Zachary Child, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Zachary Child, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in South Lake Tahoe, California, and NPI 1053450072, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (California C149911, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zachary Child
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- C149911 CA
17241 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2170 South Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
- Phone
- (530) 543-5554
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2170 South Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Anton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1235392861
- Michelle Appelle, MSPTPhysical Therapist1013070481
- Heather Applegate, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1326576893
- B. Patrick BaghdikianAnesthesiology Physician1053417303
- Jeffrey Barbrie, DPTPhysical Therapist1992155527
- Alan Barichievich, MS, PTPhysical Therapist1831254820
Verify Zachary Child in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C149911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin69 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 30 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22,104.67
12 payments, mostly travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zavation Medical Products, LLC. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Barton Medical FoundationStateline, NV
- Tahoe Orthopedics And Sports Medicine, Inc.South Lake Tahoe, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,427 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Zachary Child, MD's NPI number?
Zachary Child, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053450072, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zachary Child, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2170 South Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150. Phone: (530) 543-5554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zachary Child, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C149911, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zachary Child, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zachary Child, MD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zachary Child, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.