Wei Zhang, M.D., PHD, MS
NPI 1821445016ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Cleveland, OH
Hospitalist (M.D., PHD, MS) with Cleveland Clinic and 5 other groups, practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $790,786 for 1,366 claims, against $40,118 paid for services in 2024. Corcept Therapeutics was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $892.25 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Euclid Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1821445016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D., PHD, MS |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 18, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 22, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 2019-01751 | NC |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 35.143648 | OH |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | L.4892R | AL |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 2019-01751 | NC |
| Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | 207RE0101X | 35.143648 | OH |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 35.143648 | OH |
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 - Hospitalist (NC); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (OH); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (WV) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 303 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 437 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $40,118 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,366 · 2,413 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 262 |
| Total drug cost | $790,786 |
| Generic share | 33% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · 7,090 clinicians
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCWinston Salem, NC · 2,430 clinicians
- North Carolina Mg LLCRaleigh, NC · 751 clinicians
- Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown Specialty Care LLCWarren, OH · 472 clinicians
- Ohio Valley Physicians IncGallipolis, OH · 129 clinicians
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Richland County, LtdCanton, OH · 54 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Euclid HospitalEuclid, OH
- Mercy Medical CenterCanton, OH
- Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalYoungstown, OH
- Mh St Joseph Warren HospitalWarren, OH
- Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$892.25 · 32 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$454.03 · 21 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Corcept Therapeutics | $235.80 | 5 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $132.70 | 4 |
| Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. | $117.43 | 5 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $85.21 | 4 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $83.04 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$892.25 · 32 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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