Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.

Lu Zhao, DO

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1578094009

Lu Zhao, DO is a Hospitalist in Visalia, California. Graduated from Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons in 2009, 17 years ago. Practices with Valley Hospitalist Medical Group, Inc, a 36-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
17
Trained at
Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2017
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

400 W Mineral King Ave
Visalia, CA 93291-6237
Phone: (559) 624-2000
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Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 20A17407 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1578094009
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 26, 2017
Last updated in NPPESAugust 21, 2020
Certification dateAugust 21, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyHOSPITALIST
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolKANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Graduated 2009 (17 years in practice)
Group practice Valley Hospitalist Medical Group, Inc — 36 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients338
Services billed 1,017 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Valley Hospitalist Medical Group, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 36 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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