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Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD

(Bruce L. Gewertz, MD)

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Specializes in: General Practice and Vascular Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Professional interests include: vascular surgery procedures

8700 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048

1-800-233-2771

Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD is a general practitioner in Los Angeles, CA specializing in general practice and vascular surgery. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai.

Office Locations

8700 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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127 S San Vicente Boulevard Suite 3600
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The length of Dr. Berci's tenure at Cedars-Sinai was noted by Bruce Gewertz, the hospital's surgeon in chief, in an article in The Los Angeles Times two years...”—"Dr. George Berci, Whose Innovations Changed Surgery, Dies at 103", New York Times, September 2024

“"His international surgical work was truly a reflection of his deep caring and compassion for his patients," Bruce L. Gewertz, a Cedars-Sinai surgeon-in-chief, said in a statement.”—"'Renowned' California surgeon, 72, IDed as victim of fiery Santa Fe plane crash", New York Post, July 2023

“L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez visited with Dr. Berci and talked with Dr. Bruce Gewertz, Cedar's surgeon-in-chief, and wrote a detailed report about the amazing life and medical career of Dr....”—"World Focus: Long-distance reunion of two Holocaust survivors", Daily Press, April 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	26

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	18
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	13
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	50
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. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD.

**Gender**
Female	22
Male	28

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	22
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	3
75 to 84	19
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	12

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, MultiPlan, United Healthcare PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare HMO, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Anthem Blue Cross PPO, Humana, Cigna, Medi-Cal, Anthem, Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, HealthSmart PPO, HealthSmart, Optima Health, First Health, Beech Street, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Aetna ACO, Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO, Gold Coast PPO, Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO, Blue Shield California HMO, Health Net MAH, Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH, CareMore HMO, Blue Shield California PPO, Medicare MCR, Blue Shield California MAH and CareMore MAH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Bruce L. Gewertz, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

MultiPlan

United Healthcare PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare HMO

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Anthem Blue Cross PPO

Humana

Cigna

Medi-Cal

Anthem

Health Net PPO

Health Net HMO

HealthSmart PPO

HealthSmart

Optima Health

First Health

Beech Street

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Aetna ACO

Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO

Gold Coast PPO

Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO

Blue Shield California HMO

Health Net MAH

Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH

CareMore HMO

Blue Shield California PPO

Medicare MCR

Blue Shield California MAH

CareMore MAH

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Instrumentation Laboratory Company	$5,574 NA $5,574
Gauss Surgical Inc.	$2,609 Triton Canister System $937	Triton System $127	$1,545
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$251 Valiant Captivia $126	Aptus Heli-FX $124
Sientra, Inc.	$53 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $53
SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, INC	$45 TAH-T $45

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,550
Honoraria	$3,000
Food and Beverage	$977
Entertainment	$4

Biography

Dr. Bruce Gewertz sees patients in Los Angeles, CA. His medical specialties are general practice and vascular surgery. Dr. Gewertz has a special interest in vascular surgery procedures. He seems to honor Anthem, Blue California, HealthSmart, and more. His education and training includes medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan. He has received the following distinctions: Presidential Citation for Exemplary Service, Society for Vascular Surgery; America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly; and Distinguished Alumni Fellow, Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Gewertz is professionally affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. Cedars-Sinai reports that he is not accepting new patients.