NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ming Zhi, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Los Angeles, CA

Ming Zhi, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1427390640, issued on Mar 26, 2013. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1427390640
Name
Ming Zhi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
4950 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 783-2841
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180703003105); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 2013
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 4950 W Sunset Blvd

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

  1. Aakash Agarwal, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1326319682
  2. Jose Avalos, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659521359
  3. Lisa Avalos, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1669622361
  4. Brenda Bahk, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1073871950
  5. Jenny Banh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083984827
  6. Elaine Beals, PHARM DPharmacist1336238567

Verify Ming Zhi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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
Find the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

63 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ming Zhi63
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl24 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: $184.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ming Zhi$184.80
  2. Specialty average$608.08

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

Ming Zhi among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California

Ming Zhi, M.D. is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 7% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6,770 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 6,770 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Barnett, MA PSY.D-INTERNLos Angeles, CA 900271841421898
  2. Ovett ChapmanLos Angeles, CA 900271790073518
  3. Ngozi ChukwuLos Angeles, CA 900271003174913
  4. Laura DuncanLos Angeles, CA 900271164617395
  5. Shannon FergusonLos Angeles, CA 900271619096674
  6. Kelly Goldman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271770896169
  7. Monique GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900271205149655
  8. Kamauru JohnsonLos Angeles, CA 900271184849507

Common questions

What is Ming Zhi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ming Zhi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427390640, issued on Mar 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ming Zhi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4950 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-2841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ming Zhi, M.D.'s license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ming Zhi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ming Zhi, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.