Physician

Lama El Zein, M.D

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Lama Zein, M.D (NPI: 1003058074) practices hospice and palliative care in the Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Middlesex, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - PRIMARY CARE PC (NPI: 1336203538; TIN: 14-1981653) and primary practice location at 08820-3947. Zein is affiliated with the JFK Population Health LLC, JFK Health ACO (ACO ID: A2311), Summit Health ACO (ACO ID: A5049), and AdvantageCare ACO (ACO ID: A5347), participating under the MSSP model.

Zein's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2023, this provider had 27 traditional Medicare patients, billed 66 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $4,551 in Medicare payments. 2024 Part D data shows 84 prescription claims across 34 beneficiaries totaling $6,943 in drug costs, led by Atorvastatin Calcium (Atorvastatin Calcium). 2018 DME data shows 130 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $2,199 to $4,551. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $16,867 and ending at $6,943. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$36K$72K2015 Medicare payment: $2,199 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $70,905 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $72,193 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $44,583 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $13,285 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $6,016 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $4,551 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151729$2,199
2016287803$70,905
2017281914$72,193
2018176502$44,583
201979182$13,285
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
20222477$6,016
20232766$4,551
2024N/RN/RN/R

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$111K$222K2015 Drug cost: $16,867 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $26,747 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $69,017 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $74,557 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $37,062 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $4,597 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $13,657 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $138,680 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $221,525 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $6,943 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201543398$16,867
2016129605$26,747
20171911,342$69,017
20181461,041$74,557
201969403$37,062
20201556$4,597
202151224$13,657
202281799$138,680
20231211,212$221,525
20243484$6,943

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$3.2K$6.5K2016 Medicare payment: $743 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $6,455 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $5,376 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/R18$743
2017N/R181$6,455
2018N/R130$5,376
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

No connected Part B code-level records for 2024.

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium141,260$177

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Lama El Zein, M.D?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Lama El Zein, M.D (NPI 1003058074), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Lama El Zein, M.D have ACO affiliation data?

Lama El Zein, M.D is shown with ACO affiliation data for JFK Population Health LLC, JFK Health ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A2311), Summit Health ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A5049), and AdvantageCare ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A5347).

What billing organization is linked to Lama El Zein, M.D?

Lama El Zein, M.D is linked to HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - PRIMARY CARE PC (billing NPI 1336203538) in the available physician profile data.

Does Lama El Zein, M.D have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.