Nancy Ascher, MD
Transplant Surgery Physician in San Francisco, California. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,026 in Transplant Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Nancy Ascher, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 180 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 180
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Nancy Ascher, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
75 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Nancy Ascher, MD sits
This provider among transplant surgery physician peers
Across the 248 transplant surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nancy Ascher, MD writes more Part D claims than 67% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 10% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one transplant surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nancy Ascher, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
Nancy Ascher, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Nancy Ascher, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in California
How Transplant Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)
Transplant Surgery Physician ranks #267 among California's specialties (0% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the California provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Transplant Surgery Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Nancy Ascher, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Transplant Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Transplant Surgery Physician) - 75/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Specialty volume Transplant Surgery Physician US NPIs
75/100 MIPS final score - 8.1 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Transplant Surgery Physician.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Nancy Ascher, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Transplant Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 400 PARNASSUS AVE, San Francisco, CA, 94143, with a listed phone of (415) 353-1888. NPI 1396799516 was issued on 05/20/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Ascher most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 180 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 24 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $24K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.
Transplant Surgery Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,026 enrolled providers across 48 states and an average of 275 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1396799516 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Transplant Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 05/20/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nancy Ascher, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nancy Ascher, MD. To verify Nancy Ascher, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 265
- Total Day Supply
- 7,780
- Generic Drug Cost
- $9K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 26
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 65.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.98
- Gender Split
- 50% female / 50% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Nancy Ascher, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Sulfamethoxazole-T…
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
24 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
23 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
18 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
15 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl
Valganciclovir Hcl
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 24 |
| Omeprazole | 23 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 18 |
| Prednisone | 15 |
| Valganciclovir Hcl | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Transplant Surgery Physician Overview
How Nancy Ascher, MD fits within the Transplant Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
Nancy Ascher, MD's 180 claims are below the specialty average of 275.
Nearby Transplant Surgery Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ascher.
Compare Transplant Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
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- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the California medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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