Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD
Psychiatry Physician · Chicago, IL
Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1871054817, issued on Mar 30, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036.163021, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric C. Zimmerman
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 036.163021 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 912 S Wood St Ste 739, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 413-1186
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231003002428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric C. Zimmerman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.163021Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
725 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine93 claims
- Clonazepam92 claims
- Risperidone48 claims
- Aripiprazole45 claims
- Buspirone Hcl45 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate34 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric C. Zimmerman among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois
Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
841 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 841 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871054817, issued on Mar 30, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 912 S Wood St Ste 739, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 413-1186. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.163021, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD had 725 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric C. Zimmerman, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.