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Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

4770 N Expressway Suite 305a
Brownsville, TX 78526

(956) 362-3980

Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD is an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

4770 N Expressway Suite 305a
Brownsville, TX 78526

(956) 362-3980

(956) 362-3979

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Supporters in the Senate included state Sen. Charles Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican, physician and pharmacist, and state Sen. Donna Campbell, a Hill Country Republican and emergency room doctor.”—"Over-the-counter ivermectin headed to Texas pharmacies as bill goes to Gov. Greg Abbott", Dallas News, August 2025

“Sunset Advisory commission chair State Sen. Dr. Charles Schwertner, listens during the recommendations for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the Texas State Capitol on Tuesday, June...”—"Lawmakers take first step to reform embattled Texas Commission on Environmental Quality", Houston Chronicle, March 2023

“The messages begin on May 3 with a professional back and forth on a LinkedIn account belonging to a Charles Schwertner MD and an unnamed student, discussing the student's desire to work in health...”—"'Send a pic?' UT concludes investigation, releases messages Texas senator allegedly sent student", Dallas News, December 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	281
doctor visit	700
hip imaging	70
hospital care	28
injections	303
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	46
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	333
pelvic imaging	48
reconstructive surgery	30
spinal procedures	24
X-rays	415

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2013 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
doctor visit	169
hospital care	30
injections	55
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	11
X-rays	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2014 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	14
doctor visit	279
hip imaging	23
hospital care	21
injections	84
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	81
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	14
X-rays	97

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2015 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	14
doctor visit	150
hospital care	22
injections	57
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	14
X-rays	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	99
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	19
doctor visit	249
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	34
injections	99
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	31
musculoskeletal imaging	46
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	46

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	122

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2017 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
doctor visit	115
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	31
injections	60
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	26
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	14
X-rays	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	24
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	98
doctor visit	273
hospital care	33
injections	98
inpatient care	33
musculoskeletal imaging	41
X-rays	41

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	109

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	126
doctor visit	373
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	32
injections	126
inpatient care	32
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	39
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	51

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	139

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	36
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2020 were X-rays, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	133
doctor visit	434
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	27
injections	149
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	133
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	48
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	24
X-rays	205

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	35
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2021 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
doctor visit	217
hospital care	19
injections	83
inpatient care	19
musculoskeletal imaging	78
pelvic imaging	16
X-rays	94

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX during 2022 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	115
doctor visit	283
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	12
injections	115
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	113
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	26
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	155

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD treated as an orthopedist in Brownsville, TX were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	108
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	15
doctor visit	294
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	46
hospital care	26
injections	111
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	18
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	91
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	19
X-rays	105

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, MD.

**Gender**
Female	114
Male	64

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	136
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	6
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	75

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

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,447 Mako $1,050	Gamma $154	TRIATHLON $110	Variax $81	KNEES $28	Other $25
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$1,000 $1,000
Sotera Wireless, Inc.	$192 Visi Mobile System $192
Ethicon US, LLC	$61 SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix $61
Pfizer Inc.	$60 $60
Other	$118 Proclaim IPG $44	TRIGEN Sureshot $23	Osteoarthritis of the knee $21	S-Series $16	MACI $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,073
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000
Travel and Lodging	$805

Biography

Dr. Charles Schwertner works as an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Brownsville, TX. Dr. Schwertner obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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