Joseph P. Zitar, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Joseph P. Zitar, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1518968361, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 26091, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph P. Zitar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 26091 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
- Phone
- (480) 301-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 440694 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050428000719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph P. Zitar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 26091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 78.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mayo Clinic ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph P. Zitar among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona
Joseph P. Zitar, M.D. is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joseph P. Zitar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph P. Zitar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518968361, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph P. Zitar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259. Phone: (480) 301-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph P. Zitar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 26091, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph P. Zitar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph P. Zitar, M.D. had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph P. Zitar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.6 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.