NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Linhong Zhang, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC

Helen Linhong Zhang, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1962865634, issued on Mar 31, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-01277, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1962865634
Name
Helen Linhong Zhang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2023-01277 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705
Phone
(919) 286-0411
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250606000318); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 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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Also registered at 508 Fulton St

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

  1. Sabri Abdelwahab, M.D.Research Study Specialist1225365752
  2. Kannimariammal Abraham, NURSE PRACTITIONERAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1770540973
  3. Gilbert Acevedo, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1619330255
  4. Shruti Adiga, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932465374
  5. Hamid Afshari, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1730100280
  6. Adolf AghogahCase Management Registered Nurse1205752284

Verify Helen Linhong Zhang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2023-01277
    Check the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $35.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Protega Pharmaceutials Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Helen Zhang$35.18
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Unc Physicians Network LLCMorrisville, NC

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

Helen Linhong Zhang among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Helen Linhong Zhang, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham

They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vaidehi Boinapally, MDDurham, NC 277051548227978
  2. Sol Gazzingan, M.D.Durham, NC 277051851389654
  3. William Knaack, M.D.Durham, NC 277051982666517
  4. Stuart Manning, M.D.Durham, NC 277051043217086
  5. David Matchar, MDDurham, NC 277051942261268
  6. Claudia Nassaralla, M.D.Durham, NC 277051114903275
  7. John Paat, M.D.Durham, NC 277051518944909
  8. Suman PrasadDurham, NC 277051760460349

Common questions

What is Helen Linhong Zhang, MD's NPI number?

Helen Linhong Zhang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962865634, issued on Mar 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Linhong Zhang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 286-0411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Linhong Zhang, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-01277, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.