John Z. Edwards, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlottesville, VA
John Z. Edwards, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1679553523, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101244089, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Z. Edwards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 0101244089 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 595 Martha Jefferson Dr Ste 180, Charlottesville, VA 22911
- Phone
- (434) 654-5575
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 654-5574
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090124000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 595 Martha Jefferson Dr Ste 180
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jon Barlow, PASurgical Physician Assistant1306209473
- Clark Baumbusch, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1548411515
- Lisa Braden, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1881621829
- Stephen Gunther, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1285613034
- Stephen Hoover, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1043431935
- Lawrence Livengood, PASurgical Physician Assistant1407067507
Verify John Z. Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101244089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam128 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl73 claims
- Ondansetron Odt30 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $269.13
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. 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
- Martha Jefferson Medical Group LLCCharlottesville, VA
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncCharlottesville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Z. Edwards among 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia
John Z. Edwards, MD is one of 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 358 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 57% 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 Virginia 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 Virginia
There are 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia.
All 586 in Virginia → Every provider in Charlottesville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clark Baumbusch, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111548411515
- Stephen Gunther, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111285613034
- John Hall, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111588658777
- David Heilbronner, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111427053677
- Michael Kovac, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111033191952
- David Nielsen, D.O.Charlottesville, VA 229111922080498
- Megan Swanson, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111649473240
- Zeeshan Akhtar, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081871055673
Common questions
What is John Z. Edwards, MD's NPI number?
John Z. Edwards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679553523, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Z. Edwards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 Martha Jefferson Dr Ste 180, Charlottesville, VA, 22911. Phone: (434) 654-5575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Z. Edwards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101244089, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Z. Edwards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Z. Edwards, MD had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Z. Edwards, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 of 100. 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.