Richard C. Zimm, PA-C

  • Erie, PA
  • Surgical physician assistant
NPI1629105085PAC ID0042234478
Medicare services, 2024
583
Medicare patients, 2024
171
Part D claims, 2024
99
MIPS score, 2024
93
Industry payments
$127
Practice address
300 State St, Erie, PA 16507
Practice phone
Call (814) 878-1200
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Primary practice

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie

Erie, Pennsylvania

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Richard C. Zimm is a surgical physician assistant in Erie, Pennsylvania

Richard Zimm practices at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Richard Zimm's NPI, 1629105085, was assigned on February 27, 2007. Richard Zimm holds Pennsylvania license MA052248.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042234478
NPI enumeration date
February 27, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(814) 878-1200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

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

Richard C. Zimm practices at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania

Richard Zimm's primary practice is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie, at 300 State St, Erie, PA 16507 in Erie County. The practice phone is (814) 878-1200.

  • Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie
    300 State St, Erie, PA 16507 · Erie CountyPhone(814) 878-1200

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Richard C. Zimm is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Richard Zimm's primary practice is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania. The medical group on file is Hand Microsurgery & Reconstructive Orthopaedics. Dmand AI also links Richard Zimm to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Richard C. Zimm's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of ErieAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Richard C. Zimm is one of 624 surgical physician assistants in Pennsylvania

Surgical is Richard Zimm's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363AS0400X. Richard Zimm is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Richard Zimm is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgical physician assistant, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MA052248 · taxonomy 363AS0400X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint arthropathy, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Richard Zimm treats.

Surgical physician assistants near Richard Zimm

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

Richard C. Zimm billed Medicare for 583 services in 2024

CMS data shows 583 Medicare services from Richard Zimm across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 171 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,044 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024583
Medicare patients171
Paid by Medicare$24,044
Procedure codes14

Richard Zimm's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits238
  2. Drugs given in the office111
  3. Imaging109
  4. Surgery89
  5. Other services36

Richard Zimm compared with the Pennsylvania median for surgical physician assistants, 2024

  • Richard Zimm
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
583vs 639.3 times
Medicare patients
171vs 622.8 times
Part D claims
58vs 539% above

Medians across 420 surgical physician assistants in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Richard Zimm'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

Richard C. Zimm treated 171 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Richard Zimm in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 92 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have arthritis. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Richard Zimm's median patient age at 56, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024171
Average age74
Average risk score0.88
Also on Medicaid7%

Richard Zimm's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Richard Zimm's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9254%
  • Men7946%

Chronic conditions among Richard Zimm's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis73%
  3. High blood pressure65%
  4. Diabetes25%
  5. Anxiety24%
  6. Ischemic heart disease23%
  7. Mood disorders21%
  8. Chronic kidney disease19%

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

Richard Zimm's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men38%

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

Richard C. Zimm wrote 99 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Richard Zimm wrote 99 Medicare Part D claims for 79 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 58 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $262 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202499
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$262
Part D patients79

Richard Zimm's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic95 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims4%

Richard Zimm'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 Richard Zimm's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids35%35 of 99 claims
  • Antibiotics22%22 of 99 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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

Richard C. Zimm scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Richard Zimm for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Richard Zimm accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Richard Zimm's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 85.5of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Richard C. Zimm received $127 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Richard Zimm from 3 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Endo USA, Inc. paid the most, $87.

Companies that paid Richard Zimm the most, 2025 to 2025

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

Richard C. Zimm is board certified in certified physician assistant

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Richard C. Zimm'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
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 Richard C. Zimm's NPI number?

Richard C. Zimm's NPI number is 1629105085. It was assigned on February 27, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Richard C. Zimm specialize in?

Richard C. Zimm is a surgical physician assistant in Erie, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363AS0400X).

Where does Richard C. Zimm practice?

Richard Zimm practices at 300 State St, Erie, PA 16507. Richard Zimm's primary practice is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Richard Zimm to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Richard C. Zimm's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Richard Zimm is (814) 878-1200.

What is Richard C. Zimm's medical license number?

Richard Zimm holds Pennsylvania license MA052248.

What medical group is Richard C. Zimm part of?

Richard Zimm is linked to Hand Microsurgery & Reconstructive Orthopaedics.

Does Richard C. Zimm accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Richard Zimm billed Medicare for 583 services in 2024, and Richard Zimm accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Richard C. Zimm's MIPS score?

Richard Zimm's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Richard C. Zimm see?

CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Richard Zimm in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Richard C. Zimm board certified?

Yes. Richard Zimm is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

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What services does Richard C. Zimm bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Richard Zimm's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J0702) and office visit, established patient (99213).

What drugs does Richard C. Zimm prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Richard Zimm's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Cephalexin and Methylprednisolone.

Has Richard C. Zimm received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $127 in general payments to Richard Zimm from 3 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Endo USA, Inc.

How long has Richard C. Zimm been practicing?

Richard Zimm graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

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