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Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD)

(79 Ratings)

Specializes in: Transplant Surgery, General Practice, General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of Michigan Medical School

Professional interests include: liver transplant, kidney transplant, kidney surgery

505 Parnassus Avenue M-884
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-8615

Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery is a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA specializing in transplant surgery, general practice, general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery is affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians, UCSF DEPT OF SURGERY and Kidney Transplant Center.

Office Locations

400 PARNASSUS AVENUE FLOOR 7
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

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400 Parnassus Avenue Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 Fourth Street Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94158

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400 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143

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Hill Physicians

505 Parnassus Avenue M-884
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-8615

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"It is a little early to tell whether (FK 506) is a significant advance," said Dr. Nancy Ascher, a liver transplant surgeon at UC San Francisco.”—"Science / Medicine : Promise Seen in Drug to Prevent Organ Rejection", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“In this program, renowned transplant surgeon Nancy Ascher offers her personal insights as a transplant surgeon and organ donor.”—"Arts & Culture Newsletter: Playwright Melinda Lopez cooks up her 'Black Beans Project' at the Globe", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2023

“The organ recipients praised the talent and knowledge of their surgeons, but the physicians - Dr. John Roberts and Dr. Nancy Ascher - gave credit to Aliana Deveza, who researched the idea of...”—"Her mom needed a kidney, so she donated part of her liver to someone else", The Sacramento Bee, January 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
doctor visit	13
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
transplant procedures	22
urologic procedures	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
doctor visit	15
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	21
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	48
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	26
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	23
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
transplant procedures	14
urologic procedures	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	26
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated as a transplant surgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

abdominal surgery	15
doctor visit	30
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	32
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	26
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	17

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	3
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. She completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties, General Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Medical Specialties, General Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Hill Physicians

UCSF DEPT OF SURGERY

Kidney Transplant Center

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. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

UnitedHealthcare

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 79 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-16

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, Transplant Surgery | Kidney Transplant Surgery. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
One Lambda, Inc.	$397 $397
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$149 ZORTRESS $149
Wako Life Sciences, Inc.	$48 Wako HCC Biomarker(s) DCP and AFP-L3 $48

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$397
Food and Beverage	$197

Biography

Dr. Nancy Ascher is a physician who specializes in general practice, general surgery, and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by her patients. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Ascher include kidney transplant and liver transplant. Her professional affiliations include UCSF Health and Hill Physicians. Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Ascher takes. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact her office in San Francisco, CA. After completing medical school at the University of Michigan Medical School and the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Dr. Ascher performed her residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview and a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan. Dr. Ascher has received professional recognition including the following: San Francisco Super Doctors.