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Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

1801 Colorado Avenue Suite 250
Turlock, CA 95382

(209) 647-3950

Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD is an urologist in Modesto, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease).

Office Locations

1541 Florida Avenue Suite 100
Modesto, CA 95350

(209) 577-3388

(209) 338-0024

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1801 Colorado Avenue Suite 250
Turlock, CA 95382

(209) 647-3950

(209) 632-3021

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

indwelling urethral catheter insertion

post void residual study

In 2023, Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD had a list price for indwelling urethral catheter insertion, and post void residual study that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

core needle prostate biopsy

diagnostic procedures

prostate punch biopsy

By Affordability:

anal sphincter electromyography

electrodiagnostic testing

electromyography

electrophysiological study

temporary urinary diversion

urethral catheterization

urethral sphincter electromyography

urinary catheterization

urinary diversion

uroflowmetry

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD performed more core needle prostate biopsy, diagnostic procedures, and prostate punch biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for anal sphincter electromyography, electrodiagnostic testing, electromyography (EMG), electrophysiological (EP) study, temporary urinary diversion, urethral catheterization, urethral sphincter electromyography, urinary catheterization, urinary diversion, and uroflowmetry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

indwelling urethral catheter insertion

minimally invasive procedures

urologic procedures

By Affordability:

antineoplastic hormone therapy

core needle prostate biopsy

cystoscopic bladder stone removal without fragmentation

cystoscopic stone removal

cystoscopy with foreign body removal

cystoscopy with ureteral stent removal

cystoscopy with urethral stone removal

hormone therapy

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

prostate biopsy

prostate punch biopsy

ureteral stent placement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD performed more indwelling urethral catheter insertion, minimally invasive procedures, and urologic procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for antineoplastic hormone therapy, core needle prostate biopsy, cystoscopic bladder stone removal without fragmentation, cystoscopic stone removal, cystoscopy with foreign body removal, cystoscopy with ureteral stent removal, cystoscopy with urethral stone removal, hormone therapy, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), prostate biopsy, prostate punch biopsy, and ureteral stent placement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2012 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	42
doctor visit	801
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
lab tests	133
minimally invasive procedures	103
potassium test	26
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	313

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2013 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	452
hormone therapy	20
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
lab tests	18
minimally invasive procedures	58
potassium test	15
urologic procedures	102

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	68
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	36
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2016 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	12
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	633
foreign body removal	18
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
minimally invasive procedures	87
minor procedures	11
potassium test	25
stent placement (stenting)	14
urologic procedures	168

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	60
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2017 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, potassium test and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	33
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	564
foreign body removal	12
laser treatment	13
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	96
minor procedures	14
potassium test	54
stent placement (stenting)	33
urologic procedures	205

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	58
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2018 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, potassium test and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	12
catheterization	30
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	659
foreign body removal	18
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	105
minor procedures	12
potassium test	38
stent placement (stenting)	19
urologic procedures	186

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	55
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2019 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, minor procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	607
minimally invasive procedures	83
minor procedures	16
stent placement (stenting)	16
urologic procedures	101

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	61
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2020 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, potassium test and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	583
hormone therapy	25
minimally invasive procedures	106
minor procedures	31
potassium test	35
stent placement (stenting)	12
urologic procedures	244

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	49
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2021 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	12
catheterization	60
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	573
foreign body removal	14
hormone therapy	43
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	84
minor procedures	23
potassium test	28
urologic procedures	483

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	91
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	54
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA during 2022 were urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
urologic procedures	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	22
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated as an urologist in Modesto, CA were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and catheterization.

ablation	12
anorectal procedures	12
catheterization	37
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	513
foreign body removal	15
hormone therapy	29
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
lab tests	75
laser treatment	12
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	90
minor procedures	17
potassium test	31
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	203

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD.

**Gender**
Female	78
Male	241

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	244
Hispanic	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	46
75 to 84	105
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

Education & Training

He has a state license in Ohio.

Licensed In: Ohio

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$10,524 XTANDI $10,201	Myrbetriq $82	Vesicare $57	Veozah $25	$159
Coloplast Corp	$2,375 PENILE RECONSTRUCTION $1,377	MALE INCONTINENCE $959	porges Coloplast $26	TITAN $13
Lilly USA, LLC	$346 CIALIS $317	AXIRON $29
Boston Scientific Corporation	$336 SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL $93	rezum Generator $54	NAVIGATOR URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH SET $35	SOLYX BLUE $24	GENERAL BPH $11	Other $118
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.	$312 Prolaris $312
Other	$2,343 Urolift - UL400 $218	XTANDI $144	Urology $133	XIAFLEX $132	Sacral Nerve Stimulation - Neuro $129	Other $1,588

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$8,870
Food and Beverage	$3,634
Travel and Lodging	$3,360
Consulting Fee	$205
Education	$167

Biography

Dr. Craig Zippe specializes in urology (urinary tract disease) and practices in Turlock, CA and Modesto, CA. Dr. Zippe has obtained a license to practice in Ohio.

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Donald Zippe, MD From 2012 - 2022

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