Lu Zhang, PA-C
NPI 1063933612ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Schenectady, NY
Physician Assistant, Medical (PA-C) with Community Care Physicians PLLC, practicing in Schenectady, New York. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $312,690 for 3,373 claims, against $34,275 paid for services in 2024. Exact Sciences Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $46.30 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ellis Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1063933612 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 5, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 28, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Medical Primary | 363AM0700X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 124 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,357 across 85 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $34,275 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,373 · 6,635 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 448 |
| Total drug cost | $312,690 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Community Care Physicians PLLCLatham, NY · 368 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY
- Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation CenterSchenectady, NY
Other facilities
- Eddy Visiting Nurse & Rehab AssociationHome health agency · Troy, NY
- Community Hospice, Inc, theHospice · Albany, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$46.30 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$311.38 · 15 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $27.14 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $19.16 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$46.30 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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