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Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology

St. Louis University School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: gynecologic cytology, fine needle aspiration (FNA)

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

(480) 301-8000

Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD is a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ specializing in clinical pathology. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

Office Locations

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

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Phoenix, AZ

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

intraoperative pathology consultation

In 2023, Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD performed more intraoperative pathology consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

slide consultation

In 2012, Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD performed more cytology, non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology, and slide consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2012 were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	131
cytology	904
gynecologic pathology	32
lab tests	309
second opinions	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2013 were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	200
cytology	602
lab tests	313
second opinions	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	617
Female	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1001
Black	13
Hispanic	32
Asian	12
Other	17
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	481
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	125
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2014 were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	159
cytology	686
lab tests	214
second opinions	55

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	729
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1080
Black	18
Hispanic	40
Asian	15
Other	16
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	529
From 75 to 84	452
85 and over	120
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2015 were cytology, consultation, lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	175
cytology	693
lab tests	146
second opinions	75

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1558
Female	976

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2300
Black	46
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1148
From 75 to 84	964
85 and over	294
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2016 were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	124
cytology	774
lab tests	141
second opinions	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	827
Female	530

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1218
Black	20
Hispanic	47
Asian	18
Other	42
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	646
From 75 to 84	480
85 and over	143
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2017 were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	168
cytology	674
lab tests	184
second opinions	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	744
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1130
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	17
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	568
From 75 to 84	457
85 and over	146
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2018 were cytology, consultation, lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	115
cytology	496
lab tests	109
second opinions	64

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	904
Black	19
Hispanic	39
Asian	14
Other	29
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	102
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2019 were cytology, consultation, lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	98
cytology	187
lab tests	76
second opinions	47

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	54
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2020 were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	75
cytology	137
lab tests	134
second opinions	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	12
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	37
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2021 were cytology, consultation, lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	118
cytology	204
lab tests	90
second opinions	68

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	13
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	57
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2022 were cytology, consultation, lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	181
cytology	218
lab tests	161
second opinions	59

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	423
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	660
Black	11
Hispanic	26
Asian	17
Other	36
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	53
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

consultation	140
cytology	506
gynecologic pathology	32
lab tests	170
second opinions	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	595
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	912
Native American / Alaskan Native	5
Hispanic	35
Other	26

**Age**
75 to 84	368
85 and over	102
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	477

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	26

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Anatomic Pathology American Board of Pathology and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (1990)

Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology American Board of Pathology (1991)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew Allen Zarka, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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Biography

Dr. Matthew Zarka is a medical specialist in clinical pathology. He has indicated that his clinical interests include fine needle aspiration (FNA) and gynecologic cytology. Dr. Zarka attended medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Zarka trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He has received professional recognition including the following: Top Doctor - Phoenix Magazine; Humanitarian Grant Award " and Humanitarian Grant Award &quot, The East and West African Cytology Tutorial Series&quot. Dr. Zarka is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.