Dr. Wei Zhao, MD, PhD

  • Richmond, VA
  • Pediatrician
NPI1669587929PAC ID7517002504
Medicare services, 2024
11
Medicare patients, 2024
47
Part D claims, 2024
24
MIPS score, 2024
84
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298
Practice phone
Call (804) 828-9000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

VCU Medical Center

Hospital · Richmond, Virginia

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Dr. Wei Zhao is a pediatrician in Richmond, Virginia

Dr. Zhao practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia.

Dr. Zhao's NPI, 1669587929, was assigned on August 20, 2006. Dr. Zhao holds Virginia license 0101230499.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7517002504
NPI enumeration date
August 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(804) 828-9000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

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

Dr. Wei Zhao practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia

Dr. Zhao's primary practice is VCU Medical Center, at 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298 in Richmond City. The practice phone is (804) 828-9000.

  • VCU Medical Center
    1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298 · Richmond CityPhone(804) 828-9000

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Dr. Wei Zhao is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Zhao's primary practice is VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia. Dr. Zhao is also affiliated with Sentara Leigh Hospital. The medical group on file is MCV Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhao to 1 more urgent care center, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wei Zhao's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
VCU Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Wei Zhao is one of 1,669 pediatricians in Virginia

Pediatrics is Dr. Zhao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208000000X. Dr. Zhao is licensed in Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pediatrics, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101230499 · taxonomy 208000000X

Pediatricians near Dr. Zhao

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

Dr. Wei Zhao billed Medicare for 11 services in 2024

CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Zhao across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 47 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,094 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202411
Medicare patients47
Paid by Medicare$1,094
Procedure codes1

Dr. Zhao compared with the Virginia median for pediatricians, 2024

  • Dr. Zhao
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
11vs 10089% below
Medicare patients
47vs 5616% below
Part D claims
13vs 1828% below

Medians across 151 pediatricians in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Wei Zhao treated 47 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 67

CMS counts 47 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 68% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.69, 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. Zhao's median patient age at 17, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 202447
Average age67
Average risk score1.69

Dr. Zhao's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Zhao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3166%
  • Men1634%

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

  1. High cholesterol68%
  2. High blood pressure64%
  3. Arthritis62%
  4. Asthma36%
  5. Anxiety30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease26%
  7. Diabetes23%

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

Dr. Zhao's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 17

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men49%

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

Dr. Wei Zhao wrote 24 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Zhao wrote 24 Medicare Part D claims. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $634,689 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202424
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$634,689

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

  • Generic21 claims88%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims13%

Dr. Zhao's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 122022: 138%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021.

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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. Wei Zhao scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Zhao for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Zhao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Zhao as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Zhao's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 69.9of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Wei Zhao received $5,604 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 79 general payments to Dr. Zhao from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,276.

General payments to Dr. Zhao by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Zhao by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,595100%
  • Education$90%

Companies that paid Dr. Zhao the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Sources for Dr. Wei Zhao'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Wei Zhao's NPI number?

Dr. Wei Zhao's NPI number is 1669587929. It was assigned on August 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Wei Zhao?

Dr. Wei Zhao is a pediatrician in Richmond, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatrics Physician (taxonomy code 208000000X).

Where does Dr. Wei Zhao practice?

Dr. Zhao practices at 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298. Dr. Zhao's primary practice is VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zhao to 1 urgent care center.

What is Dr. Wei Zhao's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Zhao is (804) 828-9000.

What is Dr. Wei Zhao's medical license number?

Dr. Zhao holds Virginia license 0101230499.

Which hospitals is Dr. Wei Zhao affiliated with?

Dr. Zhao practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Zhao is also affiliated with Sentara Leigh Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Wei Zhao part of?

Dr. Zhao is linked to MCV Physicians.

Does Dr. Wei Zhao accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Zhao billed Medicare for 11 services in 2024, and Dr. Zhao accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Wei Zhao offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Wei Zhao's MIPS score?

Dr. Zhao's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wei Zhao see?

CMS counts 47 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zhao in 2024, with an average age of 67.

What services does Dr. Wei Zhao bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Zhao's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222).

What drugs does Dr. Wei Zhao prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Zhao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Takhzyro.

Has Dr. Wei Zhao received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,604 in general payments to Dr. Zhao from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Wei Zhao been practicing?

Dr. Zhao graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

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