Donald F. Zimmer, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Rochester, MN
Donald F. Zimmer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1184853624, issued on Jul 6, 2009. Check the license (Minnesota 53247, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald F. Zimmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 53247 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- ENROLLED MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120807000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald F. Zimmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 53247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen41 claims
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 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: $156.57
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- South Bend Emergency Physicians IncSouth Bend, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald F. Zimmer among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota
Donald F. Zimmer, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2012 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Rochester
They are 150 of the 12,854 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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- Deepi Goyal, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051609853902
- Torrey Laack, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051114904224
- Dennis Laudon, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051235103524
- Michael Laughlin, MDRochester, MN 559051437149937
- Anuradha Luke, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051104890250
Common questions
What is Donald F. Zimmer, MD's NPI number?
Donald F. Zimmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184853624, issued on Jul 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald F. Zimmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald F. Zimmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 53247, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald F. Zimmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald F. Zimmer, MD had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.