John Zhihao Zhao, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Sugar Land, TX
John Zhihao Zhao, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1063932291, issued on Jun 20, 2017. Check the license (Texas U4669, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Zhihao Zhao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License number
- U4669 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17500 W Grand Pkwy S, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (713) 486-7500
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230914000769); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17500 W Grand Pkwy S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Zhihao Zhao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U4669Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
326 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam135 claims
- Methylprednisolone84 claims
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Vitamin D218 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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): 75 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: $11,965.60
59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was MedShape, Inc. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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
- UT PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Zhihao Zhao among 76 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Texas
John Zhihao Zhao, MD is one of 76 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 93% 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, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 76 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Texas.
All 76 in Texas → Every provider in Sugar Land → Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William McGarvey, M.D.Katy, TX 774941679544308
- Rohan Bhimani, MDCypress, TX 774331134897903
- Stacy Bacon, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291013962810
- Stephanie Gardner, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291548794936
- Isaac Castillo, MDGalveston, TX 775551114547841
- Oscar Castro-Aragon, MDGalveston, TX 775551477757078
- Jie Chen, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551447662630
- Vinod Panchbhavi, MDGalveston, TX 775551215016837
Common questions
What is John Zhihao Zhao, MD's NPI number?
John Zhihao Zhao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063932291, issued on Jun 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Zhihao Zhao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17500 W Grand Pkwy S, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (713) 486-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Zhihao Zhao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U4669, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Zhihao Zhao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Zhihao Zhao, MD had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Zhihao Zhao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.