James Zucherman, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · San Francisco, CA
James Zucherman, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1194887760, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (California C36687, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Zucherman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- C36687 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Shrader St, San Francisco, CA 94117
- Phone
- (415) 750-5835
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 750-8103
- Medicaid ID
- 00C366870 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081209000721); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Shrader St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Zucherman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C36687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone33 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 13.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $196.65
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spineart USA Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- San Francisco Spine Surgeons PCSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
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- Bayan Aghdasi, M.D.Oceanside, CA1225476500
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- Todd Alamin, MDStanford, CA1720134299
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- Gerald Alexander, M.D.Orange, CA1790721025
Common questions
What is James Zucherman, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Zucherman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194887760, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Zucherman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Shrader St, San Francisco, CA, 94117. Phone: (415) 750-5835. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Zucherman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C36687, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Zucherman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Zucherman, M.D. had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Zucherman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.