NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zhi Qiao, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Brighton, MA

Zhi Qiao, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Brighton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1700988078, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 242368, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; 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
1700988078
Name
Zhi Qiao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
242368 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
736 Cambridge St, Brighton, MA 02135
Phone
(176) 779-6700
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2025
Fax
(617) 506-4366
Medicaid ID
03080233 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100611000014); 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 736 Cambridge St

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

  1. Ralph Aarons, MDPediatrics Physician1407841570
  2. Brendan Abbott, DOAnesthesiology Physician1477244796
  3. Bayan Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255126686
  4. Samah Abdallah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730814971
  5. Mu'Taz Abualsha'r, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1609500586
  6. Angela AchkarInternal Medicine Physician1740971308

Verify Zhi Qiao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

3,246 Medicare Part D claims for 392 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Zhi Qiao3,246
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Trulicity369 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium257 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl249 claims
  4. Lantus Solostar173 claims
  5. Glipizide135 claims
  6. Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle126 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 2 group practices

  1. Bmc Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Brockton, MA
  2. Community Physicians Associates IncMilton, MA

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

Zhi Qiao among 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts

Zhi Qiao, MD is one of 525 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2012 among the 449 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 36% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rudolf Gausling, MDBrighton, MA 021351811060668
  2. Dariush Jahandideh, MDBrighton, MA 021351790282978
  3. Alicia KoronaBoston, MA 021351821470386
  4. Howard Leung, MDBrighton, MA 021351902225121
  5. Ralph Blair, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021381275568230
  6. Eirini IliakiCambridge, MA 021381538326996
  7. Joseph Khoory, DOCambridge, MA 021381902368962
  8. Jason Lieberthal, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021381518192947

Common questions

What is Zhi Qiao, MD's NPI number?

Zhi Qiao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700988078, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zhi Qiao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 736 Cambridge St, Brighton, MA, 02135. Phone: (176) 779-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zhi Qiao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 242368, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Zhi Qiao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zhi Qiao, MD had 3,246 Medicare Part D claims for 392 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.