Active NPI 1720012966 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Joseph Zitarelli , MD

Surgery • Somerset, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Joseph Zitarelli, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Somerset, PA. With approximately 43 years of clinical experience since graduating from Hahnemann University College Of Medicine in 1983, Dr. Zitarelli delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 225 S CENTER AVE.

Dr. Zitarelli maintains professional affiliations with Integrated Wound Specialists Of Pennsylvania, Llc, Pons Physician Services Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

225 S Center Ave

Somerset, PA 155012033

Telephone 8144438225

Fax 8144438236

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Upmc Somerset Facility NPI 1912900168

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Hahnemann University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1983

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Somerset, PA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

43 Yrs +7.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 35.8 Yrs

State Avg: 26.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

7 Specialists

Practicing in Somerset, PA (1976 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

74.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Zitarelli (43 Years) 43 Yrs

Somerset Specialty Average (35.8 Years) 35.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	771	129	$254.00	$61.53
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	633	147	$64.00	$16.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	596	153	$208.12	$66.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	434	110	$321.00	$97.87
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	158	27	$110.00	$25.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	104	104	$525.00	$134.24
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	51	11	$349.00	$81.42
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	50	35	$160.00	$35.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$310.00	$82.91
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	38	15	$152.00	$33.08
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	21	17	$207.00	$46.32
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$104.00	$35.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	352	73	$254.00	$61.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	227	80	$208.00	$67.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	172	74	$321.00	$100.24
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	78	26	$254.00	$57.22
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	62	62	$525.00	$135.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	18	$321.00	$93.78
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	48	11	$110.00	$26.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	36	20	$208.00	$63.52
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	23	17	$152.00	$36.55
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	21	17	$160.00	$36.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$310.00	$85.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	471	81	$254.00	$57.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	389	85	$321.00	$95.42
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	239	19	$110.00	$25.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	230	89	$208.00	$64.76
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	76	76	$525.00	$129.67
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	43	31	$99.00	$35.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$310.00	$81.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	457	118	$208.00	$67.25
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	354	78	$254.00	$59.16
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	178	80	$274.02	$99.01
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	94	94	$525.00	$136.10
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	91	46	$99.00	$35.72
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	74	17	$110.00	$26.50
97598 Removal of tissue from wound, each additional 20.0 sq cm	50	12	$47.00	$25.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$310.00	$83.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	154	45	$254.00	$60.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	41	$208.28	$79.27
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	69	40	$85.00	$40.06
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	62	13	$110.00	$27.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	52	$310.00	$75.70
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	41	28	$157.00	$71.72
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	36	24	$99.00	$37.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	23	$206.38	$52.22
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	28	28	$219.00	$102.39
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	16	11	$642.00	$157.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	112	70	$157.00	$75.13
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	66	38	$85.00	$40.69
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	38	38	$219.00	$104.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	34	17	$97.06	$46.85
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$295.00	$141.51
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	12	12	$1482.00	$703.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	118	81	$129.12	$74.38
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	41	32	$73.12	$40.08
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	30	30	$191.70	$103.71
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	17	$76.27	$45.09
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	19	19	$1298.84	$701.37
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$252.50	$139.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	160	93	$110.00	$73.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	29	$65.00	$44.59
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	38	38	$156.00	$103.29
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	38	33	$60.00	$39.96
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	25	25	$174.00	$119.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	12	$108.00	$51.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	18	$160.00	$109.70
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	17	17	$1134.00	$686.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$161.00	$110.31

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-01-23

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License PA MD032195E

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License NY 340843

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MD D38627

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Integrated Wound Specialists Of Pennsylvania, Llc

225 S Ctr Ave, Somerset, PA 155012033

Phone: 8144438225

Integrated Wound Specialists Of Pennsylvania, Llc

915 Lawn Ave, Sellersville, PA 189601551

Phone: 2154533360

Pons Physician Services Pllc

100 Park St, Glens Falls, NY 128014413

Phone: 5189261000

Integrated Wound Specialists Of Pennsylvania, Llc

600 Commerce Blvd, Stroudsburg, PA 183606214

Phone: 5704266810

Secondary Practice Locations

4965 Springwood Ct

Center Valley, PA 180348105

Phone: 5709561612

100 Park St

Glens Falls, NY 128014413

Phone: 3153263780

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

1 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Pedro Hernandez , MD

Surgery

NPI 1003008327

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

12 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 23, 2026

Registered at 225 S CENTER AVE, SOMERSET, PA 155012033 (Tel: 8144438225)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 23, 2026

Registered at 5220 BELFORT RD STE 130, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322566018

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 23, 2026

Surgery (License #MD032195E in PA)

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Updated Practice Location July 30, 2019

Registered at 501 W 7TH ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 (Tel: 2405752526)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 30, 2019

Registered at PO BOX 37086, BALTIMORE, MD 212973086 (Tel: 2404398913)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 30, 2019

Surgery (License #D38627 in MD)

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NPI Profile Active June 25, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 25, 2013

Registered at 4965 SPRINGWOOD CT, CENTER VALLEY, PA 180348105 (Tel: 5709561612)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 25, 2013

Registered at 4965 SPRINGWOOD CT, CENTER VALLEY, PA 180348105 (Tel: 5709561612)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 25, 2013

Recorded as JOSEPH ZITARELLI, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 25, 2013

Surgery (License #MD032195E in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 11, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1720012966

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 11, 2006

Last Update: January 23, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5220 Belfort Rd Ste 130

Jacksonville, FL 322566018

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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