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Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD

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(41 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (1979)

12495 Valley View Street
Garden Grove, CA 92845

(714) 897-9355

Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience.

Office Locations

12495 Valley View Street
Garden Grove, CA 92845

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In The News

“"Everyone was jumping on this thing," said Michael Kurtz, an osteopath who practices sports medicine in Garden Grove.”—"Slimmer Profits in Store for O.C. Diet Centers", Los Angeles Times, September 1997

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

breathing treatment

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD performed more blood draw, breathing treatment, diabetes management, lab tests, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for breathing treatment, and X-rays 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:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

finger stick glucose test

preventive care

By Affordability:

musculoskeletal imaging

trigger point injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, finger stick glucose test, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for musculoskeletal imaging, neck X-ray, pain management, spinal procedures, spine imaging, spine X-ray, and trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

By Affordability:

abdominal duplex ultrasound

aspiration

aspiration procedures

duplex ultrasound

ear wax removal

impacted ear wax removal

lower extremity venous ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

pelvic duplex ultrasound

stress echo

stress EKG

testicular duplex ultrasound

testicular ultrasound

vascular imaging

vascular ultrasound

venous duplex ultrasound

venous ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD performed more A1C test, complete blood count (CBC), echocardiogram (echo), flu shot, immunization (preventive vaccines), spine X-ray, stress EKG, ultrasound (sonogram), and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for abdominal duplex ultrasound, aspiration, aspiration procedures, duplex ultrasound, ear wax removal, impacted ear wax removal, injections, joint aspiration, joint imaging, joint injections, joint X-ray, knee X-ray, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, pelvic duplex ultrasound, stress echo, stress EKG, testicular duplex ultrasound, testicular ultrasound, vascular imaging, vascular ultrasound, venous duplex ultrasound, and venous ultrasound 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. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2012 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	69
aspiration	96
blood draw	584
breathing treatment	99
cardiac procedures	71
diabetes management	671
doctor visit	1915
ear procedures	16
hip imaging	24
hormone therapy	180
immobilization	49
injections	383
lab tests	2311
musculoskeletal imaging	69
pain management	75
pelvic imaging	19
preventive care	351
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
spinal procedures	78
stress testing	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	176
ultrasound (sonogram)	186
vaccines	76
vascular procedures	136
X-rays	323

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2013 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	75
aspiration	84
blood draw	696
breathing treatment	137
cardiac procedures	142
compression therapy	24
diabetes management	725
doctor visit	2020
ear procedures	24
hip imaging	32
hormone therapy	227
hospital care	86
immobilization	96
injections	413
inpatient care	86
lab tests	2644
musculoskeletal imaging	85
pain management	76
pelvic imaging	18
preventive care	436
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
spinal procedures	96
stress testing	41
thoracic (chest) imaging	207
ultrasound (sonogram)	224
vaccines	82
vascular procedures	156
X-rays	388

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	35
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	54
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	104
aspiration	83
blood draw	819
breathing treatment	119
cardiac procedures	189
diabetes management	787
doctor visit	2070
ear procedures	26
hip imaging	44
hormone therapy	193
hospital care	117
immobilization	15
injections	396
inpatient care	117
lab tests	2964
musculoskeletal imaging	111
neck imaging	15
pain management	80
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	439
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
spinal procedures	129
stress testing	62
thoracic (chest) imaging	216
ultrasound (sonogram)	317
vaccines	68
vascular procedures	222
X-rays	456

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	19
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	40
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2015 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	142
abscess drainage	12
aspiration	142
blood draw	849
breathing treatment	186
cardiac procedures	183
diabetes management	908
doctor visit	2294
ear procedures	28
hip imaging	49
hormone therapy	20800
hospital care	138
immobilization	13
incision and drainage	12
injections	21060
inpatient care	138
lab tests	3054
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	120
neck imaging	16
pain management	84
pelvic imaging	52
preventive care	552
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
skin surgery	12
spinal procedures	149
stress testing	82
thoracic (chest) imaging	219
ultrasound (sonogram)	394
vaccines	135
vascular procedures	242
X-rays	488

