Min Zhao
Internal Medicine Physician · Chula Vista, CA
Min Zhao is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1164846234, issued on Feb 10, 2014. Check the license (California A138236, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Min Zhao
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A138236 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 Third Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Phone
- (858) 585-4319
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 585-4353
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161007001334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Min Zhao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A138236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,028 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Losartan Potassium67 claims
- Metformin Hcl37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium35 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide32 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Min Zhao among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Min Zhao 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 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
81 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chula Vista
They are 81 of the 5,329 NPPES records with a practice address in Chula Vista, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Min Zhao's NPI number?
Min Zhao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164846234, issued on Feb 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Min Zhao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Third Ave, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (858) 585-4319. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Min Zhao's license?
NPPES lists California license number A138236, 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 Min Zhao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Min Zhao had 1,028 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Min Zhao's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.