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Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

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(Dr. William Hoffman, MD)

(164 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice and Plastic Surgery

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Professional interests include: reconstructive plastic surgery

1825 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-7823

Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery is a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA specializing in general practice and plastic surgery. He graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, Hill Physicians, UCSF DEPT OF SURGERY and UCSF Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic.

Office Locations

1825 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94143

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350 Parnassus Avenue Suite 509
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 Fourth Street Fifth Floor, 5B
San Francisco, CA 94158

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1725 Montgomery Street Suite 250
San Francisco, CA 94111

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400 Parnassus Avenue Sixth Floor, Suite A655
San Francisco, CA 94122

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400 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1600 Divisadero Street Room H2907
San Francisco, CA 94143

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UCSF Health

1600 Divisadero Street Room H2907
San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 353-4201

(415) 353-4330

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Ari's father, Dr. William Y. Hoffman, a plastic surgeon at the University of California at San Francisco, also worked on the experiment and agreed that the flies were not treated badly.”—"North Bay / Cruelty Charge At Science Fair Bugs Student", SFGATE, April 2012

“After a 50th reunion for business school made him "very neck-conscious," Douglas Weil, 74, signed up for an isolated neck-lift in November with Dr. William Y. Hoffman, the chief of the plastic...”—"Can We Feel Good About Our Necks? (Published 2010)", New York Times, December 2010

“Such procedures are too limited to remove large amounts of fat tissue, says Dr. William Y. Hoffman, chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at UC San Francisco.”—"'Nip/Tuck' is as realistic as a Barbie doll", Los Angeles Times, December 2009

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	87

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93
plastic surgery procedures	33
reconstructive surgery	33
tissue transfer	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120
plastic surgery procedures	23
reconstructive surgery	23
tissue transfer	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98
plastic surgery procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	17
tissue transfer	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	52

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
plastic surgery procedures	32
reconstructive surgery	32
tissue transfer	32

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	13
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and tissue transfer.

doctor visit	88
plastic surgery procedures	26
reconstructive surgery	26
tissue transfer	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	71
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	1
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery: Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

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

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery: Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Hill Physicians

UCSF DEPT OF SURGERY

UCSF Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic

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. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, SCAN Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, 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. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

SCAN Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 164 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery 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 2025-11-10

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Doy siempre las gracias a Dios, por averme, puesto en Las manos del Dr. Willian Hoffman y de todo su equipo, que estan con el tratando, muy bien mi problema de salud.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I felt I had all my answers were answered and felt so reassured about the procedure. I am excited to continue with him . I

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William Y. Hoffman, MD, Plastic Surgery | Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Synthes GmbH	$5,080 $5,080
Stryker Corporation	$224 Custom Implants $115	VSP Reconstruction $109
Allergan, Inc.	$122 BOTOX $122
Sientra, Inc.	$84 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $84
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated	$50 $50
Other	$145 MATRIXMANDIBLE $37	MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer $34	DuraSorb Monofilament Mesh $27	BOTOX COSMETIC $27	$20

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$3,500
Travel and Lodging	$1,434
Food and Beverage	$771

Biography

Dr. William Hoffman is a physician who specializes in plastic surgery and general practice. His areas of expertise include the following: reconstructive plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Hoffman appears to be an in-network provider for Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, in addition to other insurance carriers. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Dr. Hoffman attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry for medical school. He has received the following distinction: San Francisco Super Doctors. Dr. Hoffman is affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, UCSF Health, and Hill Physicians. Dr. Hoffman's practice in San Francisco, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.