Michael Zhang
Neurological Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
Michael Zhang is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1972967917, issued on Apr 6, 2016. Check the license (California A151135, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Zhang
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A151135 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 600-5760
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231018002884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Zhang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151135Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
252 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin93 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl29 claims
- Methocarbamol28 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Methylprednisolone15 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: $2,010.84
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationNovato, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Zhang among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Michael Zhang is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lewis Leng, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091508018508
- Matthew Macdougall, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091053638320
- Peter Weber, M.D., NEUROSURGERYSan Francisco, CA 941091639165483
- Hesham Zakaria, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091932545316
- Ernest BarthelemySan Francisco, CA 941101467871442
- William Corn, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101962457903
- Grant Gauger, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101417901463
- Michael Huang, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101760633770
Common questions
What is Michael Zhang's NPI number?
Michael Zhang's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972967917, issued on Apr 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Zhang located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 600-5760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Zhang's license?
NPPES lists California license number A151135, 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 Zhang prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Zhang had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.