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Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD

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(Dr. Mitchel Berger, MD)
Specializes in: Physician and Neurosurgery
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Professional interests include: robotic stereotactic radiosurgery (CyberKnife), spinal cord tumor, acromegaly, and more.
505 Parnassus Avenue Rm M-786
San Francisco, CA 94143

Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD is a physician provider in San Francisco, CA specializing in physician and neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, Marin General Hospital, Hill Physicians and Brain Tumor Center.

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Office Locations

400 Parnassus Avenue Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
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400 Parnassus Avenue Floor 8
San Francisco, CA 94143
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1825 4th Street Floor 6
San Francisco, CA 94143
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1825 Fourth Street Fifth Floor, 5A
San Francisco, CA 94158
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1825 4TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
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505 Parnassus Avenue Rm M-786
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353-5353
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Biden will appoint Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, Dr. Mitchel Berger and Dr. Carol Brown to the panel, which will advise him and the White House on how to use resources of the federal government to advance...”—"Biden to announce appointees to Cancer Panel, part of initiative to cut death rate", ABC News, July 2022
“"There was a reasonable chance she was going to have a problem," said Dr. Mitchel Berger, the neurosurgeon who performed the procedure.”—"'A Heart-Wrenching Thing': Hospital Bans on Visits Devastate Families (Published 2020)", New York Times, March 2020
“"We're extraordinarily encouraged by what we see with this data," says Mitchel Berger, chairman of neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco and director of its center for brain...”—"Doctors Try Genetically Modified Poliovirus As Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment", NPR, June 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

brain surgery
brain tumor resection
craniectomy for brain tumor resection
craniotomy for brain tumor resection

In 2024, Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD performed more brain surgery, brain tumor resection, craniectomy for brain tumor resection, and craniotomy for brain tumor resection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 13
doctor visit 11
excision 13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Gender
Male 17
Female 17
Age
From 65 to 74 17
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2013

Hypertension 53
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 17
doctor visit 24
excision 17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Gender
Male 19
Female 22
Age
From 65 to 74 18
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2014

Hypertension 56
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 13
doctor visit 28
excision 13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Gender
Male 48
Female 38
Age
From 65 to 74 36
From 75 to 84 28
85 and over 0
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2015

Hypertension 47
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2016 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 16
excision 16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Gender
Male 22
Female 15
Age
From 65 to 74 19
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2016

Hypertension 46
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 21
doctor visit 17
excision 21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Gender
Male 23
Female 15
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 15
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2017

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 18
excision 18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Gender
Male 18
Female 15
Age
From 65 to 74 15
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2018

Hypertension 36
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2019

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 17
excision 17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2020

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 11
excision 11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2022

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2024 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery 11
excision 11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 11

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Age
From 65 to 74 12
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD in 2024

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

cranial surgery 15
doctor visit 18
excision 15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD.

Gender
Female 10
Male 12
Age
85 and over 0
75 to 84 3
Less than 65 1
65 to 74 9

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 52
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 2
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoporosis 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Education & Training

Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

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

Board Certification: Board certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
Marin General Hospital
Hill Physicians
Brain Tumor Center

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. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, 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. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna
Aetna
Blue Shield of California
UnitedHealthcare
SCAN Health Plan
Anthem
Health Net
Hill Physicians Care Solutions
Central Health Plan
CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)
Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 66 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD 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. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Daiichi Sankyo Company LTD $22,920
$22,920
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $16,403
$16,403
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $7,500 Duragen
$7,500
GE Healthcare $6,528
$6,528
Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC $5,391
$5,391
Other $142 DuraMatrix
$119 		Nubeqa
$23
Types of Payments
Travel and Lodging $30,785
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $16,500
Consulting Fee $11,052
Food and Beverage $545

Research Payments

Dr. Mitchel Stuart Berger, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $35,599.

Biography

Dr. Mitchel Berger works as a neurosurgery and physician. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among Dr. Berger's clinical interests: spinal cord tumor, gamma knife radiosurgery, and pituitary tumor. He appears to be an in-network provider for Blue Shield, Anthem, and Health Net, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Berger's education and training includes medical school at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He has received the following distinction: Top Doctor Marin Magazine. His professional affiliations include Marin General Hospital, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, and UCSF Health. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in San Francisco, CA.

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