Physician

Robert Henry Zax, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Robert Zax, MD (NPI: 1689659781) practices micrographic dermatologic surgery in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Jefferson, KY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SKIN GROUP PLLC (NPI: 1366564494; TIN: 260057785) and primary practice location at 40165-7425.

Zax's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 377 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,514 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $367,332 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17313 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 35 prescription claims across 26 beneficiaries totaling $720 in drug costs. Open Payments data shows 38 records totaling $565. 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 declined steadily, from $546,483 to $367,332. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $4,491 to $720. 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$340K$680K2015 Medicare payment: $546,483 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $512,964 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $611,286 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $679,617 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $616,017 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $384,978 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $368,805 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $326,038 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $377,828 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $367,332 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20156232,187$546,483
20165701,995$512,964
20179974,974$611,286
20181,17615,445$679,617
20191,11010,280$616,017
20204109,316$384,978
20213906,227$368,805
20223624,449$326,038
20233753,740$377,828
20243775,514$367,332

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$42K$85K2015 Drug cost: $4,491 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $84,727 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $48,604 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $33,528 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $6,005 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,136 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $674 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $630 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,970 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $720 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20156271$4,491
20164257$84,727
20174067$48,604
20184667$33,528
20192536$6,005
20202733$1,136
20212630$674
20222426$630
20233134$1,970
20242635$720

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
17313Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks89106$454
17311Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks220266$440
17312Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks121192$316
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more6788$67
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more103173$40

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.38$565ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Robert Henry Zax, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Robert Henry Zax, MD (NPI 1689659781), 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 Robert Henry Zax, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Robert Henry Zax, MD?

Robert Henry Zax, MD is linked to SKIN GROUP PLLC (billing NPI 1366564494) in the available physician profile data.

Does Robert Henry Zax, MD have Open Payments data?

Robert Henry Zax, MD has 38 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary 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.