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Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Wales College of Medicine (1989)

6001 SW 6th Avenue Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66615

(785) 232-0444

Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD is a general surgeon in Topeka, KS specializing in general surgery. She graduated from University of Wales College of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience.

Office Locations

6001 SW 6th Avenue Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66615

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	27
anastomosis	13
breast procedures	22
bypass surgery	17
cancer surgery	22
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	18
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	638
excision	40
gastrointestinal procedures	28
hospital care	158
injections	27
inpatient care	158
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	38
open surgery	35
vascular procedures	40
weight management	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
ablation	40
breast procedures	25
cancer surgery	25
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	721
excision	63
gastrointestinal procedures	28
hospital care	260
injections	40
inpatient care	260
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	56
open surgery	27
vascular procedures	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	34
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	65
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
ablation	23
breast procedures	20
cancer surgery	20
catheterization	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	32
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	707
excision	68
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	345
injections	23
inpatient care	345
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	49
open surgery	16
vascular procedures	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	628
Black	43
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	62
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	29
cancer surgery	29
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	600
excision	50
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	954

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1122
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	542
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	126
Less than 65	318

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	639
excision	29
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
lymph node procedures	13
open surgery	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	555
Black	34
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	60
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
breast procedures	24
cancer surgery	24
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	554
excision	35
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	27
open surgery	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	27
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	46
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
aspiration	19
breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	589
excision	39
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156
lymph node procedures	13
open surgery	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	28
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	34
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
ablation	15
breast procedures	30
bypass surgery	11
cancer surgery	30
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	539
excision	55
gastrointestinal procedures	36
hospital care	172
injections	15
inpatient care	172
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	39
open surgery	37
vascular procedures	15
weight management	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	23
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	45
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	16
breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
doctor visit	435
excision	11
hospital care	119
injections	16
inpatient care	119
minimally invasive procedures	16
vascular procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	18
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	41
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
breast procedures	36
cancer surgery	36
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	462
excision	54
gastrointestinal procedures	24
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	24
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	44
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	25
cancer surgery	25
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	444
excision	48
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	14
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	45
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	414
excision	36
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
lymph node procedures	19
open surgery	19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	39
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Topeka, KS were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal surgery	12
ablation	24
anastomosis	13
aspiration	19
breast procedures	22
bypass surgery	14
cancer surgery	22
catheterization	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
diagnostic procedures	17
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	561
excision	44
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	175
injections	24
inpatient care	175
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	31
open surgery	24
vascular procedures	26
weight management	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	511
Hispanic	17
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	50
Less than 65	127
65 to 74	256

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	29
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Bernita M. Berntsen, MD graduated from University of Wales College of Medicine in 1989. She completed residency at University of Kansas Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Kansas.

Medical School: University of Wales College of Medicine (1989)

Residency: University of Kansas Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Kansas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Davol Inc.	$1,129 SURGICAL $978	OptiFix Open Absorbable Fixation System $77	PHASIX $37	Phasix Mesh $37
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$1,098 BPV-PowerPort $1,098
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$305 $305
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$43 NASCOBAL $43
ACell, Inc.	$38 $38
Other	$415 Contrave $32	STRAVIX $29	Regranex $25	myRisk $25	OFIRMEV $24	Other $280

**Types of Payments**
Gift	$1,098
Food and Beverage	$890
Travel and Lodging	$734
Education	$305

Biography

Dr. Bernita Berntsen sees patients in Topeka, KS. Her medical specialty is general surgery. She is professionally affiliated with The University of Kansas Physicians (UKP). After completing medical school at the University of Wales College of Medicine and the University of Kansas School of Medicine, she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Kansas. Dr. Berntsen welcomes new patients at her office inTopeka, KS as reported by Doctor.com.