Richard Hang Zou, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Richard Hang Zou, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1164885018, issued on Mar 29, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD471285, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hang Zou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD471285 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Pulmonary Consultants - Upmc, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
- Phone
- (412) 784-5888
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2023
- Fax
- (412) 784-5281
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200901000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Hang Zou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD471285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
643 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl105 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate81 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate62 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta56 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa54 claims
- Prednisone30 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): 77.5 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
- Upmc Community Medicine IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Hang Zou among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Richard Hang Zou, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% 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 · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 779 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Brehm, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151821048455
- Matthew SynanPittsburgh, PA 152151982809190
- Matthew CamioloPittsburgh, PA 152131326466624
- Clare Cene-Kush, DOPittsburgh, PA 152131770074221
- Julie Clark, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152131598353476
- Brandon Hebert, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131356929590
- Kyle Inman, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131225493604
- Shruthi Kumar, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131376106724
Common questions
What is Richard Hang Zou, MD's NPI number?
Richard Hang Zou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164885018, issued on Mar 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hang Zou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Pulmonary Consultants - Upmc, Pittsburgh, PA, 15215. Phone: (412) 784-5888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hang Zou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD471285, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Hang Zou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hang Zou, MD had 643 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Hang Zou, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.