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Dr. James Zucherman, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine (1974)

1 Shrader Street Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94117

(415) 750-5835

Dr. James Zucherman, MD is a spine surgeon in San Francisco, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1974 and has 51 years of experience. Dr. James Zucherman, MD is affiliated with All American Medical Group and SAN FRANCISCO SPINE SURGEONS PC.

Office Locations

Address:

1 Shrader Street Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94117

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Physicians like Dr. James Zucherman, and my own surgeon, Dr. Michael Ries of UCSF, are conducting innovative research that addresses a major health problem, not just for the elderly, but for people...”—"LETTERS", SFGATE, January 2012

“The X Stop titanium spreader makes an attractive fob on the key ring of Dr. James Zucherman, medical director of the Spine Center at St. Mary's in San Francisco.”—"The NeXt Stop / One small metal invention saves time and money while fixing a common back ailment of the elderly", SFGATE, January 2012

“"The X-Stop provides a conservative, yet effective treatment for patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis," wrote Dr. James Zucherman of St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco, where the...”—"Bringing pain to a stop", Newstimes, November 2009

decompression surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	208
injections	135
nerve block	125
nerve procedures	15
pain management	136
spinal procedures	198
X-rays	51

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	41
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

decompression surgery	9
doctor visit	280
injections	81
nerve block	83
nerve procedures	9
pain management	82
spinal procedures	182
X-rays	95

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	31
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	391
injections	83
nerve block	85
nerve procedures	24
pain management	84
spinal procedures	115

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	82
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	33
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	379
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	27
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

aspiration	12
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	489
injections	21
nerve block	10
nerve procedures	27
pain management	9
spinal procedures	64

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	13
Hispanic	15
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	46
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

aspiration	13
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	431
injections	21
nerve block	9
nerve procedures	37
pain management	8
spinal procedures	67

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	51
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

aspiration	21
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	436
injections	53
nerve block	19
nerve procedures	23
pain management	32
spinal procedures	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	12
Hispanic	13
Asian	29
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	42
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	511
injections	47
nerve block	37
nerve procedures	32
pain management	48
spinal procedures	84

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	56
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

aspiration	17
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	411
injections	63
nerve block	32
nerve procedures	29
pain management	46
spinal procedures	68

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	39
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Zucherman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Zucherman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Francisco, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and pain management.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	15
decompression surgery	24
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	382
injections	66
nerve block	53
nerve procedures	24
pain management	59
spinal procedures	106
X-rays	73

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Zucherman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	26
Non-Hispanic White	252
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	113
85 and over	44
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Zucherman, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Zucherman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	12
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. James Zucherman, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1974. He completed residency at San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Training Program. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (1974)

Residency: San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Training Program

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Zucherman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

All American Medical Group

SAN FRANCISCO SPINE SURGEONS PC

Ratings & Reviews

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Zucherman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Benvenue Medical Inc	$60,170 Kiva VCF Treatment System $49,274	Blazer Vertebral Augmentation Kit $7,081	Luna360System $3,815
Stryker Corporation	$1,856 ES2 $387	XIA $188	Mako $157	AVS $129	ANCHOR L $87	Other $908
Medacta USA, Inc.	$1,050 MySpine $1,050
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.	$867 Intracept $867
Spineart USA Inc	$376 Perla TL $376
Other	$2,195 Spinal Implant $369	General K2M Product Discussion $221	Superion ISS $154	PAIN MANAGEMENT $95	Neuro-Chronic Pain $81	Other $1,274

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$49,274
Consulting Fee	$8,200
Food and Beverage	$7,636
Travel and Lodging	$1,005
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$400

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. James Zucherman, MD.

Benvenue Medical Inc	2015	$42,499.80	Physician Covered Recipient	Equity Preferred Stocks
Benvenue Medical Inc	2014	$26,562.90	Physician Covered Recipient	Equity Preferred Stocks

Biography

Dr. James Zucherman practices spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Zucherman is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem. He attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Zucherman completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is professionally affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians, All American Medical Group, and Hill Physicians. According to All American Medical Group, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Zucherman's office in San Francisco, CA.