NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zhong Wang, MD

Surgery Physician · Turlock, CA

Zhong Wang, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Turlock, California, and NPI 1962769497, issued on Apr 22, 2012. Check the license (California A121787, 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
1962769497
Name
Zhong Wang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
A121787 CA
036130571 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 Colorado Ave Ste 250, Turlock, CA 95382
Phone
(209) 647-3950
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 10, 2024
Fax
(209) 632-3021
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140602000753); 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 1801 Colorado Ave Ste 250

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

  1. Gursimran Batth, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568135366
  2. Patrick Gamp, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1548245582
  3. Narges Pazouki, MDNeurology Physician1801853353
  4. Craig Zippe, M.D.Urology Physician1750471777

Verify Zhong Wang 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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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

163 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zhong Wang163
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole41 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl32 claims
  3. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf17 claims
  4. Clarithromycin12 claims
  5. Amoxicillin11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $205.47

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zhong Wang$205.47
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. First Choice Physician PartnersTurlock, CA

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

Zhong Wang among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Zhong Wang, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daryl Bailie, M.D.Turlock, CA 953821255445557
  2. Paul Carmichael, MDTurlock, CA 953821972564037
  3. Huy Dao, DOTurlock, CA 953821689694689
  4. Thomas Hoak, M.D.Turlock, CA 953821811308539
  5. James Greenbarg, M.D.Turlock, CA 953801619990355
  6. Philip Ding, MDTracy, CA 953761023285400
  7. John Mast, MDTracy, CA 953761508807561
  8. Duc Nguyen, MDTracy, CA 953761356315410

Common questions

What is Zhong Wang, MD's NPI number?

Zhong Wang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962769497, issued on Apr 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zhong Wang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Colorado Ave Ste 250, Turlock, CA, 95382. Phone: (209) 647-3950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zhong Wang, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A121787, 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 Zhong Wang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zhong Wang, MD had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.