Joel Philip Zarling, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rockwall, TX
Joel Philip Zarling, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rockwall, Texas, and NPI 1821329566, issued on Jan 20, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q5956, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Philip Zarling
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- Q5956 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3136 Horizon RD, Rockwall, TX 75032
- Phone
- (972) 475-8914
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2022
- Fax
- (972) 608-3949
- Medicaid ID
- 356501201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151210002160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3136 Horizon RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Aldrich, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1043320542
- Adam Bruce, PHDPhysical Therapist1336491620
- Craig Duhon, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1962512491
Verify Joel Philip Zarling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 113 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. 174 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen74 claims
- Tramadol Hcl39 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine33 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Celecoxib14 claims
- Amoxicillin13 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): 100 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: $577.81
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
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
- Lake Pointe Orthopaedic Associates, PARockwall, TX
- Texas Health Physicians GroupRockwall, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Philip Zarling among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Joel Philip Zarling, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Rockwall
They are 16 of the 1,546 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockwall, and 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Acree, D.O.Rockwall, TX 750321730475542
- Daniel Aldrich, MDRockwall, TX 750321043320542
- Theodore Belanger, MDRockwall, TX 750321700869997
- Mohammad Burney, MDRockwall, TX 750321932131398
- David CampbellRockwall, TX 750321952832826
- Michael Duchamp, DORockwall, TX 750321285728394
- Craig Duhon, M.D.Rockwall, TX 750321962512491
- Bruno GrossRockwall, TX 750321194172130
Common questions
What is Joel Philip Zarling, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Philip Zarling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821329566, issued on Jan 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Philip Zarling, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3136 Horizon RD, Rockwall, TX, 75032. Phone: (972) 475-8914. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Philip Zarling, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5956, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Philip Zarling, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Philip Zarling, M.D. had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Philip Zarling, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.