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Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Tulane University School of Medicine - GME (1995)

120 Ochsner Boulevard
Gretna, LA 70056

(504) 595-8370

Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD is a general surgeon in Gretna, LA specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine - GME in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

120 Ochsner Boulevard
Gretna, LA 70056

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	182
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
minimally invasive procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	213
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194
minimally invasive procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	21
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	201
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
minimally invasive procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	30
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	96
doctor visit	439
excision	74
hospital care	210
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	122
inpatient care	210

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	96
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	49
doctor visit	394
excision	49
hospital care	167
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	96
inpatient care	167

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	38
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	41
doctor visit	266
excision	41
hospital care	315
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	70
inpatient care	315

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	36
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	257
hospital care	169
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	44
inpatient care	169

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	34
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
doctor visit	280
excision	24
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	29
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	201
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	14
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	137
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	13
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	20
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gretna, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

abdominal surgery	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	52
doctor visit	245
excision	47
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
minimally invasive procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	176
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	55
85 and over	30
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	93

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	12
Cancer	27

Education & Training

Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine - GME in 1995. He completed residency at Ochsner Medical Foundation. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine - GME (1995)

Residency: Ochsner Medical Foundation (2000)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ernest George Burch, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$13,929 Da Vinci Surgical System $13,929
Baxter Healthcare	$228 ADEPT $122	SEPRAFILM $106

**Types of Payments**
Education	$9,000
Travel and Lodging	$4,263
Food and Beverage	$877
Gift	$16

Biography

Dr. Ernest Burch practices general surgery. After completing medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Ochsner Medical Center. He is affiliated with Ochsner Health. According to Ochsner Health, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Burch's office in Gretna, LA.