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Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

1746 West Goodwin Street
Pleasanton, TX 78064

(830) 268-5040

Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

1746 West Goodwin Street
Pleasanton, TX 78064

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

chronic care

nursing home care

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD performed more chronic care, and nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests 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:

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2012 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	233
diabetes management	31
doctor visit	1371
hospital care	559
inpatient care	450
lab tests	87
nursing home care	3331
outpatient care	109
preventive care	98
vaccines	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2013 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	202
diabetes management	73
doctor visit	1373
hospital care	396
inpatient care	303
lab tests	177
nursing home care	1888
outpatient care	93
preventive care	168
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
vaccines	109

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	304
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	164
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	57
Dementia	51
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2014 were hospital care, nursing home care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	856
hospital care	362
inpatient care	310
lab tests	79
nursing home care	319
outpatient care	52
preventive care	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	92
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	55
Dementia	40
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2015 were nursing home care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	1056
doctor visit	178
hospital care	663
inpatient care	624
nursing home care	2493
outpatient care	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	0
Hispanic	400
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	314
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	56
Dementia	65
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2016 were nursing home care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	3173
doctor visit	414
hospital care	540
inpatient care	467
nursing home care	6988
outpatient care	73

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	232
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	204
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	57
Dementia	71
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2017 were nursing home care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	2801
doctor visit	409
hospital care	424
inpatient care	386
nursing home care	9482
outpatient care	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	0
Hispanic	239
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	217
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	53
Dementia	72
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2018 were nursing home care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	2899
doctor visit	530
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
nursing home care	7168

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	206
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	187
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	53
Dementia	72
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2019 were nursing home care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	2364
doctor visit	460
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
nursing home care	5777

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	196
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	176
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	54
Dementia	70
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2020 were nursing home care and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	2741
doctor visit	435
nursing home care	12248

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	0
Hispanic	190
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	146
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	55
Dementia	72
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2021 were nursing home care and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	2173
doctor visit	344
nursing home care	13369

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	174
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	123
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	54
Dementia	68
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX during 2022 were nursing home care, chronic care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	2148
doctor visit	360
lab tests	36
nursing home care	11102
preventive care	27
vaccines	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	167
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	134
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	53
Dementia	61
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pleasanton, TX were nursing home care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

blood draw	151
chronic care	2419
diabetes management	41
doctor visit	611
hospital care	421
inpatient care	370
lab tests	94
nursing home care	6742
outpatient care	67
preventive care	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
vaccines	67

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	323
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	191
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	157
85 and over	159
Less than 65	79
65 to 74	155

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD treated were hypertension, dementia, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	7
Dementia	58

Education & Training

Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. He completed residency at McAllen Family Medicine Residency. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

Residency: McAllen Family Medicine Residency

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$510 Nuedexta $510
Allergan Inc.	$383 NAMZARIC $212	LINZESS $95	NAMENDA XR $46	DALVANCE $31
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$349 ENTRESTO $158	EXELON PATCH $144	EXFORGE $29	LEQVIO $17
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$196 INVOKANA $102	INVOKAMET $92	$2
UROVANT SCIENCES INC	$194 GEMTESA $194
Other	$1,540 ORBACTIV $173	AUSTEDO $141	LINZESS $126	LANTUS $125	APTIOM $111	Other $865

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,143
Education	$28

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Zertuche is a Pleasanton, TX physician who specializes in family medicine. Before performing his residency at McAllen Family Medicine Residency, Dr. Zertuche attended the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Zertuche is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD in 2019

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Scott Zertuche, MD From 2012 - 2022

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