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Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD, PhD)

(195 Ratings)

Specializes in: Physician, Oncology (Cancer Care) and Hematology (Blood Disorders)

Weill Cornell Medical College

Professional interests include: spinal cord tumor, brain tumor, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and more.

400 PARNASSUS AVENUE FLOOR 4
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

(415) 353-2051

Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD is a physician provider in SAN FRANCISCO, CA specializing in physician, oncology (cancer care) and hematology (blood disorders). He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF, UCSF Medical Group and Hematology, Blood & Marrow Transplant, and Cellular Therapy (HBC) Program.

Office Locations

400 PARNASSUS AVENUE FLOOR 4
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

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400 Parnassus Avenue Fourth Floor UCSF Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant
San Francisco, CA 94143

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	249

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	265

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2014

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	257

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	299

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	44

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	240

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	42

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2017

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	191

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	224

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	251

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	297

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	282

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD in 2024

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	244

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	44
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	29

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	8
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the Board certification: Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Med/Medical Oncology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (1995)

Board Certification: Board certification: Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Med/Medical Oncology

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 195 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-07-03

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr James Rubenstein is a caring compassionate clinician and highly knowledgeable researcher.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-12

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Care Provider was excellent in all areas, and I would highly recommend!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$4,320 $4,320
Incyte Corporation	$2,152 $2,152
Celgene Corporation	$1,715 None $115	$1,600
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,333 $1,333
Genentech USA, Inc.	$518 Gazyva $103	Columvi $20	$395
Other	$517 TASIGNA $120	Epkinly $72	IMBRUVICA $57	Exjade $38	Yescarta $25	Other $205

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$6,472
Food and Beverage	$1,697
Travel and Lodging	$1,386
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000

Research Payments

Dr. James L. Rubenstein, MD has received 24 research payments totaling $525,424.

Biography

Dr. James Rubenstein works as an oncology (cancer care), physician, and hematology (blood disorders). The average patient rating for Dr. Rubenstein is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is especially interested in spinal cord tumor, lung cancer, and hodgkin's lymphoma. Dr. Rubenstein is professionally affiliated with UCSF Health. Dr. Rubenstein welcomes new patients at his office inSAN FRANCISCO, CA as reported by Doctor.com. He obtained his medical school training at Weill Cornell Medical College and performed his residency at Stanford University Medical Center.