Kenneth Zahl, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Kenneth Zahl, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1417199217, issued on Mar 25, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD-028311E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Zahl
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- MD-028311E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 41 E Elizabeth Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18018
- Phone
- (570) 422-6666
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2025
- Fax
- (570) 796-9246
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160104000861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Zahl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD-028311ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin28 claims
- Ibuprofen26 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl18 claims
- Belbuca12 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone11 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: $127.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupDickson City, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Zahl among 65 interventional pain medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Kenneth Zahl, M.D. is one of 65 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208VP0014X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 65 interventional pain medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 65 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Bethlehem → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Naftulin, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180171861485369
- Shiyi Abla-Yao, MDLewisburg, PA 178371124013511
- Joseph Williams, M.D.Danville, PA 178221841233087
- Marek Kurowski, M.D.Bloomsburg, PA 178151366685653
- Rodrigo Estonilo, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011255342937
- Laszlo Szollas, M.DEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011790880003
- Madhavi Reddy, MDLancaster, PA 176011457341570
- Sheryl Oleski, DOScranton, PA 185081356307698
Common questions
What is Kenneth Zahl, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth Zahl, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417199217, issued on Mar 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Zahl, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41 E Elizabeth Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18018. Phone: (570) 422-6666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Zahl, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD-028311E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Zahl, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Zahl, M.D. had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.