Zachary A. Child, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Zachary A. 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 A. 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
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2025
- Fax
- (530) 541-3016
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802002353); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2006
- 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.
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- B. Patrick BaghdikianAnesthesiology Physician1053417303
- Jeffrey Barbrie, DPTPhysical Therapist1992155527
- Alan Barichievich, MS, PTPhysical Therapist1831254820
Verify Zachary A. 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
52% 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 346 among the 16,516 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zavation Medical Products, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Barton Medical FoundationStateline, NV
- Tahoe Orthopedics And Sports Medicine, Inc.South Lake Tahoe, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Zachary A. Child, MD's NPI number?
Zachary A. 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 A. 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 A. 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 A. Child, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zachary A. Child, MD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zachary A. Child, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.