Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Joel Zachary Passer, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1003251554

Joel Zachary Passer, MD practises Neurosurgery in Houston, Texas. Qualified in 2013, 13 years ago. Practices with Lahey Clinic Inc, a 1,372-clinician group, works from 3 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Years since qualifying
13
Licensed in
MA, PA, TX
In the registry since
2013
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030-4000
Phone: (713) 792-6161
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 41 Mall Rd, Burlington, MA 01805-4000 — (781) 744-8085
  • 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140-5103 — (215) 707-3094

Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 290194 (MA)
Neurological Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence MD459587 (PA)
Neurological Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence S5244 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1003251554
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 9, 2013
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 29, 2021
Certification dateSeptember 29, 2021

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2013 (13 years in practice)
Group practice Lahey Clinic Inc — 1372 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations7 on file with Medicare

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.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 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 patients352
Services billed 535 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.

Practises at

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

Colleagues at Lahey Clinic Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1372 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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