Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Palmerton, PA
Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1205821469, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD065452Y, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Shuangwen Zhou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD065452Y PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 Lafayette Ave, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Phone
- (610) 824-2474
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 826-7906
- Medicaid ID
- 0017065710008 PA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joe Shuangwen Zhou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,393 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate181 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium151 claims
- Metformin Hcl145 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium123 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium114 claims
- Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide111 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.
Joe Shuangwen Zhou among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palmerton
They are 3 of the 99 NPPES records with a practice address in Palmerton, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD's NPI number?
Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205821469, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Lafayette Ave, Palmerton, PA, 18071. Phone: (610) 824-2474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD065452Y, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Shuangwen Zhou, MD had 3,393 Medicare Part D claims for 183 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.