Dr. Elaine Jamie Zhou, MD

Dr. Zhou practices at Natividad in Salinas, California, part of Monterey County, CA.

Dr. Zhou's NPI, 1407388895, was assigned on April 3, 2017. Dr. Zhou graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2017. Dr. Zhou holds California license A180571.

Dr. Zhou's primary practice is Natividad, at 1441 Constitution Boulevard, Salinas, CA 93906 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 755-4111.

Dr. Zhou's primary practice is Natividad in Salinas, California, part of Monterey County, CA. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhou to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Ophthalmology is Dr. Zhou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Zhou is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Zhou's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Florida, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Zhou treats.

CMS data shows 1,721 Medicare services from Dr. Zhou across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 611 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $192,834 for them.

CMS counts 611 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhou in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 309 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 69% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zhou's median patient age at 54, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Zhou wrote 1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 310 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,251 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $114,660 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 971 claims across 18 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Zhou for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Zhou accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 147 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Zhou, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Zhou. Dr. Zhou's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Russell Chen, MD and Michael T. Yen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 165 general payments to Dr. Zhou from 15 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,189.

Dr. Zhou graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2017.

Dr. Zhou is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.