Lu Zhang, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Schenectady, NY
Lu Zhang, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Schenectady, New York, and NPI 1063933612, issued on Jul 5, 2017. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lu Zhang
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- Practice location
- 1925 Curry RD, Schenectady, NY 12303
- Phone
- (518) 356-5377
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 04875229 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170922000449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lu Zhang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
3,373 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium204 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium154 claims
- Omeprazole127 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate124 claims
- Lisinopril99 claims
- Gabapentin91 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: $311.38
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Community Care Physicians PLLCSchenectady, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lu Zhang among 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York
Lu Zhang, PA-C is one of 3,670 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 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 2017, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2014 among the 1,802 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in New York
There are 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York.
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- Reemaben PatelGlenville, NY 123021922467828
- Kerry Yakawiak, RPASchenectady, NY 123041265509293
- Chandradai Datt, PASchenectady, NY 123071942514070
Common questions
What is Lu Zhang, PA-C's NPI number?
Lu Zhang, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063933612, issued on Jul 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lu Zhang, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1925 Curry RD, Schenectady, NY, 12303. Phone: (518) 356-5377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lu Zhang, PA-C's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lu Zhang, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lu Zhang, PA-C had 3,373 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.