In 2012, Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD performed more nerve decompression surgery, open surgery, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	34
doctor visit	48
excision	34
hospital care	52
incision and drainage	12
inpatient care	52
minor procedures	12
skin surgery	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	12
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care, inpatient care and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	81
doctor visit	539
excision	31
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	40
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ during 2021 were injections, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	75
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	866
excision	20
injections	98
minor procedures	30
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	34

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	66
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ during 2022 were injections, upper extremity surgery, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	48
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	756
excision	12
injections	97
joint surgery	12
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	55

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	71
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ during 2023 were injections, upper extremity surgery, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	50
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	824
excision	13
hospital care	23
injections	101
inpatient care	23
nerve procedures	45
open surgery	45
tendon surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	86

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	53
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ during 2024 were upper extremity surgery, injections, tendon surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	452
hospital care	14
injections	88
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	15
nerve procedures	50
open surgery	50
reconstructive surgery	15
tendon surgery	57
upper extremity surgery	122

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	42
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD in 2024

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ were injections, upper extremity surgery, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and tendon surgery.

abscess drainage	12
aspiration	27
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	57
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	505
excision	22
hospital care	34
incision and drainage	12
injections	96
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	13
minor procedures	21
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	41
reconstructive surgery	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin surgery	12
tendon surgery	42
upper extremity surgery	74
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD.

**Gender**
Female	152
Male	163

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	275
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	40
75 to 84	111
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	138

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD From 2018 - 2024

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	19
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arizona.

Licensed In: Arizona

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 13 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Scottsdale, AZ.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$649 Flowable $281	INTEGRA FLOWABLE WOUND MATRIX $135	NEURAGEN NERVE GUIDE $23	PriMatrix $20	$191
Stryker Corporation	$363 Universal Mid Face $120	NA $99	MEDPOR $78	Hybrid MMF $67
AXOGEN	$305 AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $115	AxoGuard Nerve Cap $89	$102
Acera Surgical, Inc.	$290 Restrata Wound Matrix $290
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$238 AlloDerm $238
Other	$1,802 Aptus $231	NovoSorb BTM $206	MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer $164	OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $146	Irrisept $145	Other $910

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,623
Consulting Fee	$26

Research Payments

Dr. Erwin Alfonso Kruger, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $5,500.

Biography

Dr. Erwin Kruger is a specialist in plastic surgery. He works in Scottsdale, AZ. Patient ratings for Dr. Kruger average 5.0 stars (out of 5).

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