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Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD

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(James G. Jakowatz, MD - Closed)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Oncology (Cancer Care)

101 THE CITY DRIVE S BUILDING 23
ORANGE, CA 92868

(714) 456-8000

Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD is a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA specializing in general surgery and oncology (cancer care). Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD is affiliated with UCI Medical Center.

Office Locations

101 THE CITY DRIVE S BUILDING 23
ORANGE, CA 92868

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In The News

“This puts UCI in a great league, which is where we should have been before, but we didn't have a leader," said Dr. James Jakowatz, a surgical oncologist at UCI, who like others praised Meyskens'...”—"UCI in Line for Coveted Cancer Center Designation : Medicine: Recognition by the National Cancer Institute will bring prestige and funds to university.", Los Angeles Times, September 2024

“Bob Griffith chats with Candy Howe, 61, of Mission Viejo, who was in for her first meeting with Dr. James Jakowatz at UCI Medical Center's Cancer Center in Orange this month.”—"Melanoma survivor: 'You've got to share that gift'", The Orange County Register, May 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, open surgery, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	85
doctor visit	819
excision	60
lymph node procedures	60
open surgery	60
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
skin procedures	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	785
excision	20
lymph node procedures	20
open surgery	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	499
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	73
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2014 were diagnostic procedures, open surgery, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
diagnostic procedures	95
doctor visit	798
excision	55
lymph node procedures	55
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11
open surgery	55
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	88
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2015 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	764
excision	12
lymph node procedures	12
open surgery	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
skin procedures	31

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	974
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	182
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2016 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	732
excision	38
lymph node procedures	38
open surgery	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin procedures	47

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2017 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	644
excision	14
lymph node procedures	14
open surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2018 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	557
excision	11
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin procedures	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2019 were lymph node procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	460
excision	17
lymph node procedures	28
open surgery	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
skin procedures	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2020 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	379
excision	31
lymph node procedures	68
open surgery	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2021 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	523
excision	53
lymph node procedures	100
open surgery	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA during 2022 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	523
excision	27
lymph node procedures	66
open surgery	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD treated as a general surgeon in ORANGE, CA were diagnostic procedures, lymph node procedures, open surgery and excision.

aspiration	11
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	634
excision	30
lymph node procedures	42
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11
open surgery	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD.

**Gender**
Female	144
Male	288

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	406
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	31
75 to 84	168
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	190

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCI Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James G. Jakowatz, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in ORANGE, CA.

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-01-12

He is a very compassionate Doctor, great bedside manner.
He removed two cancers from my forehead & worked with the Plastic Surgeon to accomplish a very pleasing result !
I would definitely recommend him for your cancer surgery !!!!!

Biography

Dr. James Jakowatz is a physician who specializes in general surgery and oncology (cancer care). Dr. Jakowatz welcomes new patients at his office inOrange, CA as reported by Yext.