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Zein El-Zein, MD

NPI 1619499449ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Southfield, MI

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Southfield, Michigan, trained at University of Michigan Medical School (class of 2017). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $23,359 for 121 patients in 2024, with only 39 Part D claims. Pinnacle, Inc was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,233 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1619499449
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 13, 2017
Last updated in NPPESApr 22, 2026
Certified by providerApr 22, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X4301502111MI
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X4301112375MI

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (MI)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients121
Services billed446 across 45 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$23,359

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)39 · 39 30-day fills
Patients18
Total drug cost$1,227
Generic share77% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Michigan Medical School
Graduation year2017
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,233 · 11 payments from 7 companies
  • 2024$2,499 · 21 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Pinnacle, Inc$529.993
Arthrex, Inc.$288.203
Orthofix Medical, Inc.$176.271
Stryker Corporation$170.421
Acumed LLC$27.941

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$712.24 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$520.90 · 9 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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