Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D.
Optometrist · Scotts Valley, CA
Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Scotts Valley, California, and NPI 1356750798, issued on Aug 11, 2014. Check the license (California 15172T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Sheng Zhu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 15172T CA
60486929 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 255 Mount Hermon RD Ste D, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
- Phone
- (831) 438-5526
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Sheng Zhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15172TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $224.20
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Joseph Sheng Zhu among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Scotts Valley
They are 3 of the 376 NPPES records with a practice address in Scotts Valley, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Giannotti, ODScotts Valley, CA 950661669446522
- Diem Tran, O.D.Scotts Valley, CA 950661740253590
- Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651780946012
- Ted Bailey, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950651356489959
- Orkida Solomon, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950651073651683
- Nivedita Chandrasekharan, OD, FAAOSanta Cruz, CA 950621164763058
- David Chang, O.D.Saratoga, CA 950701063565497
- Michaela Chavez, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621083055750
Common questions
What is Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356750798, issued on Aug 11, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 255 Mount Hermon RD Ste D, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066. Phone: (831) 438-5526. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 15172T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Sheng Zhu, O.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.