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Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1990)

Professional interests include: trauma

9898 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 824-4285

Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD is a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA specializing in general surgery, trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.

Office Locations

9898 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037

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In The News

“Walter Biffl, medical director of trauma at nearby Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, said one in 10 transportation injuries at the institution is now e-scooter-related.”—"Startup impounds wayward e-scooters", NBC News, February 2019

“"Because of the energy transfer between a heavy automobile and the human body, pedestrians struck by motor vehicles can sustain devastating injuries," said Dr. Walter Biffl, trauma medical director...”—"Pedestrian deaths in San Diego rack up as city drags on Vision Zero campaign", The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2018

“Walter Biffl, M.D., a noted Scripps Clinic trauma surgeon and researcher, has been named trauma medical director at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.”—"News Nuggets", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	122
inpatient care	122

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	69
inpatient care	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	11
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	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	21
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	24
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	29
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	176
inpatient care	176

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	48

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	28
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	33
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	192
inpatient care	192

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	47
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	327
inpatient care	314
outpatient care	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	66
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	25
Dementia	31
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	283
inpatient care	283

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	50
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	30
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	182
inpatient care	182

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	43
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	168
inpatient care	168

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	64

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	46
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	32
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD treated as a general surgeon in La Jolla, CA were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care	159
inpatient care	158
outpatient care	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD.

**Gender**
Female	54
Male	63

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	82
Hispanic	5
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	29
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	33

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1990. He completed residency at University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, General Surgery and has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1990)

Residency: University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals (1997)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (1998)

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien Sales LLC	$141 Endo Stapling $141
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$133 ANDEXXA $8	$125
Covidien LP	$133 Auto Suture $133
KLS Martin L.P.	$128 $128
Pfizer Inc.	$113 ELIQUIS $113
Other	$470 CCUMODULARH3-LINKUS $100	ANDEXXA $98	AmBisome $68	CMF $65	ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES $31	Other $109

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,118

Research Payments

Dr. Walter L. Biffl, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $13,425.

Biography

Dr. Walter Biffl is a physician who specializes in general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine). In his practice, Dr. Biffl focuses on surgical procedures, general surgery, and trauma. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Clinic, and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. Dr. Biffl's education and training includes medical school at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver.