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Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD

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(Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD)

(256 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: ankle fracture, shoulder fracture, clavicle fracture (broken collarbone)

1825 4th Street Floor 5A
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-2967

Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD is an orthopedist in San Francisco, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, Hill Physicians and UCSF Orthopedic Trauma Service.

Office Locations

1825 4th Street Floor 5A
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1500 OWENS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158

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1825 Fourth Street 5th Floor, 5A
San Francisco, CA 94158

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	71

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	17
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	17
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	40
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	136

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	21
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	15
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	44
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	44

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

fracture surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	44

**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	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	15
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	42
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Francisco, CA during 2023 were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11
fracture surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	20
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	24
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	20
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD in 2024

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Francisco, CA were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

doctor visit	81
fracture surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	13
Non-Hispanic White	56
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	21
85 and over	11
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	32

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	29
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Hacettepe University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Hacettepe University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Hill Physicians

UCSF Orthopedic Trauma Service

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. Utku Kandemir, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, 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. Utku Kandemir, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 256 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Utku Kandemir, 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 2025-04-11

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I really appreciated Dr. Kandemer's surgery with his team of assistants who understood all of my medical issues and his follow-up directions about physical therapy.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-02-28

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Utku Kandemir is the best. UCSF is fortunate to have such a talented and brilliant surgeon!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$514,752 T2 $88,369	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $85,299	Axsos $69,539	Variax $57,502	Gamma $47,223	Other $166,820
Biomet Trauma, LLC	$38,214 SET - TRAUMA $38,214
Synthes GmbH	$21,548 $21,548
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$7,708 TRIGEN $2,817	EVOS $1,643	TRIGEN InterTAN $1,245	MAVERICK $1,024	Taylor Spatial Frame $979
EVOLUTION SURGICAL, INC	$4,285 $4,285
Other	$18,398 PREVENA $2,000	TFN ADVANCED $1,713	Trauma $1,701	VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP $1,575	EX NAILS $1,308	Other $10,100

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$399,745
Travel and Lodging	$123,915
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$39,214
Food and Beverage	$29,288
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$10,000
Other	$2,744

Research Payments

Dr. Utku Kandemir, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $18,552.

Biography

Dr. Utku Kandemir is a medical specialist in orthopedic trauma and sports medicine. He attended Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with Hacettepe University for residency. His clinical interests encompass clavicle fracture (broken collarbone) and ankle fracture. On average, patients gave Dr. Kandemir a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Kandemir seems to be an in-network provider for Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, as well as other insurance carriers. He speaks Turkish. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UCSF Medical Group, the University of California SFGH Medical Group, and Brown and Toland Physicians. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in San Francisco, CA.