Dr. Christopher Stephen Zarella, MD

Dr. Zarella practices at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health.

Dr. Zarella's NPI, 1770742207, was assigned on June 9, 2008. Dr. Zarella graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Zarella's Oregon license number on file is MD174345.

Dr. Zarella's primary practice is Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, at 2801 N Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, OR 97227 in Multnomah County. The practice phone is (503) 413-2200.

Dr. Zarella's primary practice is Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health. The medical group on file is Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zarella to 1 more clinical lab and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Plastic surgery is Dr. Zarella's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Zarella is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Zarella's licenses on file in 4 states: Oregon, District of Columbia, North Carolina and Virginia.

CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Zarella across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 19 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $994 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 19 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zarella in 2024. 58% of them have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zarella's median patient age at 11, with 49% women.

In 2017, Dr. Zarella wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $68 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Zarella for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Zarella accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Zarella as offering telehealth. CMS counts 14 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Zarella, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Zarella, published from 2006 to 2018. The most frequent topics are Craniosynostoses and Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Zarella has published most often in J Craniofac Surg. Dr. Zarella's most frequent co-authors are Robert F. Keating, MD, Suresh Natesh Magge, MD and Chima Obioma Oluigbo, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Zarella from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,700.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Zarella.

Dr. Zarella graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Zarella is a member of ACS and ASPS.

Dr. Zarella is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.