Hong Zhao, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Iowa City, IA
Hong Zhao, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1497160683, issued on Jun 25, 2014. Check the license (Iowa R-10147, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hong Zhao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- R-10147 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 384-9668
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2022
- Fax
- (319) 384-8955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171003005907); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hong Zhao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-10147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
413 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide25 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Potassium Chloride20 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate18 claims
- Clopidogrel16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestSalem, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hong Zhao among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Hong Zhao, M.D. is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 46% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
215 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Iowa City
They are 215 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Hong Zhao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hong Zhao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497160683, issued on Jun 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hong Zhao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 384-9668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hong Zhao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-10147, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hong Zhao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hong Zhao, M.D. had 413 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.