NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zachary Belford, DO

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Rockford, IL

Zachary Belford, DO is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1659894913, issued on Jul 19, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036.160739, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659894913
Name
Zachary Belford
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
036.160739 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2902 Mcfarland RD Ste 100, Rockford, IL 61107
Phone
(815) 316-7300
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220825004189); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2017
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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Also registered at 2902 Mcfarland RD Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Thomas Dahlberg, DOPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1801856380
  2. Frederick Gahl, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1760443774
  3. Mir IsaamullahInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1568090041
  4. Heather Leasure, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1700326220

Verify Zachary Belford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

1,057 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 519 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zachary Belford1,057
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen196 claims
  2. Gabapentin194 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl109 claims
  4. Pregabalin108 claims
  5. Buprenorphine77 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl44 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,547.68

88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zachary Belford$2,547.68
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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

  1. Rockford Pain Center LtdRockford, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Zachary Belford among 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Illinois

Zachary Belford, DO is one of 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 35 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Parveen Varma, M.D.Rock Falls, IL 610711013082551
  2. Juan Santiago-Palma, MDBradley, IL 609151295743953
  3. Mohammad Issa, MDBourbonnais, IL 609141033539630
  4. Akhil Shori, MDBourbonnais, IL 609141629547807
  5. Charonn Woods, MDBourbonnais, IL 609141396109062
  6. Shivani Batra, D.O.Chicago, IL 606571871752881
  7. Jose Munoz, ATCChicago, IL 606391376007757
  8. Linda Li, MDChicago, IL 606161518074681

Common questions

What is Zachary Belford, DO's NPI number?

Zachary Belford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659894913, issued on Jul 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zachary Belford, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2902 Mcfarland RD Ste 100, Rockford, IL, 61107. Phone: (815) 316-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zachary Belford, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.160739, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Zachary Belford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zachary Belford, DO had 1,057 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Zachary Belford, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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