Dr. Ruo P. Zhu, MD

Dr. Zhu practices at Sharp Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California, part of Sharp HealthCare.

Dr. Zhu's NPI, 1407119019, was assigned on June 19, 2012. Dr. Zhu graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Zhu's Alabama license number on file is MD.34565.

Dr. Zhu's primary practice is Sharp Tri-City Medical Center, at 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 724-8411.

Dr. Zhu's primary practice is Sharp Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California, part of Sharp HealthCare. Dr. Zhu is also affiliated with El Centro Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhu to 4 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Internal medicine is Dr. Zhu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Zhu is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Zhu's licenses on file in 4 states: Alabama, California, Mississippi and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, bile duct problems, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver disease, pneumonia and respiratory infection and urinary tract infection among the conditions Dr. Zhu treats.

CMS data shows 95 Medicare services from Dr. Zhu across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 56 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,693 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 56 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 80% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zhu's median patient age at 77, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Zhu wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Zhu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Zhu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Zhu, published from 2010 to 2012. 2012 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Anticoagulants, Atrial Fibrillation and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Dr. Zhu's most frequent co-authors are James Van Rensselaer Hunt Freeman, MD, Alan Michael Garber, MD, PhD and Alan S. Go, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Zhu from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $38.

Dr. Zhu graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Zhu is in network with 5 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.