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Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

2100 5th Avenue Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 297-4481

Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD is a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

2100 5th Avenue Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 297-4481

(619) 291-5536

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In The News

“Dr. Kenneth H. Ott, Scripps' chief of neurosurgery and one of the four, was unavailable for comment.”—"Hospital Rejecting Some Trauma Cases : Medicine: Neurosurgeons at Scripps Memorial in La Jolla refuse to treat patients with head injuries in pay dispute.", Los Angeles Times, April 2025

“The dispute is not over money, said Dr. Kenneth H. Ott, chief of neurosurgery, but over who should bear the responsibility for indigent patients.”—"Neurosurgeons, Hospital Forge Trauma-Care Pact", Los Angeles Times, May 2024

“At San Diego Gamma Knife Center, a radiation surgery center affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, doctors have done eight procedures for OCD, said Dr. Kenneth Ott, the clinic's...”—"New surgery to control behavior", Los Angeles Times, August 2003

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	37
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	181
hospital care	113
image guided procedures	26
inpatient care	113
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
nerve procedures	14
radiation therapy	26
spinal procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	33
CT scan	12
doctor visit	161
hospital care	138
image guided procedures	15
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	138
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
neurostimulator replacement	12
radiation therapy	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	38
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	21
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	147
hospital care	144
image guided procedures	18
inpatient care	144
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
nerve procedures	12
radiation therapy	18
spinal procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	31
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	35
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	147
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	64
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	105
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	24
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	117
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	16
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	121
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	24

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	26
CT scan	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	139
hospital care	100
image guided procedures	19
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	100
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
nerve procedures	13
neurostimulator replacement	12
radiation therapy	19
spinal procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	13
Non-Hispanic White	129
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	21
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	53
85 and over	23
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	77

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Ott, MD From 2012 - 2019

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$974 ACTIVA $530	SYNCHROMED $220	RECLAIM $127	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $97
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$669 $669
Stryker Corporation	$89 ES2 $89
Brainlab, Inc.	$66 Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $66
Osteomed LLC	$61 Neuro-Profile0 $31	Neuro-Osteomatch $18	Bio Osteovation $12
Other	$177 MATRIXNEURO $36	STRATAFIX $33	Gliadel $20	ANASTOCLIP $20	VERCISE $15	Other $52