Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albany, NY
Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1508157611, issued on Apr 23, 2011. Check the license (New York 288331, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Paul Zimmerman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 288331 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1367 Washington Ave Ste 200, Albany, NY 12206
- Phone
- (518) 489-2666
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- Fax
- (518) 489-5933
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170724001340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1367 Washington Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jessica Amyot, FNP, RN, ATCFamily Nurse Practitioner1841328317
- Donald Cally, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1396834347
- Robert Cheney, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1649280397
Verify Joseph Paul Zimmerman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 288331Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin73 claims
- Amoxicillin42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium26 claims
- Naproxen23 claims
- Celecoxib21 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): 85.6 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: $128.80
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Prodigy Surgical Distribution, 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 one group practice
- Capital Region Orthopaedic Associates, PCAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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- J. David Abraham, MDAlbany, NY1285601005
- Armand Abulencia, MDHuntington, NY1093733545
- Imad Abushahin, MDMiddletown, NY1275013609
- John Acampa, M.D.Bay Shore, NY1982606257
- Albert Accettola, MDStaten Island, NY1972584696
- George Ackerman, M.D.Garden City, NY1720393259
- Paul Ackerman, MDBrooklyn, NY1306899786
Common questions
What is Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508157611, issued on Apr 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1367 Washington Ave Ste 200, Albany, NY, 12206. Phone: (518) 489-2666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 288331, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D. had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Paul Zimmerman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 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.