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	776
Black	38
Hispanic	122
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	100
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2016 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	135
aspiration	81
blood draw	936
breathing treatment	214
cardiac procedures	161
compression therapy	16
diabetes management	1152
doctor visit	2471
ear procedures	51
hormone therapy	17300
hospital care	81
immobilization	37
injections	17459
inpatient care	81
lab tests	3488
musculoskeletal imaging	70
neck imaging	23
pain management	52
pelvic imaging	73
preventive care	674
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43
skin procedures	43
spinal procedures	125
stress testing	76
thoracic (chest) imaging	251
ultrasound (sonogram)	439
vaccines	126
vascular procedures	309
X-rays	446

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	15
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	50
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2017 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	235
abscess drainage	20
aspiration	115
blood draw	993
breast procedures	14
breathing treatment	249
cardiac procedures	190
compression therapy	37
diabetes management	1212
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	2795
ear procedures	69
hormone therapy	36450
hospital care	111
immobilization	79
incision and drainage	20
injections	36638
inpatient care	111
lab tests	3799
minor procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	70
neck imaging	26
pain management	52
pelvic imaging	96
preventive care	732
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41
skin procedures	41
skin surgery	20
spinal procedures	119
stress testing	120
thoracic (chest) imaging	317
ultrasound (sonogram)	644
vaccines	147
vascular procedures	369
women's imaging	14
X-rays	506

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	16
Hispanic	78
Asian	16
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	58
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2018 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and skin testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	257
abscess drainage	11
allergy testing	1200
aspiration	141
blood draw	1073
breast procedures	11
breathing treatment	172
cardiac procedures	216
compression therapy	28
diabetes management	1105
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	2864
ear procedures	70
hormone therapy	43725
hospital care	119
immobilization	77
incision and drainage	11
injections	43928
inpatient care	119
lab tests	3514
minimally invasive procedures	1200
minor procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	57
neck imaging	33
pain management	46
pelvic imaging	102
preventive care	675
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
skin procedures	30
skin surgery	11
skin testing	1200
spinal procedures	132
stress testing	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	732
vaccines	159
vascular procedures	420
women's imaging	11
X-rays	189

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	21
Hispanic	74
Asian	17
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	60
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2019 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	238
aspiration	46
blood draw	1114
breast procedures	23
breathing treatment	162
cardiac procedures	155
compression therapy	26
diabetes management	1102
doctor visit	2902
ear procedures	51
hormone therapy	55301
hospital care	86
immobilization	57
injections	55388
inpatient care	86
lab tests	3686
musculoskeletal imaging	57
neck imaging	22
pain management	41
pelvic imaging	97
preventive care	660
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
skin procedures	29
spinal procedures	112
stress testing	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	609
vaccines	136
vascular procedures	322
women's imaging	23
X-rays	169

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	21
Hispanic	71
Asian	16
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	54
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2020 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	269
aspiration	62
blood draw	962
breathing treatment	130
cardiac procedures	157
compression therapy	26
diabetes management	989
doctor visit	2669
ear procedures	34
hormone therapy	46101
immobilization	60
injections	46211
lab tests	3411
musculoskeletal imaging	49
neck imaging	27
pain management	32
pelvic imaging	97
preventive care	681
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
skin procedures	31
spinal procedures	95
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	622
vaccines	203
vascular procedures	350
X-rays	144

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	17
Hispanic	71
Asian	13
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	50
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2021 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	160
aspiration	87
blood draw	1025
breast procedures	19
breathing treatment	109
cardiac procedures	176
diabetes management	1106
doctor visit	2772
ear procedures	29
hormone therapy	47951
injections	48070
lab tests	3617
minor procedures	26
musculoskeletal imaging	58
neck imaging	20
pain management	32
pelvic imaging	63
preventive care	675
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
spinal procedures	106
stress testing	126
ultrasound (sonogram)	495
vaccines	127
vascular procedures	288
women's imaging	19
X-rays	164

