NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Scranton, PA

Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1144614702, issued on Mar 22, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD473208, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144614702
Name
Douglas Zaruta
Credential
MD, MS, ATC
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MD473208 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA 18510
Phone
(570) 703-7209
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210913002377); accepts 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 1800 Mulberry St

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

  1. Muhammad Abdulla, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447008586
  2. Sareyah AhmedPodiatrist1245020353
  3. Ahmet Ahmetbeg, MDHospitalist Physician1598406167
  4. Saghar Akhondi, DPMPodiatrist1619811676
  5. Mohammad Al Khateeb, M.D.Nephrology Physician1568158921
  6. Maura AlberolaCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1689180804

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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

31 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Douglas Zaruta31
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium16 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: $96.14

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novus Surgical Consultants. 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. Douglas Zaruta$96
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Geisinger ClinicScranton, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Douglas Zaruta among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician 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 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mirza Shahid Baig, MDScranton, PA 185101578230561
  2. Brian Campfield, M.D.Scranton, PA 185101861711525
  3. Gregory Thomas, D.O.Scranton, PA 185101316960180
  4. Kevin Colleran, MDScranton, PA 185081235115593
  5. Edward Delsole, M.D.Scranton, PA 185081093159857
  6. John Doherty, MDScranton, PA 185081962488809
  7. Jeffrey Gillette, D.O.Scranton, PA 185081740412931
  8. Michael Levy, DODunmore, PA 185121104814821

Common questions

What is Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC's NPI number?

Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144614702, issued on Mar 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA, 18510. Phone: (570) 703-7209. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD473208, 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 Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Zaruta, MD, MS, ATC had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; 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.