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Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman, MD
NPI1508157611PAC ID7719257831
- Medicare services, 2024
- 687
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 241
- Part D claims, 2024
- 299
- Publications
- 6
- Clinical trials
- 2
- Practice address
- 1367 Washington Avenue Suite 401, Albany, NY 12206
- Practice phone
- Call (518) 438-7638
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Albany, New York
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Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman is an orthopedic surgeon in Albany, New York
Dr. Zimmerman practices at Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center in Albany, New York.
Dr. Zimmerman's NPI, 1508157611, was assigned on April 23, 2011. Dr. Zimmerman graduated from Albany Medical College in 2011. Dr. Zimmerman holds New York license 288331.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1508157611NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7719257831
- NPI enumeration date
- April 23, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (518) 438-7638
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman practices at Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center in Albany, New York
Dr. Zimmerman's primary practice is Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center, at 1367 Washington Avenue Suite 401, Albany, NY 12206. The practice phone is (518) 438-7638.
- Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center1367 Washington Avenue Suite 401, Albany, NY 12206Phone(518) 438-7638
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Zimmerman's primary practice is Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center in Albany, New York. Dr. Zimmerman is also affiliated with Albany Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Bone & Joint Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zimmerman to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.
Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery CenterPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zimmerman practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman is one of 1,151 orthopedic surgeons in New York
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Zimmerman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Zimmerman is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, New YorkPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman billed Medicare for 687 services in 2024
CMS data shows 687 Medicare services from Dr. Zimmerman across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,830 for them.
Medicare services, 2024687
Medicare patients241
Paid by Medicare$45,830
Procedure codes11
Dr. Zimmerman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3472024: 28418%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2032024: 203No change
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1502024: 10133%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1012024: 992%
Where Dr. Zimmerman's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office67498%
- In a facility132%
Dr. Zimmerman compared with the New York median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Zimmerman
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 687vs 7265% below
- Medicare patients
- 241vs 236Close to median
- Part D claims
- 254vs 733.5 times
Medians across 1,081 orthopedic surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Zimmerman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman treated 241 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zimmerman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 120 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have arthritis. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zimmerman's median patient age at 58, with 49% women.
Medicare patients, 2024241
Average age71
Average risk score0.89
Also on Medicaid13%
Dr. Zimmerman's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Zimmerman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13154%
- Men11046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Zimmerman's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis69%
- High blood pressure68%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- Anxiety24%
- Diabetes24%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Zimmerman's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 58
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman wrote 299 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Zimmerman wrote 299 Medicare Part D claims for 158 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 254 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,418 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 185 claims across 7 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024299
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$2,418
Part D patients158
Dr. Zimmerman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic298 claims100%
- Brand-name and other1 claims0%
Dr. Zimmerman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Zimmerman's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids18%54 of 299 claims
- Antibiotics21%62 of 299 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1852024: 25437%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Zimmerman for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Zimmerman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 38 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Zimmerman, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Zimmerman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 44.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 100of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Zimmerman ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 80th percentile38 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 70th percentile37 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Zimmerman, published from 2021 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Zimmerman has published most often in Arthrosc Tech. Dr. Zimmerman's most frequent co-authors are Andrew Daniel Posner, MD, Ian Hutchinson and Matthew Joseph Anderson.
Papers6
Years published2021 to 2025
Dr. Zimmerman's papers by year, 2021 to 2025
Dr. Zimmerman's most frequent co-authors
- Andrew Daniel Posner, MD5 shared papers
- Ian Hutchinson3 shared papers
- Matthew Joseph Anderson1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Zimmerman
FootballFractures, AvulsionMagnetic Resonance Imaging
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Zimmerman to 2 clinical trials.
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Zimmerman
- Jorge I. Acevedo, MD1 shared trial
- Gregory J. Adamson, MD1 shared trial
- Kenneth H. Akizuki, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Zimmerman
Benzyl PeroxideBlue Light Phototherapy
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman received $69,326 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 167 general payments to Dr. Zimmerman from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 32% of the total. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $25,757.
General payments to Dr. Zimmerman by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Zimmerman by kind, 2016 to 2025
$69.3Kin total
- Consulting fees$21,72532%
- Travel and lodging$16,68825%
- Education$14,50722%
- Food and beverage$7,10611%
- Other$7,20011%
Companies that paid Dr. Zimmerman the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman graduated from Albany Medical College
Dr. Zimmerman graduated from Albany Medical College in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman's NPI number is 1508157611. It was assigned on April 23, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman?
Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman is an orthopedic surgeon in Albany, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman practice?
Dr. Zimmerman practices at 1367 Washington Avenue Suite 401, Albany, NY 12206. Dr. Zimmerman's primary practice is Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center in Albany, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zimmerman to 2 hospitals.
What is Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Zimmerman is (518) 438-7638.
What is Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman's medical license number?
Dr. Zimmerman holds New York license 288331.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman affiliated with?
Dr. Zimmerman is affiliated with Albany Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Zimmerman to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman part of?
Dr. Zimmerman is linked to The Bone & Joint Center.
Does Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Zimmerman billed Medicare for 687 services in 2024, and Dr. Zimmerman accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman's MIPS score?
Dr. Zimmerman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman see?
CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zimmerman in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Zimmerman's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J3301) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman go to medical school?
Dr. Zimmerman graduated from Albany Medical College in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Zimmerman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin, Amoxicillin and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $69,326 in general payments to Dr. Zimmerman from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman been practicing?
Dr. Zimmerman graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Zimmerman, published from 2021 to 2025. Dr. Zimmerman has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Joseph Paul Zimmerman publish with?
Dr. Zimmerman's most frequent co-authors are Andrew Daniel Posner, MD (5 shared papers), Ian Hutchinson (3 shared papers) and Matthew Joseph Anderson (1 shared paper).
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