Dr. Michael Lin Zhang, MD

  • Stockton, CA
  • Urologist
NPI1275920977PAC ID0345671301
Medicare services, 2024
275
Medicare patients, 2024
187
Part D claims, 2024
2,440
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1805 N California St, Stockton, CA 95204
Practice phone
Call (818) 855-1507
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Primary practice

Aura Surgery Center of Stockton

Stockton, California

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Dr. Michael Lin Zhang is a urologist in Stockton, California

Dr. Zhang practices at Aura Surgery Center of Stockton in Stockton, California.

Dr. Zhang's NPI, 1275920977, was assigned on April 20, 2015. Dr. Zhang graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2015. Dr. Zhang holds California license A168082.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0345671301
NPI enumeration date
April 20, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(818) 855-1507
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang practices at Aura Surgery Center of Stockton in Stockton, California

Dr. Zhang's primary practice is Aura Surgery Center of Stockton, at 1805 N California St, Stockton, CA 95204 in San Joaquin County. The practice phone is (818) 855-1507.

  • Aura Surgery Center of Stockton
    1805 N California St, Stockton, CA 95204 · San Joaquin CountyPhone(818) 855-1507

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Zhang's primary practice is Aura Surgery Center of Stockton in Stockton, California. Dr. Zhang is also affiliated with Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. The medical group on file is Touro University Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhang to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Lin Zhang's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zhang practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Aura Surgery Center of StocktonAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael Lin Zhang is one of 1,395 urologists in California

Urology is Dr. Zhang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Zhang is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Zhang is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A168082 · 2020 to 2026 · taxonomy 208800000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and prostate surgery among the conditions Dr. Zhang treats.

Urologists near Dr. Zhang

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang billed Medicare for 275 services in 2024

CMS data shows 275 Medicare services from Dr. Zhang across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 187 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,276 for them.

Medicare services, 2024275
Medicare patients187
Paid by Medicare$17,276
Procedure codes7

Dr. Zhang's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3132024: 23724%
Surgery
2023: 712024: 3846%
Lab and pathology
2023: 452024: 0100%

Where Dr. Zhang's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office26396%
  • In a facility124%

Dr. Zhang compared with the California median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Zhang
  • California median
Medicare services
275vs 1,05074% below
Medicare patients
187vs 34646% below
Part D claims
2,293vs 6423.6 times

Medians across 1,310 urologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Zhang's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang treated 187 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 187 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhang in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 57% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.68, 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. Zhang's median patient age at 71, with 30% women.

Medicare patients, 2024187
Average age72
Average risk score1.68
Also on Medicaid57%

Dr. Zhang's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Zhang's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4926%
  • Men13874%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Zhang's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes40%
  4. Chronic kidney disease39%
  5. Arthritis36%
  6. Cancer33%
  7. Ischemic heart disease28%
  8. Atrial fibrillation20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Zhang's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women30%
  • Men69%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang wrote 2,440 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Zhang wrote 2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 648 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,293 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $584,502 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,046 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,440
Drugs named by CMS25
Total drug cost$584,502
Part D patients648

Dr. Zhang's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,026 claims83%
  • Brand-name and other414 claims17%

Dr. Zhang's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Zhang's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%51 of 2,440 claims
  • Antibiotics12%288 of 2,440 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,0462024: 2,293119%

Drugs named by CMS: 25 in 2024, 17 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Zhang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Zhang as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Michael Lin Zhang has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Zhang. Dr. Zhang has published most often in Transl Androl Urol. Dr. Zhang's most frequent co-authors are Mutahar Ahmed, MD and Michael H. Zhang, MD.

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Dr. Zhang's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Zhang

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Dr. Michael Lin Zhang received $5,398 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Zhang from 26 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,000.

General payments to Dr. Zhang by program year, 2022 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Zhang by kind, 2022 to 2025

$5.4Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$4,00074%
  • Food and beverage$1,39826%

Companies that paid Dr. Zhang the most, 2022 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Dr. Zhang graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolSidney Kimmel Medical College
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

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Dr. Michael Lin Zhang accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Zhang is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Zhang accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Lin Zhang's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael Lin Zhang's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang's NPI number is 1275920977. It was assigned on April 20, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Lin Zhang?

Dr. Michael Lin Zhang is a urologist in Stockton, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang practice?

Dr. Zhang practices at 1805 N California St, Stockton, CA 95204. Dr. Zhang's primary practice is Aura Surgery Center of Stockton in Stockton, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhang to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Michael Lin Zhang's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Zhang is (818) 855-1507.

What is Dr. Michael Lin Zhang's medical license number?

Dr. Zhang holds California license A168082.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Lin Zhang affiliated with?

Dr. Zhang is affiliated with Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Zhang to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Lin Zhang part of?

Dr. Zhang is linked to Touro University Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Zhang to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Zhang billed Medicare for 275 services in 2024, and Dr. Zhang accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Zhang as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang see?

CMS counts 187 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhang in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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Is Dr. Michael Lin Zhang board certified?

Yes. Dr. Zhang is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

What services does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Zhang's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99212).

Where did Dr. Michael Lin Zhang go to medical school?

Dr. Zhang graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Zhang's most prescribed drugs by claims were Finasteride, Tamsulosin HCl and Myrbetriq.

Has Dr. Michael Lin Zhang received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,398 in general payments to Dr. Zhang from 26 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael Lin Zhang been practicing?

Dr. Zhang graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Zhang.

Who does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang publish with?

Dr. Zhang's most frequent co-authors are Mutahar Ahmed, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael H. Zhang, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Michael Lin Zhang accept?

Dr. Zhang is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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