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Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD

(117 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (1998)

3811 Spring Street Suite 201
Racine, WI 53405

(262) 687-5800

Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD is a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD is affiliated with Aurora Medical Group and Advocate Health Care.

Office Locations

Advocate Health Care

13250 Washington Avenue 3rd Floor
Mount Pleasant, WI 53177

(262) 857-5400

(262) 799-8671

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3811 Spring Street Suite 201
Racine, WI 53405

(262) 687-5800

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
doctor visit	123
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
compression therapy	56
doctor visit	133
hospital care	130
immobilization	56
inpatient care	130

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	27
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
compression therapy	21
doctor visit	116
hospital care	139
immobilization	21
inpatient care	139

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	29
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	56
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	112
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	16
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	115
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	21
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	40
doctor visit	98
hospital care	102
injections	19
inpatient care	102
minimally invasive procedures	61
vascular procedures	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	14
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
doctor visit	124
hospital care	96
injections	24
inpatient care	96
minimally invasive procedures	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vascular procedures	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	17
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	11
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	50
doctor visit	54
hospital care	90
immobilization	50
inpatient care	90

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mount Pleasant, WI were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and compression therapy.

ablation	32
catheterization	15
compression therapy	42
doctor visit	102
hospital care	117
immobilization	42
injections	21
inpatient care	117
minimally invasive procedures	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vascular procedures	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	114
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	37
85 and over	17
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	57

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1998. He completed residency at Rush University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (1998)

Residency: Rush University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Aurora Medical Group

Advocate Health Care

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.

Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HFN, Aetna Medicare, HealthPartners, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, United Healthcare Medicare, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Prime Health, Three Rivers, Aetna, United Healthcare, Medicare, Network Health, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, Coventry, Anthem, HealthSmart, Cofinity, Everpointe Network, Independent Care (iCARE) Medicare, FirstHealth, Fond du Lac Area Businesses On Health (FABOH), Managed Health Services (MHS) Medicare, Quartz Medicare, Health Management Network (HMN), Quartz, Common Ground Healthcare, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS), HealthPartners Medicare, Community Care Inc (CCI), HealthEOS, Arise Health Plan, Health Tradition, Trilogy, Health Payment Systems (HPS), BayCare Clinic Employee Plan, Provider Network of America (PNOA) and AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HFN

Aetna Medicare

HealthPartners

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

United Healthcare Medicare

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Prime Health

Three Rivers

Aetna

United Healthcare

Medicare

Network Health

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

Coventry

Anthem

HealthSmart

Cofinity

Everpointe Network

Independent Care (iCARE) Medicare

FirstHealth

Fond du Lac Area Businesses On Health (FABOH)

Managed Health Services (MHS) Medicare

Quartz Medicare

Health Management Network (HMN)

Quartz

Common Ground Healthcare

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)

HealthPartners Medicare

Community Care Inc (CCI)

HealthEOS

Arise Health Plan

Health Tradition

Trilogy

Health Payment Systems (HPS)

BayCare Clinic Employee Plan

Provider Network of America (PNOA)

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 117 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Mount Pleasant, WI.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$5,110 Da Vinci Surgical System $5,110
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$466 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $466
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$436 Pacemakers $143	Nitrex $130	Closure RFS $80	Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $51	ClosureFast $17	Other $15
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$205 BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $87	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $74	SYNECOR Biomaterial $44
MAQUET Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.	$199 FUSION BIOLINE $159	FLIXENE $40
Other	$823 Santyl $76	PROCOL $61	Energy: Harmonic $47	OFIRMEV $43	Endoscopy Endocutters $38	Other $557

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,298
Food and Beverage	$2,913
Education	$1,000
Entertainment	$29

Biography

Dr. James Waltenberger, who practices in Mount Pleasant, WI and Racine, WI, is a medical specialist in general surgery. He obtained his medical school training at Medical College of Wisconsin and performed his residency at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Waltenberger is rated highly by his patients. He most likely takes Anthem, Cofinity, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. He is conversant in Spanish. His professional affiliations include Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh, and Aurora Medical Group.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Waltenberger, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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