NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Connor Lawrence Zale, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Bragg, NC

Connor Lawrence Zale, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and NPI 1225596000, issued on Mar 11, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-02577, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225596000
Name
Connor Lawrence Zale
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
2025-02577 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2817 Rock Merritt Ave Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 28310
Phone
(910) 907-8922
Enumerated
Mar 11, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2026
Fax
(910) 907-6069
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260415002296); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2817 Rock Merritt Ave Womack Army Medical Center

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Kathryn Abeyta, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1376350603
  3. Dylan Agans, MPH, RDRegistered Dietitian1376396135
  4. Annie AlmanGeneral Practice Dentistry1407566805
  5. Heather Ballard, DPT, MOTPhysical Therapist1639466212
  6. James Barbosa, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568936532

Verify Connor Lawrence Zale in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Connor Zale30
  2. Specialty average346

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: $2,605.08

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Connor Zale$2,605
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Connor Lawrence Zale among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Connor Lawrence Zale, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danielle Cummings, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101912408352
  2. Jeffrey Hoffmann, M.D.Fort Liberty, NC 283101679837355
  3. Charles Huang, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101538106190
  4. Brian Milam, M.D.Fort Liberty, NC 283101982098224
  5. James Santangelo, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101821149642
  6. James Swenson, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101417994278
  7. Peter Van Steyn, MDFort Liberty, NC 283101043758618
  8. Connor Venrick, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101669932513

Common questions

What is Connor Lawrence Zale, MD's NPI number?

Connor Lawrence Zale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225596000, issued on Mar 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Connor Lawrence Zale, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2817 Rock Merritt Ave Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC, 28310. Phone: (910) 907-8922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Connor Lawrence Zale, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-02577, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Connor Lawrence Zale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Connor Lawrence Zale, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.