Brian W. Zimmer, D.O.
Nephrology Physician · Blawnox, PA
Brian W. Zimmer, D.O. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Blawnox, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1962430348, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS012702, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian W. Zimmer
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- OS012702 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Freeport RD Ste 200, Blawnox, PA 15238
- Phone
- (412) 683-4550
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 246-4567
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060811000090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 121 Freeport RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian W. Zimmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS012702Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,872 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate250 claims
- Losartan Potassium165 claims
- Lisinopril110 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl107 claims
- Furosemide96 claims
- Carvedilol89 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $112.59
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Nps Physicians Pittsburgh LLCBlawnox, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian W. Zimmer among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Brian W. Zimmer, D.O. is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 nephrology physician record lists a practice address in Blawnox
They are 1 of the 15 NPPES records with a practice address in Blawnox, and 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Brian W. Zimmer, D.O.'s NPI number?
Brian W. Zimmer, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962430348, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian W. Zimmer, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Freeport RD Ste 200, Blawnox, PA, 15238. Phone: (412) 683-4550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian W. Zimmer, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS012702, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian W. Zimmer, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian W. Zimmer, D.O. had 1,872 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.