Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Temple, TX
Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1063048098, issued on Mar 21, 2020. Check the license (Texas BP20076834, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Leslie Zimmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- BP20076834 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St # MS 01161B, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2364
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240518000101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Leslie Zimmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license BP20076834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
393 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine91 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate91 claims
- Tobramycin42 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim27 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth25 claims
- Erythromycin20 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $70.54
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Ennen Eye Center, P.A.Fort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Leslie Zimmer among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063048098, issued on Mar 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St # MS 01161B, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2364. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number BP20076834, 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 Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Leslie Zimmer, MD had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.