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Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

1555 East Street Suite 220
Redding, CA 96001

(530) 247-8200

Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD is a general surgeon in Redding, CA specializing in general surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD is affiliated with Shasta Regional Medical Center, Dignity Health and Mercy Medical Center Redding St Elizabeth Community Hospital Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta.

Office Locations

1555 East Street Suite 220
Redding, CA 96001

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In The News

“The defendants, in addition to Moon and Realyvasquez, are: Ricardo Moreno-Cabral; Kent Brusett and Kevin Miller, described in the court papers as associates of Realyvasquez at Cardiac, Thoracic...”—"Former Heart Patients Sue Tenet", Los Angeles Times, August 2003

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

open tube thoracostomy

By Affordability:

anatomic lung resection

lymph node procedures

surgical dissection

thoracic lymphadenectomy

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD performed more open tube thoracostomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for anatomic lung resection, dissection, lung lobectomy, lung resection, lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), lymph node excision, lymph node procedures, surgical dissection, thoracic lymphadenectomy, and thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

thoracic surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD performed more thoracic (chest) surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

lymphadenectomy

minimally invasive surgery

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

lobectomy

lung surgery

minimally invasive thoracic surgery

VATS lung surgery

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), and minimally invasive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lobectomy, lung surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, VATS lung surgery, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	34
anastomosis	13
bronchoscopy	18
dissection	13
doctor visit	421
endarterectomy	17
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	34
hospital care	547
inpatient care	547
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	18
neck surgery	17
open surgery	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	73
thoracostomy	37
vascular procedures	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	27
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
bronchoscopy	14
catheterization	11
doctor visit	442
endarterectomy	13
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	421
inpatient care	421
lobectomy	11
minimally invasive procedures	36
neck surgery	13
open surgery	79
removal of internal scar tissue	12
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	76
thoracostomy	41
vascular procedures	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	60
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	34
bronchoscopy	11
dissection	11
doctor visit	358
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	34
hospital care	393
inpatient care	393
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	80
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	57
thoracostomy	34
tissue transfer	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	47

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	54
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	17
dissection	14
doctor visit	371
excision	14
hospital care	453
inpatient care	453
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	41
plastic surgery procedures	56
reconstructive surgery	56
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	67
thoracostomy	30
tissue transfer	56
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	68

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	118
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	31
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	418
endarterectomy	27
gastrointestinal procedures	31
hospital care	563
inpatient care	563
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	12
open surgery	61
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30
thoracostomy	30
vascular procedures	27
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	68
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
bronchoscopy	18
dissection	21
doctor visit	450
endarterectomy	26
excision	32
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	514
inpatient care	514
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	34
neck surgery	12
open surgery	89
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	103
thoracostomy	53
vascular procedures	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	64
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	29
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
doctor visit	362
gastrointestinal procedures	29
hospital care	445
inpatient care	445
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	54
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	25
thoracostomy	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	57
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracostomy and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	300
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347
open surgery	21
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	21
thoracostomy	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	46
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and thoracostomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	285
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32
thoracostomy	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	44
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and thoracostomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	11
doctor visit	275
endarterectomy	12
excision	11
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	12
open surgery	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26
thoracostomy	15
vascular procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	37
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	12
doctor visit	304
endarterectomy	12
excision	12
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12
vascular procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	35
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD treated as a general surgeon in Redding, CA were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

abdominal surgery	26
anastomosis	13
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
bronchoscopy	14
catheterization	11
dissection	13
doctor visit	362
endarterectomy	17
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	378
inpatient care	378
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	17
neck surgery	13
open surgery	56
plastic surgery procedures	34
reconstructive surgery	34
removal of internal scar tissue	12
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	47
thoracostomy	31
tissue transfer	34
vascular procedures	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	392
Native American / Alaskan Native	4
Hispanic	15
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	133
85 and over	53
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	170

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Education & Training

Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Thoracic Surgery (Sub: Congenital Cardiac Surgery) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Thoracic Surgery (Sub: Congenital Cardiac Surgery)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kent A. Brusett, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Shasta Regional Medical Center

Dignity Health

Mercy Medical Center Redding St Elizabeth Community Hospital Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$15,358 Da Vinci Surgical System $14,358	DAVINCI XI $1,000
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$822 Spin $822
Ethicon Inc.	$118 Monarch Platform $118
Davol Inc.	$112 BD MAX $112
KCI USA, Inc.	$76 PREVENA $76
Other	$30 CRT-Ds $19	Hardware $8	Vessel Sealing $4

**Types of Payments**
Education	$14,500
Travel and Lodging	$1,241
Food and Beverage	$776

Biography

Dr. Kent Brusett is a specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery in Redding, CA. After attending Loma Linda University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC). His professional affiliations include Shasta Regional Medical Center and Dignity Health. Dr. Brusett welcomes new patients at his office inRedding, CA as reported by Dignity Health.