Dr. Zhigao Huang, MD

Dr. Huang practices at Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Huang's NPI, 1861461964, was assigned on March 14, 2006. Dr. Huang graduated from Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Science in 1984. Dr. Huang holds Florida license ME87626.

Dr. Huang's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center South, at 14550 Old St Augustine Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 271-6000.

Dr. Huang's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Huang is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. The medical group on file is Baptist Neurology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huang to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Huang practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Huang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Huang is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Huang's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy, epilepsy, essential tremor, fibromyalgia and chronic pain and head injury among the conditions Dr. Huang treats.

CMS data shows 50,724 Medicare services from Dr. Huang across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,043 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $470,452 for them.

CMS counts 1,043 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huang in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 480 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.63, 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. Huang's median patient age at 75, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Huang wrote 6,640 Medicare Part D claims for 883 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,349 of them, across 71 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,900,835 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,075 claims across 72 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Huang for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Huang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 76 papers to Dr. Huang, published from 2004 to 2021. 2013 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Interneurons, Mice, Transgenic and gamma-Aminobutyric Acid. Dr. Huang has published most often in Nat Neurosci. Dr. Huang's most frequent co-authors are Jason Michael Tucciarone, MD, Megan Suilman Crow, MD and Alessandro Furlan.

CMS Open Payments shows 2,401 general payments to Dr. Huang from 80 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. paid the most, $210,445.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Huang, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Huang graduated from Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Science in 1984. Dr. Huang is a member of AAN.

Dr. Huang is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.