NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meng Zhao, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA

Meng Zhao, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1851385009, issued on Sep 2, 2005. Check the license (California C53907, 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
1851385009
Name
Meng Zhao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
C53907 CA
2011005795 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
35800 Bob Hope Dr Ste 255, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Phone
(760) 773-3379
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2025
Medicaid ID
206572406 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231013002456); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 35800 Bob Hope Dr Ste 255

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

  1. Carlos Colon, MSN, NP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1790456465

Verify Meng Zhao 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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,701 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Meng Zhao2,701
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium235 claims
  2. Lisinopril132 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium126 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium115 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
  6. Omeprazole77 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: $22.64

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Meng Zhao$22.64
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupBanning, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Meng Zhao among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Meng Zhao, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

59 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage

They are 59 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Syed Azam, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701811993454
  2. Maria I. Encarnita Garcia, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701871537977
  3. Russell Grant, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701922026533
  4. Joel Hirschberg, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701962474650
  5. David Ko, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701568405470
  6. Carlos Lopez, M.D.,M.P.H.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701003892894
  7. Hessam Mahdavi, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701851393300
  8. Ravinderpal Mann, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701568480721

Common questions

What is Meng Zhao, MD's NPI number?

Meng Zhao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851385009, issued on Sep 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meng Zhao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35800 Bob Hope Dr Ste 255, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 773-3379. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meng Zhao, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C53907, 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 Meng Zhao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meng Zhao, MD had 2,701 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.