NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph George Zalocha, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · St Petersburg, FL

Joseph George Zalocha, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1245430834, issued on Jul 20, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME99397, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245430834
Name
Joseph George Zalocha
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
ME99397 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6000 49TH St N, St Petersburg, FL 33709
Phone
(350) 725-2713
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100420000124); 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 6000 49TH St N

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

  1. John Abernathy, DOInternal Medicine Physician1265847438
  2. David Abraham, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033812938
  3. Faizan Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922745769
  4. Obada Al Chouiki, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780386490
  5. Adam Albadawi, DOInternal Medicine Physician1922758234
  6. Christian Bechtold, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1528419967

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

140 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Zalocha140
  2. Specialty average696

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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hospital Medicine Services OF FL, LLCLake City, FL

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

Joseph George Zalocha among 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Florida

Joseph George Zalocha, MD is one of 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 24% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2009 among the 475 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Florida

There are 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Florida.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua Wais, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091518595016
  2. Vinubhai Pansuriya, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337131730174400
  3. Ala Ahmad, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337041356669196
  4. Diane Gowski, M.D.Bay Pines, FL 337441255420121
  5. Melanie Cheing, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561750701652
  6. Albina Guri, D.OLargo, FL 337701164955720
  7. Azzat Ali, MDTemple Terrace, FL 336371033344627
  8. Thane Htun, MDLakeland, FL 338031265482962

Common questions

What is Joseph George Zalocha, MD's NPI number?

Joseph George Zalocha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245430834, issued on Jul 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph George Zalocha, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6000 49TH St N, St Petersburg, FL, 33709. Phone: (350) 725-2713. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph George Zalocha, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME99397, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph George Zalocha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph George Zalocha, MD had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph George Zalocha, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.