Zhijin Chai, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Marietta, GA
Zhijin Chai, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1760725410, issued on Apr 1, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 82896, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zhijin Chai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 82896 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Whitcher St NE Ste 160, Marietta, GA 30060
- Phone
- (770) 422-1372
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190723003285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 208 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 55 Whitcher St NE Ste 160
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Walter Astorne, MD, FACPCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1518177500
- Laura Barman, NPNurse Practitioner1740524859
- Keren Beltran, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1609379486
- Vicki Crouse, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1801370903
- Erica Farrar, PAMedical Physician Assistant1962574939
- Carlos Franco-Palacios, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1497966600
Verify Zhijin Chai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 82896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta80 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa58 claims
- Ventolin Hfa26 claims
- Wixela Inhub16 claims
- Montelukast Sodium15 claims
- Advair Hfa12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $283.36
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCAustell, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zhijin Chai among 208 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Georgia
Zhijin Chai, M.D. is one of 208 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 95% 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 63% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2007 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 208 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Georgia.
All 208 in Georgia → Every provider in Marietta → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Astorne, MD, FACPMarietta, GA 300601518177500
- Atul Bhatnagar, D.O.Marietta, GA 300601871595744
- Elias Chalhoub, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601538378070
- Nikulkumar Chaudhari, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601245526755
- Sarvenaz Danesh, MDMarietta, GA 300601952344228
- Carlos Franco-Palacios, MDMarietta, GA 300601497966600
- Alexander Gluzman, MDMarietta, GA 300601194900704
- Brittany Hixon, MDMarietta, GA 300601538342209
Common questions
What is Zhijin Chai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zhijin Chai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760725410, issued on Apr 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zhijin Chai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Whitcher St NE Ste 160, Marietta, GA, 30060. Phone: (770) 422-1372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zhijin Chai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 82896, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zhijin Chai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zhijin Chai, M.D. had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zhijin Chai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.