Liang Zha, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Columbia, SC
Liang Zha, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1497165682, issued on Apr 28, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 41025, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Liang Zha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 41025 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 545-5500
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200616000024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ann Bates, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104166438
- Karla Cruz Morel, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1528346830
- Katherine Davis, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629537055
- Jack Depriest, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1881699957
- Suzanne Freeman, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1982707873
Verify Liang Zha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 41025Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,758 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium263 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta261 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa171 claims
- Prednisone166 claims
- Breo Ellipta65 claims
- Wixela Inhub59 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,402.87
92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Liang Zha among 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina
Liang Zha, M.D. is one of 202 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% 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 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Catherine Frier, DOColumbia, SC 292031669992103
- Todd Gandy, MDColumbia, SC 292031467898767
- Jennifer Hucks, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031699960294
- Andy Iriza, DOColumbia, SC 292031588042725
- Brian Kluge, DOColumbia, SC 292031386202430
- Jake Krieg, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031184886996
- Peter Loper, MDColumbia, SC 292031295703676
- Brandi Newsome, MDColumbia, SC 292031902875537
Common questions
What is Liang Zha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Liang Zha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497165682, issued on Apr 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Liang Zha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 545-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Liang Zha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 41025, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Liang Zha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Liang Zha, M.D. had 1,758 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Liang Zha, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.