Lixian Zou, MD
Nephrology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Lixian Zou, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1053359737, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 33080, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lixian Zou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 33080 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9100 N 2ND St, Phoenix, AZ 85020
- Phone
- (602) 943-1231
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 395-9574
- Medicaid ID
- 876336 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040910000313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9100 N 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tammy HilliardFamily Nurse Practitioner1881888972
- Vimala Kukunoor, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063477495
Verify Lixian Zou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 33080Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,498 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Allopurinol77 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
- Farxiga61 claims
- Nifedipine Er57 claims
- Jardiance55 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: $716.29
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Akdhc LLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lixian Zou among 278 nephrology physician records in Arizona
Lixian Zou, MD is one of 278 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 278 nephrology physician records in Arizona.
All 278 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sohail Abdul Salim, MDPhoenix, AZ 850201457658007
- Amar Bista, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201740266923
- Nilesh Patel, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201699778167
- David Raskin, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201457354003
- Paul Sacks, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201255334892
- Sharareh Brown, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850211609036268
- Bhupinder Singh, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181053305896
- Charis Whitney, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181568876597
Common questions
What is Lixian Zou, MD's NPI number?
Lixian Zou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053359737, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lixian Zou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9100 N 2ND St, Phoenix, AZ, 85020. Phone: (602) 943-1231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lixian Zou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 33080, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lixian Zou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lixian Zou, MD had 1,498 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.