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Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM

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(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Samuel Merritt University, California School of Podiatric Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: sports health, ankle surgery

501 North El Camino Real Suite 510
Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 436-8667

Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM is a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). He graduated from Samuel Merritt University, California School of Podiatric Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health, Optum Care Network SDPMG and Mercy Physicians Medical Group.

Office Locations

501 North El Camino Real Suite 510
Encinitas, CA 92024

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Mercy Physicians Medical Group

9850 Genesee Avenue Suite 510
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 450-9218

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In The News

“Dr. Jay S. Berenter, a San Diego foot and ankle surgeon affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, offers some expert advice on what warning signs to look for and how the nails can act...”—"Changes in nails can point to health issues", The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 2014

“They are genetic, and they're not from wearing high heels or improperly fitting shoes," said Dr. Jay Berenter, a podiatrist at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. "”—"The path to happy feet", The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

foot X-ray

injections

marginal excision of soft tissue tumor

nerve block

nerve block for pain

neurolytic block for Morton's neuroma

soft tissue excisional biopsy

soft tissue surgery

vascular malformation excision

In 2023, Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM performed more foot X-ray, injections, marginal excision of soft tissue tumor, nerve block, nerve block for pain, neurolytic block for Morton's neuroma, soft tissue excisional biopsy, soft tissue surgery, and vascular malformation excision procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

bone surgery

In 2023, Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM performed more bone surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

foot surgery

metatarsal osteotomy

nail avulsion with matrixectomy

In 2012, Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM performed more foot surgery, metatarsal osteotomy, and nail avulsion with matrixectomy (permanent nail removal) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	57
aspiration	29
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	44
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	2212
excision	60
incision and drainage	57
injections	165
lower extremity surgery	33
minor procedures	57
musculoskeletal imaging	230
nerve block	136
pain management	136
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin surgery	57
soft tissue surgery	16
vascular procedures	16
X-rays	230

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
bone surgery	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	42
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	2369
excision	58
incision and drainage	12
injections	124
lower extremity surgery	76
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	260
nail avulsion	16
nail procedures	16
nerve block	124
pain management	124
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin surgery	12
soft tissue surgery	16
vascular procedures	16
X-rays	260

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	841
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	200
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2014 were injections, nerve block, pain management and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	14
bone surgery	23
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	33
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	2947
excision	53
incision and drainage	14
injections	234
lower extremity surgery	70
minor procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	118
nerve block	186
pain management	186
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin surgery	14
soft tissue surgery	20
vascular procedures	20
X-rays	118

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	811
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	204
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2015 were injections, nerve block, pain management and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	13
bone surgery	39
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	2773
excision	19
incision and drainage	13
injections	189
lower extremity surgery	59
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	146
nail avulsion	17
nail procedures	17
nerve block	153
pain management	153
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin surgery	13
soft tissue surgery	19
vascular procedures	19
X-rays	146

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	782
Female	1142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1750
Black	22
Hispanic	58
Asian	56
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	780
From 75 to 84	716
85 and over	378
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2016 were injections, nerve block, pain management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	46
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	2640
excision	39
injections	196
lower extremity surgery	111
musculoskeletal imaging	173
nerve block	182
pain management	182
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
soft tissue surgery	39
vascular procedures	39
X-rays	173

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	838
Black	16
Hispanic	38
Asian	22
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	333
85 and over	176
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	43
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	2746
excision	25
injections	193
lower extremity surgery	110
musculoskeletal imaging	231
nail avulsion	29
nail procedures	29
nerve block	158
pain management	158
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
soft tissue surgery	25
vascular procedures	25
X-rays	231

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	542

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	873
Black	12
Hispanic	40
Asian	22
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	190
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2018 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	15
bone surgery	43
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	2733
excision	13
incision and drainage	15
injections	253
lower extremity surgery	96
minor procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	217
nail avulsion	22
nail procedures	22
nerve block	197
pain management	197
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin surgery	15
soft tissue surgery	13
vascular procedures	13
X-rays	217

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	545

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	898
Black	14
Hispanic	45
Asian	24
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	195
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2019 were injections, nerve block, pain management and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	22
bone surgery	58
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	2981
excision	36
incision and drainage	22
injections	253
lower extremity surgery	111
minor procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	169
nail avulsion	35
nail procedures	35
nerve block	183
pain management	183
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin surgery	22
soft tissue surgery	12
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	169

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	38
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	395
85 and over	210
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2020 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	15
aspiration	13
bone surgery	67
doctor visit	2560
hospital care	28
incision and drainage	15
injections	248
inpatient care	28
lower extremity surgery	117
minor procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	196
nail avulsion	46
nail procedures	46
nerve block	180
pain management	180
skin surgery	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vascular procedures	16
X-rays	196

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	579

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	883
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	43
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	377
85 and over	204
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2021 were injections, nerve block, pain management and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	17
bone surgery	52
doctor visit	2793
incision and drainage	17
injections	308
lower extremity surgery	103
minor procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	151
nail avulsion	40
nail procedures	40
nerve block	281
pain management	281
skin surgery	17
X-rays	151

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	475
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	932
Black	17
Hispanic	56
Asian	50
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	441
85 and over	189
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA during 2022 were injections, nerve block, pain management and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	31
aspiration	18
bone surgery	56
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	2823
excision	25
incision and drainage	31
injections	384
lower extremity surgery	85
minor procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	203
nail avulsion	29
nail procedures	29
nerve block	316
pain management	316
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin surgery	31
soft tissue surgery	12
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	203

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	640

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	965
Black	16
Hispanic	62
Asian	46
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	199
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Encinitas, CA were injections, nerve block, musculoskeletal imaging and pain management.

abscess drainage	21
aspiration	20
bone surgery	44
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	2688
excision	36
hospital care	28
incision and drainage	21
injections	231
inpatient care	28
lower extremity surgery	88
minor procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	190
nail avulsion	29
nail procedures	29
nerve block	190
pain management	190
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin surgery	21
soft tissue surgery	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	190

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	576

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	31
Non-Hispanic White	886
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	42
Other	24

**Age**
75 to 84	369
85 and over	195
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	408

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM graduated from Samuel Merritt University, California School of Podiatric Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Podiatry, Foot and Ankle Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Samuel Merritt University, California School of Podiatric Medicine (1985)

Residency: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center (1986)

Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Podiatry, Foot and Ankle Surgery (1990)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Optum Care Network SDPMG

Mercy Physicians Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM has a good overall rating with an average of 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM from all over the web to help you find the right in Encinitas, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jay Scott Berenter, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SportsTek Medical, Inc	$494 $494
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.	$447 $447
Organogenesis Inc.	$310 PuraPly $216	Puraply Antimicrobial $95
Stryker Corporation	$280 SERFAS ENERGY $106	ICONIX $59	1588 $55	TRIATHLON $48	PROstep $12
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$250 Duexis $250
Other	$1,794 Omnia $169	JUBLIA $154	Breg $128	Robotics-Knees $122	GENERAL - THERAPIES $116	Other $1,105

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,082
Education	$494

Biography

Dr. Jay Berenter specializes in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). Dr. Berenter has a 3.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. His clinical interests encompass sports health and ankle surgery. He completed his residency training at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. He is conversant in Spanish. He is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Dr. Berenter has an open panel in Encinitas, CA according to Scripps Health.