Dr. David Zhang, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Zhang
Dr. David Zhang is a cytopathology physician in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zhang performed 25,776 Medicare services across 19,199 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zhang received a total of $2,656 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 51 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cytopathology physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Zhang is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 2,194 | $13 | $83 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 1,989 | $10 | $71 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,953 | $8 | $86 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,931 | $10 | $115 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 1,594 | $16 | $91 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 1,491 | $9 | $57 |
| Vitamin D level test | 1,346 | $29 | $124 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 1,097 | $5 | $40 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 1,096 | $6 | $41 |
| Uric acid level test | 853 | $4 | $42 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 833 | $15 | $63 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total | 777 | $14 | $60 |
| Automated urinalysis | 634 | $2 | $39 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 628 | $38 | $65 |
| Folic acid level test | 618 | $14 | $63 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 577 | $17 | $64 |
| Carbohydrate analysis, single quantitative | 502 | $11 | $61 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 491 | $13 | $63 |
| Iron level test | 456 | $6 | $45 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for hepatitis b surface antigen | 439 | $10 | $48 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 424 | $8 | $44 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 417 | $8 | $44 |
| Hepatitis b surface antibody measurement | 396 | $11 | $46 |
| Magnesium level test | 387 | $7 | $57 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 354 | $6 | $45 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 347 | $7 | $46 |
| Test for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antibody, qualitative or semiquantitative | 341 | $44 | $175 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 339 | $18 | $67 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 304 | $3 | $39 |
| Homocysteine (amino acid) level | 235 | $18 | $28 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 155 | $64 | $852 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 133 | $4 | $37 |
| Alpha-fetoprotein (afp) level, serum | 87 | $16 | $49 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 77 | $106 | $406 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 77 | $78 | $389 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 39 | $6 | $24 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r | 30 | $74 | $201 |
| Hepatitis c antibody measurement | 21 | $14 | $24 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 19 | $94 | $142 |
| Analysis for antibody, treponema pallidum | 18 | $13 | $29 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, initial | 18 | $94 | $311 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 17 | $50 | $62 |
| Phosphate level test | 16 | $5 | $20 |
| Measurement of hepatitis a antibody | 14 | $12 | $21 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 12 | $34 | $58 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
2.8 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Zhang is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 16%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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