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Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD

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(Christian W. Ertl, MD - Beacon Kalamazoo Surgical Specialities Shaffer Street)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgery
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1992)
551 Linn Street #250
Allegan, MI 49010

Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD is a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI specializing in general surgery and surgery. He graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD is affiliated with Beacon Health System, Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital, ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP PROMED and Beacon Kalamazoo Surgical Specialities Shaffer Street.

View Doctor's Full Profile (269) 686-4936

Office Locations

1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
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1717 Shaffer Street #124
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
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551 Linn Street #250
Allegan, MI 49010
(269) 686-4936
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care
inpatient care
inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Christian William Ertl, 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 Michigan. 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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 107

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 94

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 42
Female 48
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 76
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 30
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 50
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 17
Female 21
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2014

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 45
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 61

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 80
Female 68
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 45
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 47
Female 36
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 71
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 33
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 30
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 47
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 46
hospital care 145
inpatient care 145

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 88
Female 85
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 148
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 51
From 75 to 84 45
85 and over 29
Less than 65 48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 43
Dementia 24
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 50
hospital care 201
inpatient care 201

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 111
Female 135
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 214
Black 17
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 79
From 75 to 84 79
85 and over 29
Less than 65 59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 63
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 46
Dementia 26
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 29
hospital care 234
inpatient care 234

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 116
Female 121
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 219
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 70
From 75 to 84 64
85 and over 58
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 39
Dementia 31
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 14
hospital care 164
inpatient care 164

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 103
Female 109
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 191
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 65
85 and over 42
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 42
Dementia 31
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 37
hospital care 66
inpatient care 66

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 88
Female 70
Age
From 65 to 74 51
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 18
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 33
Dementia 18
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 17
inpatient care 17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 57
Female 43
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 85
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 40
From 75 to 84 26
85 and over 17
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 20
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 41
Dementia 16
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 44
hospital care 140
inpatient care 140

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 78
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 132
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 38
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 35
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 31
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 39
Dementia 21
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 93
inpatient care 93

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Male 40
Female 57
Age
From 65 to 74 32
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 29
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD in 2024

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 24
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 21
Atrial Fibrilation 41
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37
Diabetes 41
Dementia 26
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD treated as a general surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 46
hospital care 132
inpatient care 132

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD.

Gender
Female 67
Male 66
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 87
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 19
75 to 84 29
Less than 65 33
65 to 74 41

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 8
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 39
Atrial Fibrillation 15
Cancer 9
Dementia 14

Education & Training

Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Creighton University School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Michigan

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. Christian William Ertl, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: United Healthcare Community Plan, Aetna Medicare Advantage, Multiplan/PHCS/BeechStreet, Priority Health, Blue Care Network, BCN Medicare Advantage, McLaren Health (Medicare), USA Managed Care, Aetna, Medicare Railroad, United Healthcare, Medicare, Priority Medicaid, Humana Choice Med Advantage, Cigna, Molina, Health Smart Preferred, Coventry/First Health, Cofinity, Community Health Alliance, Priority Med Advantage, BCBS Trust PPO, BCBSM Trad, Senior Care Partners (fka CentraCare), TRICARE Non-Network, ASR Health Benefits, BCNA Connected Care, Ambetter, Aetna BHM - Premier, Aetna Better Health of MI, Meridian Health Plan of Michigan, BCBS Medicare Plus Blue PPO, Blue Cross Complete of MI, Healthscope Benefits, Breast & Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program, Quality Care Alliance (QCA), VA Choice, Zing Health, Blue Cross Complete of Michigan and Aetna Better Health of Michigan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Christian William Ertl, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

United Healthcare Community Plan
Aetna Medicare Advantage
Multiplan/PHCS/BeechStreet
Priority Health
Blue Care Network
BCN Medicare Advantage
McLaren Health (Medicare)
USA Managed Care
Aetna
Medicare Railroad
United Healthcare
Medicare
Priority Medicaid
Humana Choice Med Advantage
Cigna
Molina
Health Smart Preferred
Coventry/First Health
Cofinity
Community Health Alliance
Priority Med Advantage
BCBS Trust PPO
BCBSM Trad
Senior Care Partners (fka CentraCare)
TRICARE Non-Network
ASR Health Benefits
BCNA Connected Care
Ambetter
Aetna BHM - Premier
Aetna Better Health of MI
Meridian Health Plan of Michigan
BCBS Medicare Plus Blue PPO
Blue Cross Complete of MI
Healthscope Benefits
Breast & Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program
Quality Care Alliance (QCA)
VA Choice
Zing Health
Blue Cross Complete of Michigan
Aetna Better Health of Michigan

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
GE Healthcare $500
$500
CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC $120 Checkpoint Stimulators
$120
Novo Nordisk Inc $117
$117
Davol Inc. $60 SURGICAL
$44
$16
Ethicon US, LLC $60 EVICEL
$60
Other $160 ELIQUIS
$51 		ENTEREG
$45 		VISTASEAL
$37 		SECURESTRAP
$16 		SYNECOR Biomaterial
$12
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $518
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $500

Biography

Dr. Christian Ertl, who practices in Kalamazoo, MI and Allegan, MI, is a medical specialist in general surgery. Dr. Ertl is affiliated with Beacon Health System. He accepts Cofinity, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and HealthSmart, in addition to other insurance carriers. He has an open panel in Kalamazoo, MI according to Doctor.com. Dr. Ertl attended medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School and the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He trained at St. Joseph's Hospital, a hospital affiliated with Creighton University, and a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Peoria for residency. He is conversant in German.

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