In 2023, Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD had a list price for incision and drainage of skin abscess (e.g. boil), intralesional injection, removal of benign (non-cancerous) skin lesion, and skin incision and drainage that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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 Affordability:

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

In 2023, Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD had a list price for removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), and skin procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. 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:

removal of skin lesion

In 2012, Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD performed more removal of skin lesion (growth or mark) 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. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2012 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	11
cancer surgery	175
diagnostic procedures	144
doctor visit	1709
incision and drainage	11
injections	36
lab tests	17
minor procedures	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1102
skin procedures	1102
skin surgery	186

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

cancer surgery	154
diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	1809
injections	37
lab tests	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1104
skin procedures	1104
skin surgery	154

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1056
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	254
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2014 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

cancer surgery	159
diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	1831
injections	62
lab tests	13
phototherapy (light therapy)	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1112
skin procedures	1128
skin surgery	159

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1092
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	459
From 75 to 84	395
85 and over	272
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2014

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2015 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	39
cancer surgery	145
chemotherapy	39
compression therapy	54
diagnostic procedures	128
doctor visit	1898
immobilization	54
injections	66
lab tests	24
phototherapy (light therapy)	43
plastic surgery procedures	14
reconstructive surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1198
skin procedures	1241
skin surgery	145
tissue transfer	14
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1056
Female	1316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2278
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	26
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	966
From 75 to 84	836
85 and over	536
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	15
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2016 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	42
cancer surgery	154
chemotherapy	42
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	1690
injections	36
phototherapy (light therapy)	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1239
skin procedures	1251
skin surgery	154

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	481
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1003
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	15
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and skin surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	28
cancer surgery	91
chemotherapy	28
diagnostic procedures	106
doctor visit	1433
incision and drainage	12
injections	38
minor procedures	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	952
skin procedures	952
skin surgery	103

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	868
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	38
chemotherapy	38
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	1641
injections	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1130
skin procedures	1130

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	531

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	900
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	11
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, injections and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	23
chemotherapy	23
doctor visit	1653
injections	33
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1156
skin procedures	1156

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	902
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	179
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2019

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1092
injections	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	732
skin procedures	732

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	651
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2020

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1130
injections	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	810
skin procedures	810

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	627
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, abscess drainage and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	17
doctor visit	1117
incision and drainage	17
minor procedures	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	855
skin procedures	855
skin surgery	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	12
Dementia	3
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cancer surgery and skin surgery.

abscess drainage	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	34
cancer surgery	146
chemotherapy	34
compression therapy	54
diagnostic procedures	114
doctor visit	1545
immobilization	54
incision and drainage	13
injections	37
lab tests	16
minor procedures	13
phototherapy (light therapy)	23
plastic surgery procedures	14
reconstructive surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1035
skin procedures	1041
skin surgery	131
tissue transfer	14
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	913
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	348
85 and over	112
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	390

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
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. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$177 TALTZ $49	$128
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$125 Sotyktu $125
UCB, Inc.	$117 Cimzia $117
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$98 ILUMYA $38	BLU-U $32	ODOMZO $28
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$79 STELARA $79
Other	$437 BF-RhodoLED $56	COSENTYX $46	DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION $38	Levulan Kerastick $23	Humira $23	Other $250

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,018
Education	$15

Biography

Dr. R. Herten is a San Luis Obispo, CA physician who specializes in dermatopathology. Dr. Herten has obtained a license to practice in California.

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Jeffrey Herten, MD From 2012 - 2022

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