Dr. Joseph John Zerega, MD

Dr. Zerega practices at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Zerega's NPI, 1033167663, was assigned on May 5, 2006. Dr. Zerega graduated from New York Medical College in 1982. Dr. Zerega holds Florida license ME78827.

Dr. Zerega's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, at 1000 36th St, Vero Beach, FL 32960 in Indian River County. The practice phone is (772) 567-4311.

Dr. Zerega's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The medical group on file is Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zerega to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Gastroenterology is Dr. Zerega's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Zerega is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Zerega's licenses on file in 6 states: Florida, California, New York, Tennessee, Virginia and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among the conditions Dr. Zerega treats.

CMS data shows 212 Medicare services from Dr. Zerega across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 187 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,913 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 187 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zerega in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 84 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zerega's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Zerega wrote 999 Medicare Part D claims for 276 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 871 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $51,639 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,216 claims across 22 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Zerega for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Zerega accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Zerega, more than 47% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Zerega from 2 drug and device companies in 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $125.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Zerega, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Zerega graduated from New York Medical College in 1982. Dr. Zerega is a member of ACG, ACP and AGA.

Dr. Zerega is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.