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Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD

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(Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD)

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Specializes in: General Practice

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-7070

Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD is a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA specializing in general practice. Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD is affiliated with Breast Care Center.

Office Locations

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 Fourth Street Third Floor UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
San Francisco, CA 94158

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1500 E. DUARTE ROAD
DUARTE, CA 91010

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Giving women going through cancer that choice is fundamental to Hope Rugo, an oncologist and researcher at City of Hope, who along with a team conducted the clinical trials and research to lead to...”—"This Life-Saving Cancer Treatment Forces Us Into An Unwanted Spotlight - And We Need To Talk About It", Huff Post, January 2026

“In this eighth segment of MedPage Today 's expert roundtable, moderator Hope Rugo, MD, of the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California, is joined by William Gradishar, MD, of...”—"Chemo-Sparing Regimens for HR-Positive/HER2-Positive Breast Cancer", MedPage Today, August 2025

“In this final segment of MedPage Today 's expert roundtable, moderator Hope Rugo, MD, of the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California, asks panelists William Gradishar, MD, of...”—"How Advances at ASCO 2025 Will Change Care in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer", MedPage Today, August 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	741

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	765

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	11
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2013

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	702

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2014

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	678

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2015

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	647

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	11
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2016

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	185

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2017

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2018

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	214

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2019

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	339

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2020

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	463

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2021

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	11
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	411

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD in 2022

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	485

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	11

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	115
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	38
85 and over	2
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	19
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Education & Training

She completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology and has a state license in California.

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (1987)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Breast Care Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-31

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very pleased with care provider, and ultimately our decision to shift primary care to UCSF in general.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$140,799 IBRANCE $64,066	TALZENNA $48,400	NonCovered Product $7,745	SUTENT $51	XALKORI $13	Other $20,523
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	$61,245 TECENTRIQ $18,748	Herceptin $11,175	Kadcyla $7,369	NonCovered Product $569	Xeloda $500	Other $22,884
Novartis Pharma AG	$46,509 AFINITOR $46,509
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$39,880 KEYTRUDA $39,558	$322
Mylan Inc.	$38,453 Ogivri $30,504	$7,948
Other	$263,559 MYTESI $27,000	TECENTRIQ $20,092	AFINITOR $19,986	Nerlynx $19,497	Trodelvy $12,135	Other $164,849

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$295,488
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$160,674
Consulting Fee	$90,914
Food and Beverage	$26,675
Education	$11,585
Other	$5,109

Research Payments

Dr. Hope S. Rugo, MD has received 1826 research payments totaling $31,283,069.

Biography

Dr. Hope Rugo is a general practice specialist in San Francisco, CA and Duarte, CA. Dr. Rugo is professionally affiliated with UCSF Medical Group. She has an open panel in San Francisco, CA according to Doctor.com. She attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Rugo has received the distinction of San Francisco Super Doctors.