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Dr. Ken Hsu, MD

Accepting New Patients

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1976)

1 Shrader Street Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94117

(415) 750-5836

Dr. Ken Hsu, MD is a spine surgeon in San Francisco, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1976 and has 49 years of experience. Dr. Ken Hsu, MD is affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians, St. Mary's Hospital, All American Medical Group, Hill Physicians and SAN FRANCISCO SPINE SURGEONS PC.

Office Locations

Address:

1 Shrader Street Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94117

decompression surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	510
image guided procedures	38
injections	38
minimally invasive procedures	38
nerve procedures	18
pain management	38
pelvic imaging	34
spinal procedures	218
X-rays	186

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	18
Hispanic	12
Asian	77
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	81
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	601
image guided procedures	6
injections	6
minimally invasive procedures	6
musculoskeletal imaging	10
nerve procedures	18
pain management	6
pelvic imaging	16
spinal procedures	209
X-rays	203

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	16
Hispanic	16
Asian	76
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	86
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	744
nerve procedures	43
spinal procedures	45

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	26
Hispanic	50
Asian	148
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	154
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	786
image guided procedures	49
injections	49
minimally invasive procedures	49
nerve procedures	31
pain management	49
spinal procedures	103

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	99
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	94
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	598
nerve procedures	44
spinal procedures	66

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	80
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	53
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	596
nerve procedures	42
spinal procedures	82

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	12
Hispanic	14
Asian	79
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	61
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	624
nerve procedures	49
spinal procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	88
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	50
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	520
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	38

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	69
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	50
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

decompression surgery	80
doctor visit	1185
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
nerve procedures	80
spinal procedures	109

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken Hsu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ken Hsu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Francisco, CA were X-rays, spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

decompression surgery	39
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	688
hospital care	22
image guided procedures	34
injections	34
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	10
nerve procedures	39
pain management	34
pelvic imaging	25
spinal procedures	113
X-rays	195

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken Hsu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	187
Male	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	71
Non-Hispanic White	197
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	62
75 to 84	114
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	107

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken Hsu, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ken Hsu, MD graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1976. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1976)

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

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ken Hsu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Brown and Toland Physicians

St. Mary's Hospital

All American Medical Group

Hill Physicians

SAN FRANCISCO SPINE SURGEONS PC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ken Hsu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Blue Shield, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Health Net, San Francisco Health Plan, Chinese Community Health Plan, Brand New Day and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ken Hsu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Blue Shield

Aetna

UnitedHealthcare

Anthem

Health Net

San Francisco Health Plan

Chinese Community Health Plan

Brand New Day

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ken Hsu, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ken Hsu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Benvenue Medical Inc	$106,062 Blazer Vertebral Augmentation Kit $49,557	Kiva VCF Treatment System $49,274	Luna360System $7,232
Stryker Corporation	$2,763 ES2 $527	XIA $225	Mako $157	NSE - Cutting Accessories $150	ANCHOR L $117	Other $1,587
KCI USA, Inc	$800 VAC THERAPY $800
Spineart USA Inc	$251 Perla TL $251
K2M, Inc.	$221 General K2M Product Discussion $221
Other	$1,455 PAIN MANAGEMENT $95	OFIRMEV $84	S-Series $75	Integrated Operative Solutions $62	Prolia $56	Other $1,082

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$98,548
Consulting Fee	$7,200
Food and Beverage	$5,004
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$800

Research Payments

Dr. Ken Hsu, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $160.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Ken Hsu, 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. Ken Hsu is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in San Francisco, CA. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Dr. Hsu attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Dr. Hsu's average patient rating is 3.0 stars (out of 5). He seems to honor Blue Shield, Anthem, Health Net, and more. Dr. Hsu (or staff) is conversant in Mandarin, Japanese, and Cantonese. He is affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians, All American Medical Group, and Hill Physicians. He has an open panel in San Francisco, CA according to All American Medical Group.