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Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine

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(197 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Stanford University School of Medicine

520 ILLINOIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158

(415) 885-7246

Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine is an interventional pain specialist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine is affiliated with UCSF Health.

Office Locations

520 ILLINOIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine treated as an interventional pain specialist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2012 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
doctor visit	460
injections	162
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve block	113
nerve procedures	44
pain management	206
spinal procedures	162
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	16
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine treated as an interventional pain specialist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2013 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	515
injections	89
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	55
nerve procedures	26
pain management	115
spinal procedures	89

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	22
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine treated as an interventional pain specialist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2014 were pain management, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	484
injections	26
minimally invasive procedures	32
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	32
pain management	58
spinal procedures	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	15
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	137

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine treated as an interventional pain specialist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2016 were neurostimulator lead placement, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	255
minimally invasive procedures	23
neurostimulator lead placement	23
spinal procedures	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	11
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	16
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	64
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	150

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
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	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	256

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	326

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2022

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine treated as an interventional pain specialist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

catheterization	16
doctor visit	278
injections	92
minimally invasive procedures	31
nerve block	60
nerve procedures	34
neurostimulator lead placement	23
pain management	126
spinal procedures	75
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	16
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	105
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	14
85 and over	4
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	51

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	3
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology: Pain Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology: Pain Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.69 out of 5 stars based on 197 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

4.69

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-02

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Really helpful; substantive discussion of options. Agreement on way forward

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-07

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Poree is fantastic!

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$111,286 Neuro-Chronic Pain $42,318	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $12,252	SlimTip lead $9,648	S-Series $2,358	Axium INS Implantable Neuro Stimulator $574	Other $44,136
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.	$71,845 Evoke SCS $71,845
Vertos Medical, Inc.	$25,331 mild Kit $25,331
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$25,013 SYNCHROMED $5,465	VECTRIS $2,188	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $1,233	RESTORE $1,107	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $437	Other $14,584
Mallinckrodt LLC	$17,408 OFIRMEV $8	$17,400
Other	$51,070 Spinal Modulation AXIUMNeurostimulator System $14,594	Freedom SCS $7,683	Neuromodulation-Research only $6,600	DRG leads $6,494	Nalu Neurostimulation System $1,967	Other $13,732

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$125,784
Consulting Fee	$119,464
Travel and Lodging	$36,894
Food and Beverage	$17,026
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$1,967
Other	$818

Research Payments

Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine has received 43 research payments totaling $553,244.

Biography

Dr. Lawrence Poree is a specialist in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Stanford University Medical Center. His average rating from his patients is 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Poree is professionally affiliated with UCSF Medical Group. He has an open panel in San Francisco, CA according to Doctor.com.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence R. Poree, MD, MPH, PhD, Pain Medicine From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

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Biography

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