NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manuel Zhu

Family Medicine Physician · West Covina, CA

Manuel Zhu is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1659810976, issued on Feb 20, 2017. Check the license (California 18575, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659810976
Name
Manuel Zhu
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
18575 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
Phone
(888) 499-9303
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2023
Medicaid ID
94022196D74176 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1300 S Sunset Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Poria Abdollah, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700348950
  2. Fe Advincula, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1235162272
  3. Oyinade Akhigbe, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467730051
  4. Caroline Aventura, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962623538
  5. Caroline Caspe, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1053754952
  6. Lane Dedrick, DOFamily Medicine Physician1962862318

Verify Manuel Zhu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,479 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Manuel Zhu2,479
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium210 claims
  2. Lisinopril126 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl118 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium105 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium79 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.

Manuel Zhu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Manuel Zhu is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

69 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Covina

They are 69 of the 2,450 NPPES records with a practice address in West Covina, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fe Advincula, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901235162272
  2. Melody Angeles-Riparip, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901093752248
  3. Van Duong, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901497705289
  4. Teresita Belen Gan, MDWest Covina, CA 917901114028727
  5. John Koumas, D.O.West Covina, CA 917901134111958
  6. Zaida Obeso, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901881790616
  7. Jose Pilpa, MDWest Covina, CA 917901760439012
  8. Adriana Pollak Lazzaro, DOWest Covina, CA 917901306923974

Common questions

What is Manuel Zhu's NPI number?

Manuel Zhu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659810976, issued on Feb 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manuel Zhu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (888) 499-9303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manuel Zhu's license?

NPPES lists California license number 18575, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Manuel Zhu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manuel Zhu had 2,479 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.