Dr. Joseph Cuschieri
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Wayne State University School of Medicine (1994)
- Years since graduation
- 32
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 113
Licensed in Washington since 2000, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1994Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
CA license C170815 (first issued 2020; current) -
Surgical Critical Care Physician
CA license C170815 (first issued 2020; current) -
Trauma Surgery Physician
WA license MD00039268 (first issued 2000; expired)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr San Francisco, CA
Medical groups
- University of California Sfgh Medical Group (587 clinicians)
- UCSF Dept of Surgery (215 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 113
- Services billed
- 210
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 60 | 27 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 58 | 41 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 27 | 27 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 22 | 11 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 20 | 20 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 6 payments worth $11,037 in total to this clinician.
| Btg International Inc. | $11,023 |
|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $13.70 |
| Consulting Fee | $9,760 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,110 |
| Food and Beverage | $167 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Btg International Inc. Dec 11, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $9,760 |
| Btg International Inc. Dec 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to San Diego, CA · in-kind | $603 |
| Btg International Inc. Dec 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to San Diego, CA · in-kind | $346 |
| Btg International Inc. Dec 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to San Diego, CA · in-kind | $161 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $750 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Evaluation of BE1116 in Patients With Traumatic Injury and Acute Major Bleeding to Improve Survival ( TAP Study )
Csl Behring · Terminated · NCT05568888
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.