Zimei Zhou, MD PHD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Flushing, NY
Zimei Zhou, MD PHD is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Flushing, New York, and NPI 1053638676, issued on Apr 21, 2010. Check the license (New York 283741, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zimei Zhou
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- 283741 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13625 Maple Ave Ste 207, Flushing, NY 11355
- Phone
- (929) 992-1601
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2025
- Fax
- (929) 294-7672
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161101000879); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zimei Zhou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 283741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
459 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost92 claims
- Lumigan56 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate46 claims
- Restasis38 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate34 claims
- Eylea32 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $152.67
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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
- Bronxcare Health SystemBronx, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zimei Zhou among 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York
Zimei Zhou, MD PHD is one of 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in New York. over 99% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · over 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 96% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in New York
There are 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York.
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The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Yu, MDNew York, NY 113581790346609
- Rodney Coe, MD, MSBayside, NY 113601003972548
- Sarwar Zahid, MDJackson Heights, NY 113721972845287
- Jeffrey Paccione, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731467446575
- Alan Uliss, M.D.Forest Hills, NY 113751902895998
- Brian Collet, M.D.Howard Beach, NY 114141902858319
- Joseph Crapotta, MDHoward Beach, NY 114141326070020
- Joseph Podhorzer, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291073515847
Common questions
What is Zimei Zhou, MD PHD's NPI number?
Zimei Zhou, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053638676, issued on Apr 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zimei Zhou, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13625 Maple Ave Ste 207, Flushing, NY, 11355. Phone: (929) 992-1601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zimei Zhou, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 283741, 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 Zimei Zhou, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zimei Zhou, MD PHD had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zimei Zhou, MD PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.