LUCY ZHU, OD
Basic Emergency Medical Technician in NEW YORK, New York. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What stands out: LUCY ZHU, OD filed 640 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 across NEW YORK, New York. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.
LUCY ZHU, OD at a glance
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in New York
How Basic Emergency Medical Technician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Basic Emergency Medical Technician share within New York
Basic Emergency Medical Technician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in New York
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Basic Emergency Medical Technician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Basic Emergency Medical Technician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Basic Emergency Medical Technician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Basic Emergency Medical Technician estimate
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LUCY ZHU, OD is a Basic Emergency Medical Technician provider practicing in NEW YORK, New York, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: OD. NPI: 1912560319. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
LUCY ZHU, OD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Basic Emergency Medical Technician provider holding OD credentials at 469 W 125TH ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10027, with a listed phone of (848) 248-3138. NPI 1912560319 was issued on 04/22/2019. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what ZHU most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 640 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 110 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $95K in drug spend, split 29% brand-name and 71% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Basic Emergency Medical Technician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 2,039 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 341 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1912560319 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Basic Emergency Medical Technician |
| Credentials | OD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/22/2019 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for LUCY ZHU, OD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$29
Largest payer
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context — New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to LUCY ZHU, OD. To verify LUCY ZHU, OD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
29% brand-name claims vs 71% generic, on 640 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 838
- Total Day Supply
- 23,966
- Brand vs Generic
- 29% brand / 71% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $85K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $10K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.42
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 14, 65-74: 52, 75-84: 28, 85+: 16
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 268 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 84 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 60 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 47 |
| Timolol Maleate | 34 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 31 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 28 |
| Bimatoprost | 15 |
| Simbrinza Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 14 |
| Xiidra Lifitegrast | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Basic Emergency Medical Technician Overview
How LUCY ZHU, OD fits within the Basic Emergency Medical Technician landscape nationally.
LUCY ZHU, OD's 640 claims are above the specialty average of 341.
Nearby Basic Emergency Medical Technician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as ZHU.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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