John J Zerbe
Specialist • Cincinnati, OH
5400 Kennedy Ave
Cincinnati, OH 452132664
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on May 24, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 255 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 113 service units.
- 99215 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 66 service units.
- 93000 — Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report: 60 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,327 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Lisinopril — 176 prescription fills, including refills.
- Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid (Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid) — 160 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 156 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 56 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Ohio (2024, 136 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 744. Middle half: 216 to 2,030.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 281 in 2020 to 255 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5400 Kennedy Ave
Cincinnati, OH 452132664
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: John J. Zerbe, M.D. General Internal Medicine Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1981
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
111 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $27,087 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $18,333 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
5,165 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$106,853 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Years since graduation
45 years (graduated 1981)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1981 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
John Zerbe has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists John Zerbe as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Ohio (2024, 136 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 744. Middle half: 216 to 2,030.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Cincinnati have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Ohio (2024, 136 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $55,907. Middle half: $22,244 to $144,453.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Cincinnati have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Ohio (2024, 136 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,063. Middle half: $16,532 to $104,577.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Cincinnati have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Ohio (2024, 136 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 518. Middle half: 102 to 1,924.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Cincinnati have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Ohio (2024, 136 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $66,137. Middle half: $1,855 to $302,101.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Cincinnati have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
217 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (1,313 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
0% of these 217 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
1.8% of these 217 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 281 in 2020 and 255 in 2024.
- 2020: 281
- 2021: 290
- 2022: 250
- 2023: 250
- 2024: 255
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $27,670 in 2020 and $27,087 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,670
- 2021: $32,850
- 2022: $27,474
- 2023: $27,723
- 2024: $27,087
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $18,727 in 2020 and $18,333 in 2024.
- 2020: $18,727
- 2021: $22,909
- 2022: $18,726
- 2023: $19,840
- 2024: $18,333
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 2,316 in 2020 and 2,327 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,316
- 2021: 2,187
- 2022: 2,155
- 2023: 2,218
- 2024: 2,327
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 4,948 in 2020 and 5,165 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,948
- 2021: 4,678
- 2022: 4,779
- 2023: 4,713
- 2024: 5,165
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $110,528 in 2020 and $106,853 in 2024.
- 2020: $110,528
- 2021: $100,473
- 2022: $82,703
- 2023: $109,940
- 2024: $106,853
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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113 | 58 | $150.00 | $120.96 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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66 | 61 | $155.70 | $153.33 |
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93000
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
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60 | 55 | $51.00 | $13.40 |
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G0438
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
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16 | 16 | $206.00 | $155.93 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 176 | 15,540 | $1,040.95 | 50 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 160 | 13,820 | $1,020.31 | 46 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 156 | 13,710 | $1,221.44 | 43 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 99 | 493 | $123.78 | 54 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 88 | 7,405 | $1,276.96 | 25 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 85 | 7,484 | $473.39 | 21 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 80 | 2,370 | $170.06 | 11 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 72 | 4,956 | $367.41 | 17 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 72 | 2,380 | $250.46 | — |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 66 | 5,893 | $417.83 | 17 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 65 | 5,610 | $698.33 | 20 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 62 | 5,160 | $284.85 | 19 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 57 | 4,590 | $331.64 | 15 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 54 | 4,130 | $974.90 | 18 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 54 | 4,560 | $256.48 | 16 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 51 | 2,850 | $594.09 | — |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 49 | 245 | $224.46 | 29 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 49 | 310 | $251.97 | 23 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 46 | 310 | $57.06 | 22 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 44 | 1,790 | $406.62 | 13 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 43 | 2,467 | $47,949.74 | — |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 38 | 316 | $202.17 | 14 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 37 | 1,606 | $92.41 | — |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 35 | 3,030 | $210.68 | — |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 32 | 2,640 | $270.26 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20041213000270
OH
7012974983
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
John J. Zerbe, M.d. General Internal Medicine Inc
5400 Kennedy Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452132664
Phone: 5134583685
John J. Zerbe, M.d. General Internal Medicine Inc
5400 Kennedy Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452132664
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 24, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Jerry Kirby, MD
- Dr. Beatriz Porras, MD
- Roger Gerwe, LISW
- Dr. Stephen Whitlatch, MD
- Dr. Susan Szmyd, MD
- Dr. Gregory Gottschlich, MD
Mailing Address
5400 Kennedy Ave
Cincinnati, OH 452132664
Phone: 5134583685