Dr. Lucas Stange Zier, MD, MS

Dr. Zier practices at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Zier's NPI, 1952636540, was assigned on October 15, 2009. Dr. Zier graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Zier holds California license A115285.

Dr. Zier's primary practice is Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, at 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 206-8000.

Dr. Zier's primary practice is Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA. Dr. Zier is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zier to 4 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zier practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Zier's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Zier is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Zier is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, circulation problems, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and heart attack among the conditions Dr. Zier treats.

CMS data shows 65 Medicare services from Dr. Zier across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 55 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,516 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 55 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zier in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 32 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have ischemic heart disease. Their average risk score is 2.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Zier's median patient age at 72, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Zier wrote 125 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 50 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $246,548 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 78 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Zier for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Zier accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Zier, published from 2009 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cardiac Catheterization, Critical Care and Decision Making. Dr. Zier has published most often in Case Rep Cardiol. Dr. Zier's most frequent co-authors are Teresa De Marco, MD, Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis, MD and John S. MacGregor, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 152 general payments to Dr. Zier from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $3,832.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Zier, most recently Henry (Chip) F. Chambers Consultant of the Year in 2018.

Dr. Zier graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2009.

Dr. Zier is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.