About Zach

Zach Hochstetler
MPP, MBA

Zach Hochstetler is the director of CPT® Editorial and Regulatory Affairs in the American Medical Association’s Health Solutions unit. Zach’s work focuses on several key areas, including leading and setting the strategic direction for the CPT Editorial Panel and directing the communication of health care policies, through identification and resolution of national payment and reporting problems. He is also the secretary of the CPT Editorial Panel, ensuring that the process remains open and transparent.

Zach has over 10 years of experience working on physician payment and policy issues. He spent seven years working in the Physician Payment and Policy Unit of the American Medical Association, primarily tasked with managing the data acquisition and maintenance processes for the AMA RUC.