Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1053450072
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2170 South Ave

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

  1. Amy Anton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1235392861
  2. Michelle Appelle, MSPTPhysical Therapist1013070481
  3. Heather Applegate, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1326576893
  4. B. Patrick BaghdikianAnesthesiology Physician1053417303
  5. Jeffrey Barbrie, DPTPhysical Therapist1992155527
  6. Alan Barichievich, MS, PTPhysical Therapist1831254820

Verify Zachary Child in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

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.

  1. Zachary Child167
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin69 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
  3. Prednisone20 claims
  4. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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.

  1. Zachary Child$22,104.67
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

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

  1. Barton Medical FoundationStateline, NV
  2. 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.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

  1. Karim Abdollahi, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA1942240403
  2. Hussein Abdulrassoul, MDRiverside, CA1972123891
  3. Douglas Abeles, MDCastro Valley, CA1508961582
  4. Anthony Abene, MDSan Jose, CA1457437964
  5. Nicholas Abidi, MDCapitola, CA1548273758
  6. Joshua Acebo, MDPalo Alto, CA1396373734
  7. Daniel Acevedo, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA1184856122
  8. Curtis Adams, MDSacramento, CA1265963656
  9. John Adams, MDLos Angeles, CA1215914114
  10. Gregory Adamson, M.D.Pasadena, CA1972590610

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.