Derek R. Zecher, PA
Physician Assistant · Philadelphia, PA
Derek R. Zecher, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538137674, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA050705, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek R. Zecher
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- MA050705 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 E Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125
- Phone
- (215) 707-1656
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 707-0805
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek R. Zecher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA050705Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
211 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen42 claims
- Ibuprofen20 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl11 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.
Derek R. Zecher among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Derek R. Zecher, PA is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
955 physician assistant records list a practice address in Philadelphia
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Common questions
What is Derek R. Zecher, PA's NPI number?
Derek R. Zecher, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538137674, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek R. Zecher, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 E Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19125. Phone: (215) 707-1656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek R. Zecher, PA's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA050705, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derek R. Zecher, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek R. Zecher, PA had 211 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.