NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zhongheng Tu, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Lancaster, CA

Zhongheng Tu, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1962625459, issued on Apr 11, 2007. Check the license (California A98296, 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
1962625459
Name
Zhongheng Tu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A98296 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
43839 15TH St W, Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone
(661) 945-5984
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 951-3357
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071207000246); 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 43839 15TH St W

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

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  2. Manuel Arroyo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1508860412
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  4. Nathaniel Bautista, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1538270822
  5. Darbi CameronPharmacist1477854917
  6. Thomas Carlton, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1912079518

Verify Zhongheng Tu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A98296    Check the board
  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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,880 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 321 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zhongheng Tu3,880
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen203 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
  4. Lisinopril155 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium155 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl123 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA

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

Zhongheng Tu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Zhongheng Tu, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lancaster

They are 45 of the 4,273 NPPES records with a practice address in Lancaster, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manuel Arroyo, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341508860412
  2. Emelie Baguio Ngo, MDLancaster, CA 935341144230152
  3. Bryan Benefiel, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341508854282
  4. Thelma Fernandez, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341861505158
  5. Ruben Hernandez, MDLancaster, CA 935341700879897
  6. Siamak Heshmati, MDLancaster, CA 935341972550077
  7. Richard Kling, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341265453690
  8. Pratibha Kumar, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341881653285

Common questions

What is Zhongheng Tu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Zhongheng Tu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962625459, issued on Apr 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zhongheng Tu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43839 15TH St W, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (661) 945-5984. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zhongheng Tu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A98296, 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 Zhongheng Tu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zhongheng Tu, M.D. had 3,880 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.