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Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD

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(Dr. Erik Thor Otterberg, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

University of Michigan Medical School (1992)

Professional interests include: hip problems, knee revision, partial meniscectomy, and more.

3301 E Elkhorn Drive
Fremont, NE 68025

(402) 398-9243

Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD is an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE specializing in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD is affiliated with CHI Health, CHI Health Lakeside and Nebraska Medicine.

Office Locations

8005 FARNAM DRIVE SUITE 305
OMAHA, NE 68114

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222 N 192nd Street
Elkhorn, NE 68022

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CHI Health Lakeside

17030 Lakeside Hills Plaza Suite 200
Omaha, NE 68130

(402) 399-8550

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Nebraska Medicine

3301 E Elkhorn Drive
Fremont, NE 68025

(402) 398-9243

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7710 Mercy Road Suite 224
Omaha, NE 68124

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

lower extremity surgery

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD performed more lower extremity surgery, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

knee arthroplasty

reconstructive surgery

In 2012, Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD performed more joint reconstruction, knee arthroplasty, and reconstructive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	398
doctor visit	1050
fracture surgery	37
hip imaging	336
hospital care	14
injections	398
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	96
lower extremity surgery	118
musculoskeletal imaging	994
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	294
reconstructive surgery	96
X-rays	1317

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	427
doctor visit	995
fracture surgery	24
hip imaging	345
hospital care	20
injections	427
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	102
lower extremity surgery	114
musculoskeletal imaging	947
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	318
reconstructive surgery	102
X-rays	1308

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	646
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	110
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	467
doctor visit	1110
fracture surgery	23
hip imaging	310
hospital care	11
injections	467
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	103
lower extremity surgery	115
musculoskeletal imaging	678
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	290
reconstructive surgery	103
X-rays	1004

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	648
Black	21
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	84
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	437
doctor visit	982
fracture surgery	20
hip imaging	281
hospital care	26
injections	437
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	99
lower extremity surgery	119
musculoskeletal imaging	711
pelvic imaging	261
reconstructive surgery	99
X-rays	1005

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	798

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1114
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	524
From 75 to 84	414
85 and over	180
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	463
doctor visit	1035
fracture surgery	28
hospital care	29
injections	463
inpatient care	29
joint surgery	116
lower extremity surgery	130
musculoskeletal imaging	400
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	43
reconstructive surgery	116
revision surgery	13
X-rays	443

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	99
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	552
doctor visit	1233
fracture surgery	26
hospital care	16
injections	552
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	121
lower extremity surgery	133
musculoskeletal imaging	255
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	28
reconstructive surgery	121
revision surgery	12
X-rays	283

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	84
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2018 were aspiration, injections, lower extremity surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	532
doctor visit	1168
fracture surgery	11
injections	532
joint surgery	92
lower extremity surgery	103
musculoskeletal imaging	19
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	92
X-rays	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	477

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	82
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2019 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	322
doctor visit	802
hospital care	16
injections	322
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	115
lower extremity surgery	115
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	115
X-rays	31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	593
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	64
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2020 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	356
doctor visit	697
hospital care	18
injections	356
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	103
lower extremity surgery	103
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	103
X-rays	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	60
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2021 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	400
doctor visit	674
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	11
injections	400
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	132
lower extremity surgery	132
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	132
X-rays	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	11
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	67
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE during 2022 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	385
doctor visit	503
hospital care	11
injections	385
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	128
lower extremity surgery	128
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	128
revision surgery	11
X-rays	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	57
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	3
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in OMAHA, NE were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	430
doctor visit	931
fracture surgery	22
hip imaging	318
hospital care	17
injections	430
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	109
lower extremity surgery	119
musculoskeletal imaging	572
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	122
reconstructive surgery	109
revision surgery	12
X-rays	499

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD.

**Gender**
Female	422
Male	220

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	594
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	13

**Age**
85 and over	80
75 to 84	210
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	316

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1992. He completed residency at Creighton / Nebraska Health Foundation. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (1992)

Residency: Creighton / Nebraska Health Foundation (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2002)

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Erik T. Otterberg, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI Health

CHI Health Lakeside

Nebraska Medicine

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.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

UnitedHealthcare: Optum VA Community Care Network (CCN)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Student Blue

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Network Blue

Medicare Advantage: Molina Iowa Medicare Advantage (Beginning Jan. 1, 2026)

Medicaid Iowa: Wellpoint Iowa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard PPO

Midlands Choice: Commercial plans

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna High Performance Network (Nebraska Health Network)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna (Broad Network)

UnitedHealthcare: Medica

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Medicaid

Medicare Advantage: Medica Advantage Solution

Medicare Advantage: HumanaChoice (PPO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska DSNP

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Choice (HMO-POS)

Nebraska Furniture Mart Employee Plan Tier 1

Medicaid Iowa: Molina Iowa Medicaid

Aetna Healthcare: First Health (except "First Health Professionals Only")

Medicaid Nebraska: Every Woman Matters

Medicaid Nebraska: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Nebraska

Humana: Humana One PPO

Medicare Advantage: UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Tricare West: Tricare West for Life

Medica: Medica Commercial

UnitedHealthcare: United Medical Resources

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premium Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: Medica Prime Solution Total Cost Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage: WellCare by Nebraska Total Care Medicare Advantage

Ambetter: Ambetter

Medicaid Kansas: Sunflower Health

UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Medicaid

MultiPlan: MultiPlan (Does not include PHCS)

Century Health Solutions: Century Health Solutions

UnitedHealthcare: NexusACO

UnitedHealthcare: Golden Rule

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard HMO (only with suitcase logo)

Medicare: Medicare Part A & B

Medica: Medica Insure

Tricare West: Tricare West Prime

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Federal Plan

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premier Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Core (HMO)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna Signature Administrators

Medicaid Kansas: AmeriGroup Kansas

Wellmark of Iowa: Wellmark Blue HMO

Medicaid Kansas: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Kansas

UnitedHealthcare: Oxford Health

Tricare West: Tricare West Active Duty

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Total Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Select Blue

Medicare Advantage: WellCare Iowa Medicare Advantage

Midwest Network Alliance

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Care for Yourself

Medica: Medica Elevate

Medicare Advantage: Humana Gold (HMO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska Medicaid

University of Nebraska Employee Plan Enhanced Tier

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Elite Advantra (PPO)

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Total Care

Humana: Humana Choice Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$2,543 Persona $582	Vanguard $369	ROSA $368	ROSA-Knee $348	Persona Revision $127	Other $749
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$2,515 ATTUNE $2,515
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,459 AQUAMANTYS $1,459
Stryker Corporation	$428 Mako $185	ROBOTICS $149	KNEES $95
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$212 ATTUNE $164	TFN ADVANCED $32	MONOVISC $16
Other	$526 AqWire $147	REDAPT $115	Knee $112	Navio Surgical System $80	DYLOJECT DICLOFENAC SODIUM INJECTION $10	Other $62

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,220
Food and Beverage	$3,302
Education	$111
Gift	$51

Biography

Dr. Erik Otterberg specializes in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School. These areas are among Dr. Otterberg's clinical interests: meniscus repair, knee problems, and partial meniscectomy. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Nebraska Medicine and CHI Health Lakeside. His practice in OMAHA, NE is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.