Dr. Julie Zhu, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Zhu
Dr. Julie Zhu is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Gainesville, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zhu performed 2,266 Medicare services across 731 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zhu received a total of $112 from 1 pharmaceutical and/or device company across 1 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in geriatric medicine (internal medicine) 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. Zhu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 689 | $76 | $130 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 499 | $100 | $150 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 264 | $61 | $100 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 187 | $76 | $150 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 138 | $59 | $80 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 128 | $82 | $115 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 98 | $38 | $140 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 35 | $143 | $200 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 34 | $129 | $175 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $108 | $220 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 31 | $187 | $250 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 27 | $34 | $75 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 22 | $147 | $250 |
| Physician supervision of a patient under a medicare-approved hospice (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of care plans, review of subsequent reports of patien | 20 | $66 | $250 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 19 | $146 | $225 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 16 | $115 | $200 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 13 | $7 | $30 |
| Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 13 | $163 | $250 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2021 ↗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 (2021)
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
4.3 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 2021 |
| 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. Zhu is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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