Dr. Scott M. Zimmer, MD

  • Beachwood, OH
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1588641708PAC ID1254315724
Medicare services, 2024
3,796
Medicare patients, 2024
544
Part D claims, 2024
12
MIPS score, 2024
92
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
25501 Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood, OH 44122
Practice phone
Call (216) 545-4800
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Dr. Scott M. Zimmer is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Beachwood, Ohio

Dr. Zimmer practices at University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System.

Dr. Zimmer's NPI, 1588641708, was assigned on December 29, 2005. Dr. Zimmer graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Zimmer holds Ohio license 35.077097.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1254315724
NPI enumeration date
December 29, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(216) 545-4800
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Scott M. Zimmer practices at University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio

Dr. Zimmer's primary practice is University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center, at 25501 Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood, OH 44122 in Cuyahoga County. The practice phone is (216) 545-4800.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Scott M. Zimmer is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Zimmer's primary practice is University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System. Dr. Zimmer is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. The medical group on file is University Eyecare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zimmer to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott M. Zimmer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zimmer practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Scott M. Zimmer is one of 94 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Ohio

Hand surgery is Dr. Zimmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Zimmer is licensed in Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, OhioPrimaryLicense 35.077097 · taxonomy 207XS0106X

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Zimmer

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Scott M. Zimmer billed Medicare for 3,796 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,796 Medicare services from Dr. Zimmer across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 544 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,885 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,796
Medicare patients544
Paid by Medicare$82,885
Procedure codes15

Dr. Zimmer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 5592024: 2,601365%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7132024: 7556%
Surgery
2023: 5772024: 36936%
Imaging
2023: 1522024: 7153%

Where Dr. Zimmer's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,00179%
  • In a facility79521%

Dr. Zimmer compared with the Ohio median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Zimmer
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
3,796vs 8184.6 times
Medicare patients
544vs 30181% above
Part D claims
238vs 922.6 times

Medians across 96 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Zimmer'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. Scott M. Zimmer treated 544 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 544 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zimmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 276 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have arthritis. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zimmer's median patient age at 69, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024544
Average age74
Average risk score1.07
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Zimmer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Zimmer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women31458%
  • Men23042%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Zimmer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis74%
  3. High blood pressure72%
  4. Anxiety29%
  5. Ischemic heart disease28%
  6. Diabetes26%
  7. Mood disorders24%
  8. Depression21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Zimmer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Scott M. Zimmer wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Zimmer wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 5 drugs, with $3,117 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 217 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 202412
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$3,117
Part D patients12

Dr. Zimmer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2018

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2017 to 2018

  • 2017
  • 2018
Claims for drugs CMS names
2017: 2172018: 23810%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2018, 5 in 2017.

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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. Scott M. Zimmer scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Zimmer for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Zimmer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 32 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Zimmer, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Zimmer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 85.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Zimmer ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
76th percentile32 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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. Scott M. Zimmer received $12,744 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 121 general payments to Dr. Zimmer from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $5,681.

General payments to Dr. Zimmer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Zimmer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$12.7Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$5,91746%
  • Education$4,02832%
  • Food and beverage$2,76022%
  • Gifts$390%

Companies that paid Dr. Zimmer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Scott M. Zimmer graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Dr. Zimmer graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolWright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Scott M. Zimmer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Scott M. Zimmer's NPI number?

Dr. Scott M. Zimmer's NPI number is 1588641708. It was assigned on December 29, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott M. Zimmer?

Dr. Scott M. Zimmer is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Beachwood, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Scott M. Zimmer practice?

Dr. Zimmer practices at 25501 Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood, OH 44122. Dr. Zimmer's primary practice is University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zimmer to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Scott M. Zimmer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Zimmer is (216) 545-4800.

What is Dr. Scott M. Zimmer's medical license number?

Dr. Zimmer holds Ohio license 35.077097.

Which hospitals is Dr. Scott M. Zimmer affiliated with?

Dr. Zimmer practices at University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio. Dr. Zimmer is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Zimmer to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Scott M. Zimmer part of?

Dr. Zimmer is linked to University Eyecare. Dmand AI links Dr. Zimmer to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Scott M. Zimmer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Zimmer billed Medicare for 3,796 services in 2024, and Dr. Zimmer accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Scott M. Zimmer's MIPS score?

Dr. Zimmer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott M. Zimmer see?

CMS counts 544 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zimmer in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Scott M. Zimmer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Zimmer's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99213) and injected or infused drug (J3301).

Where did Dr. Scott M. Zimmer go to medical school?

Dr. Zimmer graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Scott M. Zimmer prescribe most?

In 2018 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Zimmer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Scott M. Zimmer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $12,744 in general payments to Dr. Zimmer from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Scott M. Zimmer been practicing?

Dr. Zimmer graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

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