NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sue C. Zhang, MD

Hospitalist Physician · San Diego, CA

Sue C. Zhang, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1730522152, issued on Apr 16, 2013. Check the license (California A134343, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1730522152
Name
Sue C. Zhang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A134343 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 499-2616
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170817003648); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2929 Health Center Dr

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

  1. Gregory Alberton, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1457310179
  2. Sheila Mari Alignay- Rivera, PHARMDPharmacist1942433529
  3. Jose Antonio Almario, MDGastroenterology Physician1467815944
  4. Amarpal Arora, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1851518401
  5. Cynthia Baffi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1417264227
  6. Kristy BaldwinAudiologist1487814455

Verify Sue C. Zhang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

229 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sue Zhang229
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone18 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
  4. Levofloxacin11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA

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

Sue C. Zhang among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Sue C. Zhang, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kalpana Chalasani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231467560920
  2. Trung Dang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231275543670
  3. Brent Drouin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231356351555
  4. Yevgeniy Grobman, MDSan Diego, CA 921231295050243
  5. Robert Holmes, MDSan Diego, CA 921231962493841
  6. Arturo Lara Llerena, MDSan Diego, CA 921231538501721
  7. Brian Lichtenstein, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231205142908
  8. Ton Ngo, MDSan Diego, CA 921231427007988

Common questions

What is Sue C. Zhang, MD's NPI number?

Sue C. Zhang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730522152, issued on Apr 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sue C. Zhang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 499-2616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sue C. Zhang, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A134343, 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 Sue C. Zhang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sue C. Zhang, MD had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.