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Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD

(Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD)

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Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

(858) 657-8540

Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD is a null in San Diego, CA specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

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In The News

“Dr. Jeffrey Gertsch from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and his colleagues calculated that four people would need to take ibuprofen before and during their high-altitude...”—"Ibuprofen may help ward off altitude sickness", Fox News, March 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

electrodiagnostic testing

routine neonatal EEG

By Affordability:

anal sphincter electromyography

electrodiagnostic testing

electrophysiological study

laryngeal electromyography

laryngeal needle electromyography

urethral sphincter electromyography

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD performed more electrodiagnostic testing, and routine neonatal EEG procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for anal sphincter electromyography, electrodiagnostic testing, electrophysiological (EP) study, laryngeal electromyography, laryngeal needle electromyography, and urethral sphincter electromyography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

needle electromyography of extremity

In 2023, Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD had a list price for needle electromyography of extremity (arm or leg) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

anal sphincter electromyography

electroencephalography

evoked potential test

needle electromyography of extremity

urethral sphincter electromyography

By Affordability:

electromyography

needle electromyography

repetitive nerve stimulation

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD performed more anal sphincter electromyography, electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potential test, needle electromyography of extremity (arm or leg), and urethral sphincter electromyography procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for electromyography (EMG), needle electromyography, and repetitive nerve stimulation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2012 were intraoperative monitoring, evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	160
electroencephalography (EEG)	117
evoked potential test	170
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
intraoperative monitoring	413

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2013 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	118
electroencephalography (EEG)	111
evoked potential test	148
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2014 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	200
electroencephalography (EEG)	113
evoked potential test	219
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	12
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2015 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	108
electroencephalography (EEG)	71
evoked potential test	175

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2016 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	88
electroencephalography (EEG)	36
evoked potential test	236

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2017 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	188
electroencephalography (EEG)	79
evoked potential test	362
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	11
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2018 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	13
diagnostic procedures	237
electroencephalography (EEG)	114
evoked potential test	368
urologic procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	14
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2019 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	24
diagnostic procedures	317
electroencephalography (EEG)	154
evoked potential test	373
urologic procedures	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2020 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	38
diagnostic procedures	342
electroencephalography (EEG)	75
evoked potential test	408
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
urologic procedures	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	11
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2021 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	25
diagnostic procedures	299
electroencephalography (EEG)	84
evoked potential test	406
urologic procedures	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	11
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2022 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG) and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	35
diagnostic procedures	371
electroencephalography (EEG)	92
evoked potential test	453
urologic procedures	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	13
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA were intraoperative monitoring, evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

anorectal procedures	27
diagnostic procedures	220
electroencephalography (EEG)	95
evoked potential test	301
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
intraoperative monitoring	413
urologic procedures	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	119
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	34
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	43
85 and over	5
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jeffrey H. Gertsch, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$3,000 Spine $3,000
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$1,464 MIS $1,384	Spine $72	Neurosurgery $7
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$878 $878
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$129 BD Insyte Autoguard $55	$74
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$128 NIM $128
Other	$15 MAYZENT $15

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,000
Travel and Lodging	$2,224
Food and Beverage	$390

Biography

Dr. Jeffrey Gertsch is a specialist in general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) in San Diego, CA. He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Gertsch's hospital/clinic affiliations include UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California.