Dr. Yefei Zhu, MD

Dr. Zhu practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health.

Dr. Zhu's NPI, 1962761908, was assigned on May 11, 2012. Dr. Zhu graduated from Zhejiang Medical University in 2003. Dr. Zhu's Oklahoma license number on file is 31010.

Dr. Zhu's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 687-1100.

Dr. Zhu's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. The medical group on file is ACH Hospitalist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhu to 1 more hospital and 3 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 2 states: Oklahoma and Florida.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, chest pain, circulation problems, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal inflammation and gastrointestinal obstruction among the conditions Dr. Zhu treats.

CMS data shows 876 Medicare services from Dr. Zhu across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 243 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,950 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 243 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 94 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 60% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.58, 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 70, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Zhu wrote 696 Medicare Part D claims for 270 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 375 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,226 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 471 claims across 22 drugs.

Dr. Zhu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Zhu, published from 2014 to 2025. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are China, Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Bacteria. Dr. Zhu's most frequent co-authors are Matthew F. Kalady, MD and Ping Wang, PTA.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Zhu from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. paid the most, $51.

Dr. Zhu graduated from Zhejiang Medical University in 2003.

Dr. Zhu is in network with 5 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and CMS Medicare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.