanne Bando, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1609083773
  6. Melisa Chang, M.D.Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1477879070

Verify Frank Waichung Zhang 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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

328 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.

  1. Frank Zhang328
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa52 claims
  2. Spiriva Respimat32 claims
  3. Trelegy Ellipta26 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate23 claims
  5. Advair Hfa18 claims
  6. Stiolto Respimat15 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: $957.42

47 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. Frank Zhang$957.42
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA

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

Frank Waichung Zhang among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Frank Waichung Zhang, DO is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% 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 California 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 California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ravi Aysola, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041710008834
  2. Hossein Babaali, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699790584
  3. Joanne Bando, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041609083773
  4. Gregory Bierer, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041154489433
  5. James Burrows, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041790872281
  6. Colleen Channick, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041023043775
  7. Burt Charuworn, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041508899808
  8. Gerard Frank, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041982639571

Common questions

What is Frank Waichung Zhang, DO's NPI number?

Frank Waichung Zhang, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942729124, issued on Sep 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Waichung Zhang, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1223 16TH St Ste 3400, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 449-0939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Waichung Zhang, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A16737, 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 Frank Waichung Zhang, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Waichung Zhang, DO had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.