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	19
Hispanic	72
Asian	19
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	51
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2022 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	59
aspiration	89
blood draw	998
breathing treatment	129
cardiac procedures	150
diabetes management	576
doctor visit	2613
ear procedures	32
hormone therapy	24201
injections	24328
lab tests	2522
musculoskeletal imaging	76
neck imaging	36
pain management	25
preventive care	324
spinal procedures	107
stress testing	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	325
vaccines	104
vascular procedures	139
X-rays	183

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	14
Hispanic	58
Asian	18
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	46
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA during 2023 were blood draw, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	91
aspiration	31
blood draw	1024
breathing treatment	92
cardiac procedures	194
diabetes management	377
doctor visit	2460
ear procedures	24
injections	49
lab tests	875
musculoskeletal imaging	46
neck imaging	42
pain management	18
pelvic imaging	37
preventive care	208
spinal procedures	85
stress testing	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	408
vaccines	74
vascular procedures	140
X-rays	131

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	415
Black	12
Hispanic	55
Asian	19
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	45
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Garden Grove, CA were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal imaging	152
abscess drainage	14
allergy testing	1200
aspiration	88
blood draw	922
breast procedures	16
cardiac procedures	165
compression therapy	26
diabetes management	892
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	2487
ear procedures	37
hip imaging	37
hormone therapy	26584
hospital care	105
immobilization	53
incision and drainage	14
injections	24526
inpatient care	105
lab tests	2990
minimally invasive procedures	1200
minor procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	72
neck imaging	26
pain management	51
pelvic imaging	61
preventive care	533
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27
skin surgery	14
skin testing	1200
spinal procedures	111
stress testing	92
thoracic (chest) imaging	231
ultrasound (sonogram)	449
vaccines	119
vascular procedures	257
women's imaging	16
X-rays	298

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD.

**Gender**
Female	296
Male	229

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	417
Hispanic	64
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	11

**Age**
85 and over	49
75 to 84	127
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	269

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1979. He completed residency at Botsford Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (1979)

Residency: Botsford Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.54 out of 5 stars based on 41 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Garden Grove, CA.

4.54

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-01-28

Dr. Kurtz is a wonderfully compassionate, comedic and knowledgeable doctor. He's thorough in his testing and determining diagnosis and treatment. He also allows several specialists to have an office presence at his clinic which adds an incredible convenience factor. My husband and I have often been able to see a specialist that very day. I was very sad when our long term doctor went concierge and we no longer had access. Dr. Kurtz has more than filled our needs and we can't thank him enough. Many of the gals in his office have been exceedingly helpful in arranging other necessary services and they deal with our insurance company directly to save us the hassle. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2018-11-06

He is very friendly, fun and he really cares, opposed to other doctors he explained every thing and every procedure and do all necessary to be taken care of you, no gimmicks no games, staff is very friendly and they are very transparent!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$1,798 UBRELVY $643	VRAYLAR $524	Synthroid $335	QULIPTA $165	LINZESS $68	Other $62
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,756 XARELTO $1,211	INVOKANA $201	INVOKAMET $180	SPRAVATO $113	Nucynta $45	Other $6
Pfizer Inc.	$1,700 COLOGUARD $534	LYRICA $293	EUCRISA $235	ZAVZPRET $147	VIAGRA $68	Other $424
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$1,477 XIFAXAN $1,252	Trulance $225
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,468 FARXIGA $597	SYMBICORT $331	AIRSUPRA $162	BREZTRI $98	BYDUREON WEEKLY $59	Other $221
Other	$19,698 Trintellix $1,310	Repatha $748	Synthroid $642	RYBELSUS $584	Vascepa $565	Other $15,849

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$26,916
Honoraria	$500
Travel and Lodging	$379
Education	$101

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz, DO, MD has received 171 research payments totaling $219,680.

Biography

Dr. Michael Kurtz's medical specialty is family medicine and sports medicine. After attending Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at Botsford Hospital. His patients gave him an average rating of 4.0 stars (out of 5). According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Kurtz's office in Garden Grove, CA.