Richard A. Zell, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New Haven, CT
Richard A. Zell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1669478178, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 37370, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Zell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 37370 CT
D0085487 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Howard Ave 1St Floor, New Haven, CT 06519
- Phone
- (877) 925-3637
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2024
- Fax
- (443) 643-3133
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181023002628); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Zell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 37370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone27 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: $375.01
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Treace Medical Concepts, 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 2 group practices
- Rehabilitation Associates IncFairfield, CT
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Zell among 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut
Richard A. Zell, MD is one of 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2000 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 348 in Connecticut → Every provider in New Haven → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Baumgaertner, MDNew Haven, CT 065191538143532
- Gary Friedlaender, MDNew Haven, CT 065191730163171
- John Fulkerson, MDNew Haven, CT 065191184621419
- Jonathan Grauer, MDNew Haven, CT 065191962486399
- Peter Jokl, MDNew Haven, CT 065191073597407
- Francis Lee, MDNew Haven, CT 065191043240997
- Michael Leslie, DONew Haven, CT 065191215147699
- Dieter Lindskog, MDNew Haven, CT 065191023092459
Common questions
What is Richard A. Zell, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Zell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669478178, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Zell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Howard Ave 1St Floor, New Haven, CT, 06519. Phone: (877) 925-3637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Zell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 37370, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard A. Zell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Zell, MD had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.