NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yifan Zheng, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Syracuse, NY

Yifan Zheng, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1619298726, issued on Jun 13, 2010. Check the license (New York 324729, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1619298726
Name
Yifan Zheng
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
324729 NY
244011 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
750 East Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone
(315) 464-1800
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 17, 2023
Fax
(315) 464-6238
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230830000795); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 750 East Adams St

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

  1. Waqas Abid, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1831570332
  2. Soumya Aleti, MDHospitalist Physician1336721091
  3. Jessica Allan, MDHospitalist Physician1174750004
  4. David Andonian, MD, MPHEmergency Medicine Physician1508118050
  5. Michael Archer, DOThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1962701094
  6. Doreen Arinaitwe, MDHospitalist Physician1851743819

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Yifan Zheng28
  2. Specialty average101

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: $1,423.64

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yifan Zheng$1,423.64
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. University Surgical Associates LLPSyracuse, NY

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

Yifan Zheng among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York

Yifan Zheng, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1999 among the 294 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New York

There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Alexander, MDSyracuse, NY 132101578563805
  2. Kyril Choumarov, MDSyracuse, NY 132101164525416
  3. Karikehalli Dilip, MDSyracuse, NY 132101801845656
  4. Barry Esrig, MDSyracuse, NY 132101326019787
  5. Gary Green, MDSyracuse, NY 132101780682336
  6. Bruce Leavitt, MDSyracuse, NY 132101720009871
  7. Richard Lee, MDSyracuse, NY 132101124053145
  8. Marek Polomsky, MDSyracuse, NY 132101730192071

Common questions

What is Yifan Zheng, MD's NPI number?

Yifan Zheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619298726, issued on Jun 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yifan Zheng, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 East Adams St, Syracuse, NY, 13210. Phone: (315) 464-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yifan Zheng, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 324729, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Yifan Zheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yifan Zheng, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.