Ruihai Zhou, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Lenoir, NC
Ruihai Zhou, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1417178591, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200901351, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruihai Zhou
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 200901351 NC
2009-01351 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 322 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC 28645
- Phone
- (828) 757-6462
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 757-6490
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120130000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 322 Mulberry St SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Emily Combs, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1023504685
- Dennice Herman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1487682894
- Samuel Hester, AU.D.Audiologist1104355775
- Robert Reichling, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1144268616
Verify Ruihai Zhou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200901351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,990 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate303 claims
- Eliquis165 claims
- Clopidogrel151 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Carvedilol137 claims
- Furosemide136 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $109.59
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was iRhythm Technologies, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Nhcs Physicians IncRocky Mount, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruihai Zhou among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina
Ruihai Zhou, M.D. is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 188 in North Carolina → Every provider in Lenoir → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jenyung Chiu, MDLenoir, NC 286451770580136
- John Edmunds, M.D.Lenoir, NC 286451184724338
- Fernando De La Serna, MDMorganton, NC 286551093923187
- Donald Neal, D.O.Statesville, NC 286251558561670
- Naveed Rajper, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771114226354
- Jips Zachariah, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771508137977
- Ateet Kosaraju, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021225482581
- Srinivas Mikkilineni, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021558595108
Common questions
What is Ruihai Zhou, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruihai Zhou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417178591, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruihai Zhou, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 322 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 757-6462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruihai Zhou, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200901351, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ruihai Zhou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruihai Zhou, M.D. had 1,990 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruihai Zhou, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.