Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Ernest Francis Zichal, DO

Individual provider Vascular Surgery Physician · NPI 1952613838

Ernest Francis Zichal, DO practises Vascular Surgery in Newport News, Virginia. Graduated from Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons in 2005, 21 years ago. Practices with Riverside Physician Services Inc, a 793-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Virginia.

Years since qualifying
21
Trained at
Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons
Licensed in
VA
In the registry since
2010
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

500 J Clyde Morris Blvd Ste 603
Newport News, VA 23601-1929 Not confirmed with CMS for 13 years — call before visiting
Phone: (757) 534-5340
Fax: (757) 594-3456
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Specialties & licences

Vascular Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2086S0129X · Licence 0102203151 (VA)

Record details

NPI number1952613838
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 8, 2010
Last updated in NPPESOctober 1, 2013

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyVASCULAR SURGERY
Medical schoolKANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Graduated 2005 (21 years in practice)
Group practice Riverside Physician Services Inc — 793 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) 31 times · 84th percentile
Removal of tissue 11 times · 62nd percentile
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times
Varicose vein removal 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients422
Services billed 1,073 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $2,521 68 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Also affiliated with 1 hospital, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at Riverside Physician Services Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 793 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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