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Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: kidney problems

10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 554-9765

Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD is a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

Scripps Green Hospital

10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 554-9765

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Scripps Green Hospital

10862 Calle Verde
La Mesa, CA 91941

(619) 660-1810

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200 W Arbor Drive Suite 8781
San Diego, CA 92103

(619) 543-7310

(619) 543-7368

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	158
doctor visit	536
hemofiltration	64
hospital care	382
inpatient care	382
lab tests	31
preventive care	22
vaccines	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	115
doctor visit	668
hemofiltration	41
hospital care	394
inpatient care	394
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	79
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	50
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	141
doctor visit	660
hemofiltration	60
hospital care	320
inpatient care	320
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	24
Hispanic	52
Asian	37
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	94
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	53
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	124
doctor visit	687
hemofiltration	52
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	56
Hispanic	118
Asian	68
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	154
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	64
doctor visit	778
hemofiltration	24
hospital care	274
inpatient care	274

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	35
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	91
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	35
doctor visit	789
hospital care	335
inpatient care	335
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	41
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	96
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	66
doctor visit	757
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	377
inpatient care	377
lab tests	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	25
Hispanic	58
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	94
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	111
doctor visit	459
hemofiltration	54
hospital care	492
inpatient care	492
lab tests	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	25
Hispanic	45
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	93
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	51
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	82
doctor visit	197
hemofiltration	37
hospital care	439
inpatient care	439

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	17
Hispanic	45
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	42
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	56
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	71
doctor visit	178
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	473
inpatient care	473

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	24
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	46
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	44
hemofiltration	32
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	11
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	60
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD treated as a nephrologist in La Jolla, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	91
doctor visit	570
hemofiltration	42
hospital care	355
inpatient care	355
lab tests	30
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	32
Non-Hispanic White	270
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	46
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	126
85 and over	72
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	137

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego (1990)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (1991)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John T. Bestoso, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

Scripps Green Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Baxter Healthcare	$278 Renal - PD $214	FLOSEAL $64
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$121 System One $121
AbbVie, Inc.	$113 Viekira $92	Zemplar $21
Genentech USA, Inc.	$61 Rituxan $61
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$21 Cresemba $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$593

Biography

Dr. John Bestoso is a specialist in adult nephrology in La Mesa, CA, La Jolla, CA, and San Diego, CA. His clinical interests include kidney problems. Dr. Bestoso is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital, and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. He is a graduate of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine and a graduate of Naval Medical Center San Diego's residency program.