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Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine

Accepting New Patients

(41 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness), Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Oncology (Cancer Care)

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1993)

1825 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 885-7671

Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in San Francisco, CA specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), internal medicine (adult medicine) and oncology (cancer care). He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF and Hill Physicians.

Office Locations

1825 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 4th Street Floor 6
San Francisco, CA 94143

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UCSF Health

1600 Divisadero Street Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 353-9522

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1825 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The head of the team, Dr. Michael Rabow, started with a poem.”—"One Man's Quest to Change the Way We Die (Published 2017)", New York Times, January 2017

“"She felt she had completed all the important tasks of her life," recalled her physician, Dr. Michael Rabow, director of the symptom management service at the University of California, San Francisco.”—"Physician Aid in Dying Gains Acceptance in the U.S. (Published 2017)", New York Times, January 2017

“"We deliberately called it that because of how much ignorance or confusion or even bias there was against the term 'palliative care,'" said Dr. Michael Rabow, director of the service and senior...”—"In Palliative Care, Comfort Is the Top Priority (Published 2016)", New York Times, February 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	439

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	378

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	28
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	449

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	31
Hispanic	25
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	25
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	480

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	70
Hispanic	42
Asian	116
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	78
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	473

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	31
Hispanic	17
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	36
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	362

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	26
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	203

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	16
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	23

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2019

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	119

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	32

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2022

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	300

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	28
Non-Hispanic White	100
Hispanic	9
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	40
85 and over	19
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	71

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and cancer.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	36
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Hospice and Palliative Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF

Hill Physicians

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. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, SCAN Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, 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. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

SCAN Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 41 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$476 $476
Genentech USA, Inc.	$123 $123
Amgen Inc.	$44 $44

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$373
Travel and Lodging	$146
Food and Beverage	$123

Biography

Dr. Michael Rabow's areas of specialization are hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and oncology (cancer care); he sees patients in San Francisco, CA. He is affiliated with UCSF Health and Hill Physicians. Dr. Rabow graduated from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Rabow trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He can take Blue Shield, Health Net, Anthem, and more. Dr. Rabow has received professional recognition including the following: San Francisco Super Doctors. Dr. Rabow's practice in San Francisco, CA is open to new patients as reported by Hill Physicians.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2020

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2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael W. Rabow, MD, Hospice and Palliative Care | Oncology Palliative Medicine From 2012 - 2022

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