Richard K. Zimmerman, MD
Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA
Richard K. Zimmerman, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1356317333, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD044392L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard K. Zimmerman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD044392L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6023 Harvard SQ, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
- Phone
- (412) 661-2802
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 661-8020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110609000351); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard K. Zimmerman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD044392LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,667 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium159 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Lisinopril102 claims
- Gabapentin85 claims
- Metformin Hcl75 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: $16.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- East Liberty Family Health Care Center IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard K. Zimmerman among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
Richard K. Zimmerman, MD is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 767 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Richard K. Zimmerman, MD's NPI number?
Richard K. Zimmerman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356317333, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard K. Zimmerman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6023 Harvard SQ, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206. Phone: (412) 661-2802. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard K. Zimmerman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD044392L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard K. Zimmerman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard K. Zimmerman, MD had 2,667 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.