NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Zhihua Li, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Rancho Cordova, CA

Michael Zhihua Li, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Cordova, California, and NPI 1588639405, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (California A70372, 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
1588639405
Name
Michael Zhihua Li
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A70372 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10725 International Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone
(916) 631-3040
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070829000971); 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 10725 International Dr

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  3. John Auza, MDPsychiatry Physician1265510978
  4. Linda Baryliuk, MDHospitalist Physician1992879597
  5. Venugopal Bellum, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225131105
  6. Ren Bernardo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1639304389

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  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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,531 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 204 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Li6,531
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium522 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate291 claims
  3. Lisinopril267 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium227 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide218 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate185 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncRancho Cordova, CA

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

Michael Zhihua Li among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Michael Zhihua Li, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Cordova

They are 18 of the 872 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Cordova, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hemal Amin, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701689786907
  2. Josefina Aquino, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701427021229
  3. Saraswathy Balasingam, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701083687743
  4. Jennifer Choy, DORancho Cordova, CA 956701346328085
  5. Grace Chun, MDRancho Cordova, CA 956701639243959
  6. Vasudeva Desai, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701255362802
  7. Kali Eswaran, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701710950977
  8. James Foster, MDRancho Cordova, CA 956701114005824

Common questions

What is Michael Zhihua Li, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Zhihua Li, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588639405, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Zhihua Li, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10725 International Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA, 95670. Phone: (916) 631-3040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Zhihua Li, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A70372, 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 Michael Zhihua Li, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Zhihua Li, M.D. had 6,531 Medicare Part D claims for 530 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.