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Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD

(Dr. William Logan Tontz Jr., M.D.)

(1 Rating)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

12264 El Camino Real Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92130

(858) 356-0361

Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD is a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD is affiliated with Paradise Valley Hospital.

Office Locations

Paradise Valley Hospital

12264 El Camino Real Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92130

(858) 356-0361

(858) 356-0366

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In The News

“Orthopedic spine surgeon William Tontz has joined Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine/Pain Management in Sarasota.”—"BUSINESS PEOPLE", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	925
hip imaging	41
hospital care	12
injections	28
inpatient care	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	85
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nerve procedures	25
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	30
spinal procedures	272
X-rays	233

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	756
hip imaging	24
hospital care	15
injections	40
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	137
X-rays	118

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	47
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	703
hip imaging	56
hospital care	20
injections	40
inpatient care	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	88
musculoskeletal imaging	71
nerve procedures	12
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	148
X-rays	132

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	63
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	59
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	649
hip imaging	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	96
musculoskeletal imaging	17
spinal procedures	140
X-rays	61

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	46
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	72
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	583
hip imaging	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	89
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	116
X-rays	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	21
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	29
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	534
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	67
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	119
X-rays	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	14
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	23
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	501
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	70
spinal procedures	94
X-rays	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	16
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	22
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	359
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	59
spinal procedures	94
X-rays	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	14
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	24
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	65
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
spinal procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and injections.

aspiration	32
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	509
hip imaging	31
hospital care	15
injections	36
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	15
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	125
X-rays	83

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD.

**Gender**
Female	142
Male	92

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	170
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	27
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	106

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William L. Tontz JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Paradise Valley Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$121,005 Interventional Therapies $87,418	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $23,340	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $10,149	$97
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$18,583 Spine $16,916	Puros Biologics $78	Bone Healing-None $45	Mobi C $26	Biomet Orthopak $10	Other $1,508
Spineart USA Inc	$7,352 $7,352
Stryker Corporation	$6,929 performance solutions $5,025	STRYKER PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS $1,500	THORACO-LUMBAR $150	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $143	INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $106	Other $5
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$6,136 Spine $6,136
Other	$15,163 Spine $2,033	Spinal Fusion Device $1,021	General K2M Product Discussion $977	nanoLOCK $459	iFuse Implant $308	Other $10,363

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$76,968
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$59,224
Travel and Lodging	$30,699
Food and Beverage	$8,222
Education	$55