NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Y. Zhu, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Richard Y. Zhu, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1104093202, issued on May 8, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036116051, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1104093202
Name
Richard Y. Zhu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
036116051 IL
01068746A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2845 N Sheridan RD, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone
(773) 472-3427
Enumerated
May 8, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080815000479); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2003
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 2845 N Sheridan RD

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

  1. Claudia BarbieriProfessional Counselor1265264113
  2. Saloumeh Degood, PSYDClinical Psychologist1417252644
  3. Blythe Dump, PT, DPT, CLTPhysical Therapist1760738470
  4. Alan Gilman, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1447249834
  5. Kayla Harlan, LSW, P-CADCSocial Worker1770359291
  6. Emma Hawkins, MS, LCGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1700608569

Verify Richard Y. Zhu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

107 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Zhu107
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine24 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  3. Enoxaparin Sodium11 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: $2,109.01

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Zhu$2,109.01
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Presence Healthcare ServicesChicago, IL

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

Richard Y. Zhu among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois

Richard Y. Zhu, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 42% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marc Adajar, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571508947383
  2. Romel Amr, MD,MRCSChicago, IL 606571518117050
  3. Bipan Chand, MDChicago, IL 606571891758777
  4. Nikolaos Dallas, MDChicago, IL 606571952497729
  5. Aandrei Jha, M.DChicago, IL 606571649415928
  6. Terrence Lerner, MDChicago, IL 606571245226422
  7. Vijay MakerChicago, IL 606571194832212
  8. Ajay Maker, MDChicago, IL 606571437237740

Common questions

What is Richard Y. Zhu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Y. Zhu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104093202, issued on May 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Y. Zhu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2845 N Sheridan RD, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 472-3427. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Y. Zhu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036116051, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Y. Zhu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Y. Zhu, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.