Samuel C Brondfield, MD
Hematology/Oncology · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 12
- 2 carriers
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 13 years
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2013
Offices
1 location · Regents of the University of California · 706 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: UCSF Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
12 plans · 2 carriers
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Brondfield’s office at (415) 476-4029 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
12 of 12 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
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.
- UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.622, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.626, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.491, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for UCSF Medical Center
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: 3 better, 5 the same, 3 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 | 4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.622 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.626 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.491 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.24 (0.58 to 1.9) · 4,689 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.05 (0.89 to 1.2) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 85 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 132 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.6 · 454 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 618 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 380 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.7 · 5,000 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.06 to 0.38) · 15,965 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.05 to 0.35) · 17,859 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 4,184 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2 (1.1 to 2.9) · 6,516 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.35 (4.49 to 10.21) · 3,989 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5 (3.22 to 6.77) · 4,087 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.95 (0.74 to 3.15) · 2,034 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0.63 to 1.28) · 15,431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 399 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.899 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.689 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.224 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 156 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20 · 564 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 60.3 · 160 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -9.7 · 550 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 44.1 · 660 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 667 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (4.8 to 6.7) · 2,019 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6 · 421 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.5 · 53 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.9 (11.3 to 17.1) · 3,247 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,181 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 | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 50% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$16,041
Medicare paid this office $16,041 for 118 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 41 | $6,444 | $153 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 32 | $5,458 | $105 |
| Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes | 45 | $1,272 | $28 |
Who their Medicare patients are
118 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 42% · Also on Medicaid 48% · Health risk score 2.21. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical hematology-oncology clinician is at 2.04.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Cancer 68% · Diabetes 40% · Chronic kidney disease 38% · Coronary heart disease 37% · COPD 31% · Depression 28% · Heart failure 27% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · Stroke 23% · Dementia 18%.
The office billed $120,645, Medicare allowed $20,369 and paid $16,041; for 176 services of 11 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 | 118 | 176 | 72 | 2.21 | $120,645 | $16,041 |
| 2023 | 145 | 198 | 72 | 2.38 | $119,086 | $17,241 |
| 2022 | 109 | 237 | 73 | 2.30 | $145,557 | $23,260 |
| 2021 | 105 | 276 | 73 | 2.39 | $172,384 | $29,514 |
| 2020 | 86 | 215 | 70 | 2.11 | $134,575 | $23,977 |
| 2019 | 38 | 77 | 72 | 1.82 | $46,522 | $8,169 |
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: 5 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 32 | $5,319 | $156 |
| Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, more than 30 minutes | 69 | $4,507 | $63 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 20 | $3,112 | $107 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $1,856 | $71 |
| Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, 21-30 minutes | 22 | $915 | $42 |
2022: 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 36 | $8,606 | $91 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 34 | $6,324 | $176 |
| Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour | 18 | $2,271 | $99 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 16 | $1,909 | $119 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $1,645 | $63 |
| Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, 21-30 minutes | 19 | $879 | $46 |
2021: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 53 | $13,717 | $93 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 56 | $10,307 | $181 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $2,076 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 11 | $992 | $83 |
2020: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 51 | $9,409 | $95 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 47 | $9,285 | $186 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 16 | $2,265 | $65 |
2019: 3 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 15 | $2,721 | $181 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 16 | $2,704 | $93 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 14 | $1,258 | $90 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$1,687
Pharmacies billed $1,687 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
$1,687 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
Year by year
| 2024 | 15 | 11 | None | None | $1,687 |
| 2023 | 18 | None | 0% (0) | None | $1,467 |
| 2022 | 11 | None | None | 0% | $1,786 |
| 2021 | 17 | None | None | None | $5,014 |
| 2020 | 25 | None | None | None | $3,506 |
| 2019 | 15 | None | 0% (0) | None | $1,257 |
| 2018 | 31 | None | 0% (0) | None | $227,390 |
| 2017 | 58 | 22 | None | None | $72,558 |
| 2016 | 26 | 15 | None | None | $694 |
| 2015 | 40 | None | None | None | $535 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Money from drug and device companies
$92 in 2025
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Genentech USA | None | $92 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Genentech USA | Meals · 2025-06-01 | None | $92 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1063754448
- Trained
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2013 · 13 years ago
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RH0003X (207RH0003X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143
- NPI first listed
- 2013-03-23
- NPI last updated
- 2025-01-29
- NPI record certified
- 2025-01-29
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.