Lihua Zhang, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Lihua Zhang, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1407045222, issued on Oct 17, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 203674, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lihua Zhang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- 203674 LA
200020 LA
298219 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-5903
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Fax
- (504) 988-1941
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100913000277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1415 Tulane Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Abella, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255035572
- Eric Abraham, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639140114
- Ibrahim Aburiziq, M.DAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1134359771
- Prateek Adhikari, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083788004
- Tanjeev Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457091795
- Muhammad Ahmed, MDPsychiatry Physician1588724561
Verify Lihua Zhang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 203674Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
329 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl75 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
- Gabapentin35 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl23 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Childrens Hospital Anesthesia CorporationMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lihua Zhang among 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana
Lihua Zhang, M.D. is one of 623 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
199 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 199 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana.
All 623 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
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- Kirit Patel, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121871534602
Common questions
What is Lihua Zhang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lihua Zhang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407045222, issued on Oct 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lihua Zhang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5903. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lihua Zhang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 203674, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lihua Zhang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lihua Zhang, M.D. had 329 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.