Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Vicki Zucker, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Newport Beach, CA

Vicki Zucker, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1245712801, issued on Aug 30, 2018. Check the license (California PA63155, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1245712801
Name
Vicki Zucker
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA63155 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Hoag Dr Bldg 31, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Phone
(949) 650-3350
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Hoag Dr Bldg 31

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yuichi Ishida, M.D.Surgery Physician1053667220
  2. Amy Jeong, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467909564

Verify Vicki Zucker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

250 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 341 among the 9,683 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vicki Zucker250
  2. Specialty average341

Most prescribed

  1. Potassium Chloride38 claims
  2. Furosemide32 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone21 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate20 claims
  5. Amiodarone Hcl15 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl15 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $459.54

6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 7,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $731.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vicki Zucker$459.54
  2. Specialty average$731.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 992 surgical physician assistant records in California.

Other surgical physician assistant records in California

  1. Terri Abbott, P.A.La Jolla, CA1811165566
  2. Jory Adam, PA-CGreenbrae, CA1922269521
  3. Zulhumar Adil, PA-CFullerton, CA1578328043
  4. Neil Adler, PASan Jose, CA1447223276
  5. Jennifer Afari, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA1588017693
  6. Maria Eugenia Aguilar H., PACMonterrey Park, CA1427276799
  7. Dzevahira Ahmetspahic, PA-CSan Leandro, CA1578601613
  8. James Aicardi, PA-CSan Francisco, CA1528557568
  9. Bella Albakova, PALa Jolla, CA1013020809
  10. Taylor Aldridge, PA-CStanford, CA1508118472

Common questions

What is Vicki Zucker, PA-C's NPI number?

Vicki Zucker, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245712801, issued on Aug 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vicki Zucker, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hoag Dr Bldg 31, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 650-3350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vicki Zucker, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA63155, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vicki Zucker, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vicki Zucker, PA-C had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 341. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vicki Zucker, PA-C's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.