UCSF Health and Hill Physicians

UCSF Health is ranked one of the nation's top 10 hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, as well as the best hospital in California. Our team includes hundreds of doctors from virtually every area of medicine.
If you're a member of a health maintenance organization (HMO) or a point of service (POS) plan and get your health care in San Francisco, choose a primary care doctor who's a member of Hill Physicians Medical Group in San Francisco to ensure access to all specialists at UCSF Health.
Hill Physicians-San Francisco includes all UCSF Health doctors as well as community doctors, including those affiliated with Hyde Hospital and Stanyan Hospital.
Find a primary care doctor at Hill Physicians.
UCSF Primary Care
UCSF Health's primary care team provides a wide range of services, from routine health exams to management of chronic conditions. Our patients have access UCSF Health specialists.
Learn more about primary care at UCSF and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco. To get help finding a UCSF primary care provider, please call 844-727-8273.
Choose UCSF and Hill Physicians
You can choose UCSF and Hill Physicians if you get your health care in San Francisco and you're a member of an HMO such as:
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross (California Care)
- Blue Shield
- CIGNA
- Health Net
- United/PacifiCare
- Medicare HMO plans
UCSF's affiliation with Hill Physicians may also affect you if you're a member of a point of service (POS) plan.
If you are a member of a preferred provider organization (PPO) plan that is contracted with UCSF, you can see a UCSF doctor without selecting Hill Physicians as your medical group.
UCSF is not an in-network provider for Brown & Toland Physicians patients. Referrals to most UCSF specialists from Brown & Toland primary care doctors require prior authorization, with the exception of pediatric specialty and obstetric care. These patients may see a UCSF specialist without prior authorization.
Talk to your medical insurance carrier, your doctor and your employer's benefits representative to find out more.
We know you have many choices when it comes to your health care and we hope you'll choose Hill Physicians and UCSF Health.
Referral Center
Phone: 888-689-8273
Email: [email protected]
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