Joseph Zucker, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albemarle, NC
Joseph Zucker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albemarle, North Carolina, and NPI 1992786537, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 28600, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Zucker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 28600 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC 28001
- Phone
- (980) 323-5425
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 105 Yadkin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jason Arru, MDSurgery Physician1336277607
- Lamonica BarnumPediatrics Physician1114118353
- Michael Brandner, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1649231788
- Elaine Coats, MDPediatrics Physician1477534543
- Dennis Devereux, M.D.Surgery Physician1770563355
Verify Joseph Zucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 28600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
The Medicare quality score for 2023: 95.4 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: $89.78
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
- Hospital Medicine OF Indiana PCMuncie, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a Albemarle practice address
They are 6 of the 479 NPPES records with a Albemarle practice address, and 925 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 6 in Albemarle → All 925 in North Carolina → Every provider in Albemarle →
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
- Christopher Adair, MDGreensboro, NC1427498294
- Richard Adams, M.D.Statesville, NC1699767350
- Samuel Adams, M.D.Durham, NC1639358617
- Anshul Agarwala, M.D.Greensboro, NC1679954812
- Briggs Ahearn, MDPineville, NC1659798015
- Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC1053314922
- Julian Aldridge, M.D.Durham, NC1720175458
- Shannon Alejandro, M.D.Asheville, NC1215357025
- Richard Alexander, M.D.Laurinburg, NC1295875581
- Richard Alioto, M.D.Clayton, NC1780771220
Common questions
What is Joseph Zucker, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Zucker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992786537, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Zucker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC, 28001. Phone: (980) 323-5425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Zucker, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 28600, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Joseph Zucker, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.