Dr. Joann L. Zell, MD

Dr. Zell practices at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, part of UCHealth.

Dr. Zell's NPI, 1760415418, was assigned on July 8, 2006. Dr. Zell graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1999. Dr. Zell holds Colorado license 45196.

Dr. Zell's primary practice is UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, at 12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045 in Adams County. The practice phone is (720) 848-0000.

Dr. Zell's primary practice is UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, part of UCHealth. Dr. Zell is also affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. The medical group on file is University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine). Dmand AI also links Dr. Zell to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zell practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Rheumatology is Dr. Zell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Zell is licensed in Colorado.

CMS data shows 198 Medicare services from Dr. Zell across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 96 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,136 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 96 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 59% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zell's median patient age at 57, with 82% women.

In 2024, Dr. Zell wrote 555 Medicare Part D claims for 94 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 395 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $679,211 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 361 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Zell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Zell as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Zell, published from 2012 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic and Rheumatology. Dr. Zell has published most often in Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Dr. Zell's most frequent co-authors are Jinoos Yazdany, MD, Gabriela Schmajuk, MD and Christie M. Bartels, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Zell from 1 drug or device company from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $268.

Dr. Zell graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1999.