Robert P. Zurcher, MD

NPI 1255301768ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Columbia, SC

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in Columbia, South Carolina, trained at University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (class of 1982). In 2024 Medicare paid $128,355 for 238 patients, and Part D covered 102 of their prescriptions, 86% of them generic. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $546.49 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1255301768
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jan 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Jun 10, 2025
Certified by provider	Jun 10, 2025

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary	208G00000X	17752	SC
Specialist	174400000X	17752	SC

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (SC)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	238
Services billed	457 across 40 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$128,355

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	102 · 138 30-day fills
Patients	22
Total drug cost	$7,195
Generic share	86% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Graduation year	1982
Medicare specialty	Cardiac Surgery
Secondary specialties	Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery