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Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD

(Dolores H. Pretorius, MD)

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Specializes in: Pathology, General Practice and Radiology (X-Ray and Medical Imaging)

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional interests include: maternal obesity, multiple pregnancy (e.g. twins), body imaging

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

(858) 657-7200

Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD is a pathologist in San Diego, CA specializing in pathology, general practice and radiology (x-ray and medical imaging). She graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

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4910 Directors Place
San Diego, CA 92121

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	463
CT scan	19
neck imaging	65
pelvic imaging	178
ultrasound (sonogram)	1095
vascular procedures	529
women's imaging	61
X-rays	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging, vascular procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	633
CT scan	55
neck imaging	73
pelvic imaging	231
ultrasound (sonogram)	1327
vascular procedures	629
women's imaging	57
X-rays	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	561
Female	617

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	771
Black	91
Hispanic	178
Asian	99
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	449
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	151
Less than 65	276

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging, vascular procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	564
CT scan	34
neck imaging	69
pelvic imaging	177
ultrasound (sonogram)	1122
vascular procedures	502
women's imaging	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	503

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	658
Black	79
Hispanic	186
Asian	88
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	138
Less than 65	235

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging, vascular procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	720
CT scan	62
neck imaging	81
pelvic imaging	267
ultrasound (sonogram)	1351
vascular procedures	600
women's imaging	55
X-rays	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1180
Female	1312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1612
Black	148
Hispanic	424
Asian	232
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1028
From 75 to 84	660
85 and over	320
Less than 65	484

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging, vascular procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	669
CT scan	64
neck imaging	77
pelvic imaging	247
ultrasound (sonogram)	1357
vascular procedures	618
women's imaging	58
X-rays	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	634
Female	645

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	85
Hispanic	236
Asian	96
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	532
From 75 to 84	339
85 and over	148
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging, vascular procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	650
CT scan	84
neck imaging	76
pelvic imaging	250
ultrasound (sonogram)	1253
vascular procedures	537
women's imaging	62
X-rays	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	586
Female	610

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	789
Black	56
Hispanic	204
Asian	98
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	141
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	726
CT scan	31
neck imaging	69
pelvic imaging	158
ultrasound (sonogram)	1553
vascular procedures	758
women's imaging	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	726
Female	659

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	890
Black	67
Hispanic	262
Asian	108
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	574
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	160
Less than 65	301

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	429
neck imaging	23
pelvic imaging	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	911
vascular procedures	485
women's imaging	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	403
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	44
Hispanic	164
Asian	64
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	96
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	117
vascular procedures	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	16
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD treated as a pathologist in San Diego, CA were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging, vascular procedures and pelvic imaging.

abdominal imaging	546
CT scan	49
neck imaging	66
pelvic imaging	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	1120
vascular procedures	523
women's imaging	49
X-rays	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	523
Female	533

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	63
Asian / Pacific Islander	88
Non-Hispanic White	678
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	186
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	274
85 and over	130
Less than 65	221
65 to 74	430

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dolores H. Pretorius, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GE Healthcare	$255 Ultrasound $255
Thoratec Corporation	$123 HeartMate III R and D $106	HeartMate II $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$378

Biography

Dr. Dolores Pretorius specializes in general practice, radiology (X-ray and medical imaging), and pathology. Dr. Pretorius is especially interested in multiple pregnancy (e.g. twins), body imaging, and maternal obesity. She is a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine. Her residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She is affiliated with UC San Diego Health.