Garkie Zhu, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Lakewood, CO
Garkie Zhu, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1194293738, issued on Nov 12, 2018. Check the license (Colorado PA.0007138, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garkie Zhu
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA.0007138 CO
PA6681 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11750 W 2ND PL Ste 255, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (720) 638-7500
- Enumerated
- Nov 12, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Fax
- (720) 321-8041
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220322003259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical physician assistant records → All 699 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 11750 W 2ND PL Ste 255
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Randall Allison, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1245627835
- Shaheryar Ansari, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1659646917
- Nicholas Boyce, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1205612595
- Deana Cairo, PAMedical Physician Assistant1518524461
- Chelsea Carruthers, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSurgical Physician Assistant1588148985
- Brian Chong, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1508840018
Verify Garkie Zhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0007138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $36.74
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Garkie Zhu among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado
Garkie Zhu, PA is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Colorado
There are 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.
All 699 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANTLakewood, CO 802281306155957
- Nicholas Boyce, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281205612595
- Chelsea Carruthers, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLakewood, CO 802281588148985
- Joshua CrossLakewood, CO 802281043375959
- Kathryn Davis, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281992272793
- Jonathan Degner, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281154604452
- Alexandra Hensley, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281487319364
- Laura Hower, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281699081661
Common questions
What is Garkie Zhu, PA's NPI number?
Garkie Zhu, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194293738, issued on Nov 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garkie Zhu, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11750 W 2ND PL Ste 255, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 638-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garkie Zhu, PA's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0007138, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Garkie Zhu, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Garkie Zhu, PA had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Garkie Zhu, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.