NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Li Zhou, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Torrance, CA

Michelle Li Zhou, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1972965176, issued on Mar 25, 2016. Check the license (California A152172, 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
1972965176
Name
Michelle Li Zhou
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
A152172 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2228 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501
Phone
(844) 308-5003
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2016
Record last updated
May 21, 2025
Fax
(760) 414-3892
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 2228 Sepulveda Blvd

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

  1. Michelle Falcon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1053381228

Verify Michelle Li Zhou 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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Industry payments in 2024: $17.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Zhou$17.45
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michelle Li Zhou among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Michelle Li Zhou, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% 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 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

100 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 100 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ofelia Caratao, M.D.Torrance, CA 905011578537445
  2. Roxanne Chang, MDTorrance, CA 905011780623389
  3. Evangeline Roxas-Butlig, M.D.Torrance, CA 905011003877531
  4. Esther An, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021407056617
  5. Grant Christman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021831381771
  6. Amy Davis, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021346432275
  7. Michelle Healy, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021861696734
  8. Amy Lau, MDTorrance, CA 905021245430396

Common questions

What is Michelle Li Zhou, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michelle Li Zhou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972965176, issued on Mar 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Li Zhou, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2228 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (844) 308-5003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Li Zhou, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A152172, 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.

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.