NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Cohoes, NY

Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cohoes, New York, and NPI 1538190707, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538190707
Name
Russell M. Zivkovich
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
54 Bedford St, Cohoes, NY 12047
Phone
(518) 237-3629
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060228000111); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,562 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Russell Zivkovich3,562
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium360 claims
  2. Synthroid164 claims
  3. Ezetimibe145 claims
  4. Pioglitazone Hcl82 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium75 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate68 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: $1,687.23

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Russell Zivkovich$1,687.23
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Russell M. Zivkovich among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York

Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cohoes

They are 5 of the 221 NPPES records with a practice address in Cohoes, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Brennan, MDCohoes, NY 120471881057230
  2. Thomas Chattathil, M.DCohoes, NY 120471457795197
  3. Olai Sam, MDCohoes, NY 120471578659173
  4. Brian Smith, M.D.Cohoes, NY 120471164757670
  5. Joyce Bitran, D.O.Cobleskill, NY 120431821055666
  6. Chester Burton, DOCobleskill, NY 120431073508081
  7. Rebecca Eckel, MDCobleskill, NY 120431154316172
  8. Susan Emerson, M.D.Cobleskill, NY 120431891747499

Common questions

What is Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D.'s NPI number?

Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538190707, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 54 Bedford St, Cohoes, NY, 12047. Phone: (518) 237-3629. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D.'s license?

Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Russell M. Zivkovich, M.D. had 3,562 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.