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Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, MAS)

(498 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease) and General Practice

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

520 Illinois Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

(415) 353-9986

Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology is an urologist in Berkeley, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease) and general practice. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Medical Group, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University of California SFGH Medical Group, Hill Physicians and Male Sexual & Reproductive Health Center.

Office Locations

3100 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

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400 Parnassus Avenue Suite 610
San Francisco, CA 94143

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400 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143

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3350 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego Vahcs (664)
San Diego, CA 92161

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Hill Physicians

400 Parnassus Plaza
Level San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-2200

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UCSF Health

520 Illinois Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

(415) 353-9414

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“For most men, ejaculation occurs at the same time, "but they are separate processes," said Dr. Alan Shindel, a urologist based in San Francisco.”—"Why Some Men Find Orgasms Elusive", New York Times, March 2025

“Para la mayoria de los hombres, la eyaculacion se produce al mismo tiempo, "pero son procesos separados", dijo Alan Shindel, urologo residente en San Francisco.”—"Por que a algunos hombres les cuesta llegar al orgasmo", New York Times, March 2025

“Erectile dysfunction can make men self-conscious and less eager to have sex, said Dr. Alan Shindel, a professor of urology at the University of California, San Francisco.”—"A User's Guide to Midlife", New York Times, June 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	304
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	377

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	34
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	348

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	46
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	48
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA during 2017 were urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85
urologic procedures	33

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA during 2018 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and potassium test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	493
minimally invasive procedures	52
potassium test	16
urologic procedures	256

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	48
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	32
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA during 2019 were urologic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	560
minimally invasive procedures	33
urologic procedures	211

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	33
Hispanic	50
Asian	66
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	37
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA during 2020 were urologic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	441
minimally invasive procedures	15
urologic procedures	83

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	43
Hispanic	30
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	33
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA during 2021 were urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	379
urologic procedures	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	35
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	28
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2021

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA during 2022 were urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	389
urologic procedures	85

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	33
Hispanic	27
Asian	28
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	29
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated as an urologist in Berkeley, CA were urologic procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

doctor visit	354
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
minimally invasive procedures	33
potassium test	16
urologic procedures	118

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	24
Non-Hispanic White	216
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	19
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	75
85 and over	15
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	165

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	4
Cancer	23

Education & Training

Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He is certified by the American Board of Urology, Urology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis

Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF Medical Group

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

University of California SFGH Medical Group

Hill Physicians

Male Sexual & Reproductive Health Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.72 out of 5 stars based on 498 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology from all over the web to help you find the right in Berkeley, CA.

4.72

Overall Rating

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-25

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Alan Shindel is excellent, kind, knowledgeable, and wonderful by listening carefully & addressing concerns with ordering CT scan & prescribing medication: reduce pain.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-03-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Staff are kind and very competent. Primary physician is superb...skilled, kind,.. I am most fortunate.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-13

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Shindel was great

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alan W. Shindel, MD, Urology. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$6,456 XIAFLEX $6,407	Aveed $49
AbbVie, Inc.	$328 Androgel $252	Lupron $77
Medivation Inc.	$164 XTANDI $164
Coloplast Corp	$159 TITAN $159
Boston Scientific Corporation	$146 AMS $146
Other	$315 TESTIM $102	ZYTIGA $83	XYOSTED $50	TLANDO $50	TESTOPEL $17	Other $13

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,880
Food and Beverage	$1,447
Travel and Lodging	$1,217
Education	$24

Biography

Dr. Alan Shindel is a physician who specializes in general practice and urology (urinary tract disease). Dr. Shindel is professionally affiliated with UCSF Medical Group, the University of California SFGH Medical Group, and Hill Physicians. After completing medical school at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He is rated 4.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. His practice in Berkeley, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.