Hope S. Rugo, MD
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician · San Francisco, CA
Hope S. Rugo, MD is a hematology (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1033176581, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (California G56942, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hope S. Rugo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0000X
- License number
- G56942 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 353-7070
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 353-7021
- Medicaid ID
- 0G5694200 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080220000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 Divisadero St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hope S. Rugo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G56942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology (internal medicine) physician in 2024
538 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 496 among the 1,036 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole105 claims
- Kisqali43 claims
- Olanzapine32 claims
- Exemestane25 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl23 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $102,157.41
134 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 721 providers of this specialty with any payment received $13,778.35 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationDuarte, CA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hope S. Rugo among 175 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in California
Hope S. Rugo, MD is one of 175 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 175 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 175 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Glassberg, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151770519126
- Vinayak Prasad, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101467786277
- Jack Levin, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941211780768150
- Alfred ChungSan Francisco, CA 941431417375627
- Debajyoti Datta, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431093073090
- Annabel Frank, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431649774290
- Karin Gaensler, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431609830215
- Marina Heskel, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431184243313
Common questions
What is Hope S. Rugo, MD's NPI number?
Hope S. Rugo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033176581, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hope S. Rugo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 353-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hope S. Rugo, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G56942, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hope S. Rugo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hope S. Rugo, MD had 538 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among hematology (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 496. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hope S. Rugo, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.