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Dr. David L. Westra, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. David Louis Westra, M.D.)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2004)

300 Hillmont Avenue
Ventura, CA 93003

(805) 952-6000

Dr. David L. Westra, MD is a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. David L. Westra, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, DAVID L. WESTRA, MD, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, St John's Regional Med Center/St John's Hospital Camarillo and DHMN - Ventura.

Office Locations

DHMN - Ventura

168 N Brent Street Suite 408
Ventura, CA 93003

(805) 643-2179

(805) 643-0672

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300 Hillmont Avenue
Ventura, CA 93003

(805) 952-6000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar decompression

lumbar laminectomy

lumbar spine surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spine surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. David L. Westra, MD had a list price for decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, lamina procedures, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar laminectomy, lumbar spine surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	469
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	484
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	30
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	523
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	30

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	32
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	614
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	130
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	80
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	572
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	31
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	533
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	35
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	498
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	33
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2019 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	440
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
nerve procedures	28
spinal procedures	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	23
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	409
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	22
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	513
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
nerve procedures	32
spinal procedures	32

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	525
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	30
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Westra, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Ventura, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	507
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	219
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	28
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	120

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David L. Westra, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. David L. Westra, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2004. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2004)

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David L. Westra, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

DAVID L. WESTRA, MD, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

St John's Regional Med Center/St John's Hospital Camarillo

DHMN - Ventura

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David L. Westra, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David L. Westra, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Ventura, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$2,181 Vivigen MIS Delivery System $328	EXPEDIUM $305	Symphony $227	BRAINLAB $201	ViviGen $147	Other $972
Globus Medical, Inc.	$959 Excelsius Robotics System $604	SABLE $144	ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System $50	EXCELSIUS $37	Spine $35	Other $90
NUVASIVE, INC.	$282 Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc $110	Pulse $38	COHERE $38	ACP $35	Thoracolumbar $24	Other $37
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$227 Cervical and Trauma Therapies $81	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $63	Cervical -Trauma Therapies $59	$24
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$216 DIVERGENCE-L $66	PRESTIGE $58	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $50	CD HORIZON $25	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $16
Other	$1,115 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $178	PROCLAIM $131	Spinal Implant $79	Airo $66	Gliadel $51	Other $610

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,377
Travel and Lodging	$604

Biography

Dr. David Westra is a neurosurgery specialist. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Westra is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. Dr. Westra welcomes new patients at his office inVentura, CA as reported by Dignity Health.

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Westra, MD From 2012 - 2022

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