Dr. William Ruxi Zhang, MD

Dr. Zhang practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Zhang's NPI, 1679034649, was assigned on March 30, 2019. Dr. Zhang graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Zhang holds California license A178954.

Dr. Zhang's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 319-4000.

Dr. Zhang's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Zhang is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhang to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zhang practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Zhang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Zhang is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Zhang is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists benign or precancerous skin growths and psoriasis among the conditions Dr. Zhang treats.

CMS data shows 2,846 Medicare services from Dr. Zhang across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 699 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $151,348 for them.

CMS counts 699 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhang in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 306 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zhang's median patient age at 53, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Zhang wrote 1,652 Medicare Part D claims for 550 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,484 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $279,248 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 447 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Zhang for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Zhang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Zhang as offering telehealth. CMS counts 1,095 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Zhang, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Zhang, published from 2020 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Zhang has published most often in J Cutan Pathol. Dr. Zhang's most frequent co-authors are Sarah Tuttleton Arron, MD, PhD, Jeffrey Todd Bates, MD and Alexander Lionel Bullen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Zhang from 2 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Galderma Laboratories, L.P. paid the most, $355.

Dr. Zhang graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2019.

Dr. Zhang is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.