Gregory J. Zipfel, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Gregory J. Zipfel, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1255357489, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2004012272, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory J. Zipfel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 2004012272 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
- Phone
- (314) 362-3577
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Fax
- (314) 362-2107
- Medicaid ID
- 207795204 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000131); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gregory J. Zipfel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2004012272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam32 claims
- Mupirocin20 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): 79.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Health Facilities Rehab Services IncSikeston, MO
- Washington UniversitySaint Peters, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory J. Zipfel among 195 neurological surgery physician records in Missouri
Gregory J. Zipfel, MD is one of 195 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207T00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 195 neurological surgery physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Dowling, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081710905443
- Albert Kim, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081235203670
- Eric Leuthardt, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081265465132
- Dimitrios Mathios, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081568857373
- Louis Caragine, MDSaint Louis, MO 631061861440356
- Ralph Dacey, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101003833567
- Robert Grubb, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101528085057
- David Limbrick, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101386850881
Common questions
What is Gregory J. Zipfel, MD's NPI number?
Gregory J. Zipfel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255357489, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory J. Zipfel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 362-3577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory J. Zipfel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2004012272, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gregory J. Zipfel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory J. Zipfel, MD had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory J. Zipfel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.