NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Li Zhou, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Li Zhou, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1184063380, issued on Jun 20, 2013. Check the license (California A154650, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184063380
Name
Li Zhou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A154650 CA
342567 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 16TH St # C2304, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 319-4698
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2026
Fax
(310) 319-4908
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260414002968); may accept Medicare assignment
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 1250 16TH St # C2304

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

  1. Farid Abdelmalak, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1912392937
  2. Rasha Ahmed, DOInternal Medicine Physician1932631793
  3. Kaye Alpasan, NPNurse Practitioner1245098821
  4. Ishan Asokan, MD, MSCInternal Medicine Physician1699204271
  5. Rose Bates, NPNurse Practitioner1194263129
  6. Wossen Belachew, MDHospitalist Physician1831532266

Verify Li Zhou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

177 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Li Zhou177
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis25 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl22 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
  5. Clopidogrel12 claims
  6. Memantine Hcl11 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): 86.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Li Zhou among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Li Zhou, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica

They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Ashley, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041780628487
  2. Mitchell Becker, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041922033935
  3. Chiquita Flowers, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041972595700
  4. Glenn Gorlitsky, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041881625143
  5. Oscar Hernandez, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699706952
  6. Mark McGowan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041720015902
  7. Alex Messina, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041902867823
  8. Mark Nachman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041104803683

Common questions

What is Li Zhou, MD's NPI number?

Li Zhou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184063380, issued on Jun 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Li Zhou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St # C2304, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-4698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Li Zhou, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A154650, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Li Zhou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Li Zhou, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Li Zhou, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.