Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Fort Collins, CO
Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1477949162, issued on Apr 9, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR.0071391, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Joseph Zimmermann
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- DR.0071391 CO
5927 WI
66926-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 E Harmony RD Unit 250, Fort Collins, CO 80528
- Phone
- (970) 482-6456
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Fax
- (970) 482-3921
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251125004275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2121 E Harmony RD Unit 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Natalie Brown, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1902619950
- Noelle Durall, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043658370
Verify Christopher Joseph Zimmermann in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0071391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
116 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole33 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt19 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $786.00
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCFort Collins, CO
- Regional West Physicians ClinicScottsbluff, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Joseph Zimmermann among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D. is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 608 in Colorado → Every provider in Fort Collins → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Chiavetta, MDFort Collins, CO 805281114030533
- Craig Clear, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281841303187
- John Collins, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281033178967
- Thomas Coopwood, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281962517086
- James Dickinson, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281700999059
- Kaitlin Heisel, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281497951263
- John Hunter, M. D.Fort Collins, CO 805281063538817
- Joshua KuetheFort Collins, CO 805281881983807
Common questions
What is Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477949162, issued on Apr 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 E Harmony RD Unit 250, Fort Collins, CO, 80528. Phone: (970) 482-6456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0071391, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D. had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Joseph Zimmermann, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.