William Zhu, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · San Francisco, CA
William Zhu, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1164885281, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Zhu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 401 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-7527
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220314001474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Zhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
659 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate59 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate48 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Clozapine44 claims
- Lamotrigine41 claims
- Trazodone Hcl36 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncFolsom, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Zhu among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California
William Zhu, MD 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 2016, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 13% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · 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).
3,035 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in San Francisco
They are 3,035 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.
All 40,652 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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Common questions
What is William Zhu, MD's NPI number?
William Zhu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164885281, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Zhu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-7527. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Zhu, MD's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Zhu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Zhu, MD had 659 Medicare Part D claims for 176 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.