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Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology

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(Dr. Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS)

(252 Ratings)

Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: multiple sclerosis (MS), optic neuritis

1651 4th Street Suite 252
San Francisco, CA 94158

(415) 353-2069

Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology is a null in San Francisco, CA specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Medical Group and Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammation Center.

Office Locations

1651 4th Street Suite 252
San Francisco, CA 94158

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1651 Fourth Street Suite 252 UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center
San Francisco, CA 94158

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“A 2004 retrospective cohort study by Bruce A.C. Cree, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, and colleagues found that Black patients with MS may have more severe disease at...”—"Improving Multiple Sclerosis Care for Black Patients", MedPage Today, November 2024

“This last requirement makes the use of lumbar puncture during diagnosis especially important, noted Stephen Hauser, MD, and Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, both of the University of California San Francisco...”—"How Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Differs From Relapsing-Remitting MS", MedPage Today, August 2024

“"The observation that progression can occur without preceding relapse in early relapsing remitting MS patients now has been replicated in multiple cohorts and is recognized as the most common cause...”—"Progression Independent of Relapse Activity in Multiple Sclerosis", MedPage Today, May 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	112

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	15
Hispanic	0
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	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2013

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2014

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	24
Hispanic	0
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	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2015

Hypertension	31
High Cholesterol	21
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	11
Hispanic	0
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	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2016

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology treated as a null in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	12
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2017

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	12
Hispanic	0
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	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2018

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
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	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2019

Hypertension	31
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	119

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2020

Hypertension	31
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	177

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	11
Hispanic	0
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	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2021

Hypertension	32
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	144

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology in 2022

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology treated as a null in San Francisco, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	122
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	70
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	16

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	6
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	2
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. He completed residency at Columbia Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology., Neurology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine

Residency: Columbia Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology., Neurology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF Medical Group

Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammation Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 252 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-03-20

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Cree and his staff are great

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharma AG	$128,258 Gilenya $32,645	FTY720D $32,169	OMB157G $18,589	BAF312A $15,558	BAF312A_MAYZENT_NEUROSCIENCE $15,318	Other $13,979
EMD Serono, Inc.	$82,613 Rebif $520	$82,093
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$80,143 UPLIZNA $80,143
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$71,163 Gilenya $30,745	MAYZENT $23,953	NON BRAND $428	KESIMPTA $21	$16,016
Merck KGaA	$52,580 Mavenclad $15,480	BAVENCIO $3,600	Evobrutinib $795	$32,705
Other	$251,720 LEMTRADA $19,773	ZEPOSIA $18,336	BRIUMVI $18,258	SOLIRIS $16,594	LAQUINIMOD $14,089	Other $164,670

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$355,251
Travel and Lodging	$147,293
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$62,466
Education	$48,698
Honoraria	$37,975
Other	$14,794

Research Payments

Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD, Neurology has received 389 research payments totaling $7,998,541.

Biography

Dr. Bruce Cree is a specialist in general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Cree has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. His clinical interests encompass multiple sclerosis (MS) and optic neuritis. He studied medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. Dr. Cree is affiliated with UCSF Medical Group. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in San Francisco, CA.