Evan Zucker, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Stanford
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- Clear
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- Offices
- 6
Offices
6 locations · Stanford Health Care · Lpch Medical Group Div of Lucile
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California Medical Board record
Licence A121313 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2012 · expires 2028-05-31 · Harvard Medical School.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$773
Medicare paid this office $773 for 20 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 11 | $319 | $27 |
Who their Medicare patients are
20 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Health risk score 3.19. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 55% · Heart failure 55% · Chronic kidney disease 55%.
The office billed $5,592, Medicare allowed $1,131 and paid $773; for 22 services of 6 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 20 | 22 | 71 | 3.19 | $5,592 | $773 |
| 2023 | 415 | 4,279 | 75 | 1.96 | $238,255 | $36,627 |
| 2019 | 125 | 224 | 67 | 2.45 | $92,904 | $14,792 |
| 2018 | 21 | 63 | 18 | 3.29 | $10,160 | $2,127 |
| 2017 | 166 | 237 | 66 | 2.31 | $88,335 | $15,688 |
| 2014 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3.49 | $1,342 | $444 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 12 services
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 79 | $7,012 | $89 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 24 | $4,474 | $186 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 47 | $4,244 | $87 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 12 | $4,128 | $318 |
| Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | 14 | $2,124 | $152 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 29 | $2,008 | $67 |
| Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | 30 | $1,914 | $64 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 64 | $1,749 | $27 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 72 | $1,235 | $17 |
| Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery | 18 | $635 | $35 |
| Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 31 | $377 | $0 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 18 | $318 | $18 |
2019: 5 services
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 62 | $4,645 | $74 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 38 | $3,515 | $93 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 13 | $1,161 | $89 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 18 | $1,078 | $60 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 28 | $1,018 | $36 |
2017: 3 services
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 76 | $6,120 | $81 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 42 | $4,153 | $99 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 29 | $333 | $8 |
Medicaid work
$10,946 in 2024
Medicaid paid $10,946 for 1,118 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 41 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 286 | $2,308 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 246 | $1,749 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 203 | $1,468 |
| Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | 16 | $1,393 |
| US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE | 34 | $908 |
| X-RAY EXAM OF FOOT | 92 | $783 |
| X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE | 88 | $648 |
| Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views | 28 | $432 |
| Echoencephalography, real time with image documentation (gray scale) (for determination of ventricular size, delineation of cerebral contents, and detection of fluid masses or other intracranial abnormalities), including A-mode encephalography as secondary component where indicated | 15 | $324 |
| ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | 13 | $289 |
| Bone age studies | 40 | $270 |
| Radiologic examination, finger(s), minimum of 2 views | 28 | $183 |
| 2024 | 1,118 | 14 | 41 | $10,946 |
| 2023 | 412 | 7 | 25 | $5,530 |
| 2022 | 321 | 2 | 39 | $2,784 |
| 2021 | 760 | 2 | 46 | $6,480 |
| 2020 | 1,514 | 3 | 61 | $14,400 |
| 2019 | 1,129 | 6 | 53 | $14,649 |
| 2018 | 1,080 | 8 | 51 | $16,423 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Computed tomographic angiography, heart, coronary arteries and bypass grafts (when present), with contrast material, including 3D image postprocessing (including evaluation of cardiac structure and morphology, assessment of cardiac function, and evaluation of venous structures, if performed) | 36 | $2,080 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 121 | $910 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 100 | $840 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 92 | $736 |
| US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE | 18 | $423 |
| Echoencephalography, real time with image documentation (gray scale) (for determination of ventricular size, delineation of cerebral contents, and detection of fluid masses or other intracranial abnormalities), including A-mode encephalography as secondary component where indicated | 13 | $318 |
| X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE | 32 | $222 |
2022
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 306 | $2,661 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 15 | $123 |
2021
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 714 | $6,178 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 46 | $302 |
2020
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 1,252 | $11,615 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 227 | $2,335 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 35 | $450 |
2019
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 834 | $7,529 |
| US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE | 43 | $3,145 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 170 | $1,633 |
| Computed tomographic angiography, chest (noncoronary), with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | 26 | $1,523 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 41 | $449 |
| ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | 15 | $370 |
2018
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 768 | $8,430 |
| Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; limited | 61 | $3,134 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 118 | $1,677 |
| Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete | 31 | $1,080 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 48 | $858 |
| Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views | 18 | $819 |
| X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS | 15 | $259 |
| Service | 21 | $167 |
Money from drug and device companies
$84 in 2022
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $84 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $8,695 | $8,695 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | None | $243 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA | Naeotom Alpha | $84 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA | Meals · 2022-06-03 | Naeotom Alpha | $84 |
See earlier years (2020, 2019)
2020: $8,695
| Genentech | None | $8,695 | 1 payment
|
2019: $243
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals | Gadavist | $184 | 2 payments
|
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA | None | $58 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1114165149
- Licence
- CA A121313, MA 241901California A121313: Current · expires 2028-05-31
- Trained
- Harvard Medical School, 2008
- Group
- Stanford Health Care · Lpch Medical Group Div of Lucile
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X); Federal specialty code 2085P0229X (2085P0229X)
- Mailing address
- 38 Levbert Rd, Newton, MA, 02459
- NPI first listed
- 2009-01-29
- NPI last updated
- 2026-08-31
- NPI record certified
- 2026-08-31
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 38 Levbert Rd, Newton, MA, 02459 · 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304