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Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD

(Eric Hentzen, MD, PhD)

(298 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures, arthroscopic surgery, sports injuries, and more.

1200 Garden View Road
Encinitas, CA 92024

(858) 657-8200

Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD is a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA specializing in sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

1200 Garden View Road
Encinitas, CA 92024

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200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

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3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto Vahcs (640)
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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4250 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

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477 North El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2012 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	186
injections	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	201

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	14
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	167

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	11
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	16
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	191

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	24
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	34
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	210
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	26
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	289
hospital care	11
injections	17
inpatient care	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	17
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	212
injections	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	13
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	11
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2019 were nerve procedures, upper extremity surgery, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	232
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	15
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	15
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	11
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
doctor visit	252
hospital care	13
injections	21
inpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	12
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	19
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2022 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	260
injections	19
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	14
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	16
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and upper extremity surgery.

aspiration	22
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	214
hospital care	14
injections	24
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	119
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	16
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He is certified by the Board Certification: Surgery of the Hand and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Board Certification: Board Certification: Surgery of the Hand

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.65 out of 5 stars based on 298 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD from all over the web to help you find the right in Encinitas, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Eric R. Hentzen, MD PHD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Synthes USA Products LLC	$9,587 VA-LCP $8,241	LCP $457	$889
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,742 $1,742
ImpactOrtho, Inc.	$1,200 $1,200
SportsTek Medical, Inc	$1,050 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $15	$1,035
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$145 Trauma $76	Spine $69
Other	$302 Aptus $92	BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $57	CMF OL1000 $31	INSPACE $27	Durolane $19	Other $75

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,190
Education	$3,480
Travel and Lodging	$1,558
Food and Beverage	$798

Biography

Dr. Eric Hentzen's specialties are general practice, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. He practices in San Diego, CA, Encinitas, CA, and Palo Alto, CA. The average patient rating for Dr. Hentzen is 4.5 stars (out of 5). He is especially interested in arthroscopic surgery, hand surgery procedures, and sports injuries. His professional affiliations include UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Hentzen is a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine. In addition to English, Dr. Hentzen (or staff) speaks Spanish and German.