Dr. Bruce A. Cree, MD

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Neurologist
NPI1477599454PAC ID2769566926
Medicare services, 2024
293
Medicare patients, 2024
109
Part D claims, 2024
680
Publications
218
Clinical trials
4
Practice address
505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143
Practice phone
Call (415) 353-2733
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Primary practice

UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights

Hospital · San Francisco, California

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Dr. Bruce A. Cree is a neurologist in San Francisco, California

Dr. Cree practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Cree's NPI, 1477599454, was assigned on June 20, 2006. Dr. Cree graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Cree holds California license A74576.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2769566926
NPI enumeration date
June 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(415) 353-2733
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Bruce A. Cree practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California

Dr. Cree's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Bruce A. Cree is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Cree's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Cree is also affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cree to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bruce A. Cree's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cree practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus HeightsAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Bruce A. Cree is one of 2,207 neurologists in California

Neurology is Dr. Cree's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Cree is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Cree is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A74576 · 2001 to 2026 · taxonomy 2084N0400X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists fibromyalgia and chronic pain, multiple sclerosis and neck pain and spine problems among the conditions Dr. Cree treats.

Neurologists near Dr. Cree

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bruce A. Cree billed Medicare for 293 services in 2024

CMS data shows 293 Medicare services from Dr. Cree across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,328 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024293
Medicare patients109
Paid by Medicare$18,328
Procedure codes4

Dr. Cree's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1292024: 14916%
Other services
2023: 542024: 144167%
Tests and treatments
2023: 222024: 0100%

Dr. Cree compared with the California median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cree
  • California median
Medicare services
293vs 40427% below
Medicare patients
109vs 19043% below
Part D claims
481vs 32448% above

Medians across 1,995 neurologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cree's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bruce A. Cree treated 109 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cree in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 54 patients. 66% of them have high cholesterol, and 54% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cree's median patient age at 61, with 70% women.

Medicare patients, 2024109
Average age65
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid24%

Dr. Cree's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cree's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7468%
  • Men3532%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cree's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol66%
  2. High blood pressure54%
  3. Mood disorders39%
  4. Depression38%
  5. Arthritis34%
  6. Anxiety25%
  7. Osteoporosis17%
  8. Cancer11%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cree's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women70%
  • Men27%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bruce A. Cree wrote 680 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cree wrote 680 Medicare Part D claims for 90 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 481 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,200,341 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 389 claims across 16 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024680
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$1.2M
Part D patients90

Dr. Cree's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic544 claims80%
  • Brand-name136 claims20%

Dr. Cree's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3892024: 48124%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 16 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bruce A. Cree scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Cree for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cree accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cree as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Cree's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 86.8of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Bruce A. Cree has 218 publications on record

Dmand AI links 218 papers to Dr. Cree, published from 2003 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 20. The most frequent topics are Multiple Sclerosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting. Dr. Cree has published most often in Ann Neurol. Dr. Cree's most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey Marc Gelfand, MD, Ari J. Green, MD and Stephen L. Hauser, MD.

Papers218
Years published2003 to 2025

Dr. Cree's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Cree writes about most

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
  • Neuromyelitis Optica
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Disease Progression
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Brain

Dr. Cree's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cree

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Bruce A. Cree has worked on 4 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Cree to 4 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive and Myelitis. University of California, San Francisco sponsors the most, 2. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Cree that name 2 trials.

Clinical trials with Dr. Cree by phase

  1. 1Phase 1: 1 trial
  2. 1Phase 2: 1 trial
  3. 1Phase 3: 1 trial
  4. 1Phase 4: 1 trial

Conditions in Dr. Cree's trials

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive
  • Myelitis
  • Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
  • Neuromyelitis Optica

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Cree

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Cree

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Bruce A. Cree received $607,544 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 376 general payments to Dr. Cree from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Novartis Pharma AG paid the most, $112,647. It also lists 117 research payments totaling $115,778 from 2016 to 2025, naming 2 clinical trials.

General payments to Dr. Cree by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cree by kind, 2016 to 2025

$607.5Kin total
  • Consulting fees$357,10859%
  • Travel and lodging$82,07114%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$81,02113%
  • Education$48,6398%
  • Other$38,7046%

Companies that paid Dr. Cree the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Bruce A. Cree has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cree, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cree

  1. 2014
    • Regional Top Doctor
  2. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bruce A. Cree graduated from UCSF School of Medicine

Dr. Cree graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolUCSF School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in neurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bruce A. Cree accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Dr. Cree is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Cree accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO5
  3. EPO2
  4. HMO2
  5. POS2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Bruce A. Cree's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Bruce A. Cree's NPI number?

Dr. Bruce A. Cree's NPI number is 1477599454. It was assigned on June 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Bruce A. Cree?

Dr. Bruce A. Cree is a neurologist in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Bruce A. Cree practice?

Dr. Cree practices at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143. Dr. Cree's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cree to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Bruce A. Cree's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cree is (415) 353-2733.

What is Dr. Bruce A. Cree's medical license number?

Dr. Cree holds California license A74576.

Which hospitals is Dr. Bruce A. Cree affiliated with?

Dr. Cree practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California. Dr. Cree is also affiliated with Memorial Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Bruce A. Cree part of?

Dr. Cree is linked to UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI links Dr. Cree to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Bruce A. Cree accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cree billed Medicare for 293 services in 2024, and Dr. Cree accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Bruce A. Cree offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cree as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Bruce A. Cree's MIPS score?

Dr. Cree's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bruce A. Cree see?

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cree in 2024, with an average age of 65.

Is Dr. Bruce A. Cree board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cree is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

What services does Dr. Bruce A. Cree bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cree's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Bruce A. Cree go to medical school?

Dr. Cree graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Bruce A. Cree prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cree's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Dalfampridine ER and Baclofen.

Has Dr. Bruce A. Cree received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $607,544 in general payments to Dr. Cree from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharma AG.

How long has Dr. Bruce A. Cree been practicing?

Dr. Cree graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Bruce A. Cree do research?

Dmand AI links 218 publications to Dr. Cree, published from 2003 to 2025. Dr. Cree has worked on 4 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Bruce A. Cree publish with?

Dr. Cree's most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey Marc Gelfand, MD (38 shared papers), Ari J. Green, MD (31 shared papers) and Stephen L. Hauser, MD (31 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Bruce A. Cree accept?

Dr. Cree is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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