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Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD

Accepting New Patients

(38 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (2007)

Professional interests include: thyroid cancer, liver cancer, Crohn's disease, and more.

903 W. Martin Street
San Antonio, TX 78207

(210) 358-3400

Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD is a general surgeon in San Antonio, TX specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2007 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD is affiliated with University Health, CHRISTUS Health and UT Health San Antonio.

Office Locations

Address:

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

Address:

8300 Floyd Curl Drive Floor 4a
San Antonio, TX 78229

Address:

903 W. Martin Street
San Antonio, TX 78207

Some issues Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD can help you with:

Colectomy (Colon Resection)

Colectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the colon, or the longest part of the large intestine. The colon may be affected by diseases such as cancer or inflammatory bowel disease. In a colectomy, all or part of the colon that is infected, blocked, or cancerous is removed.

A colectomy may be performed by laparoscopic or open surgery. A laparoscopic colectomy requires several small cuts on the abdomen, and uses a thin tube with a camera, called a laparoscope. Laparoscopic colectomies are less invasive than open procedures. For some individuals, a laparoscopic colectomy may not be possible, and instead an open colectomy is performed. In an open colectomy, a large incision is made on the abdomen. Open colectomies typically require longer recovery periods.

After the incisions are made, a portion of the colon is removed, and the remaining ends of the colon are attached to each other in a procedure called anastomosis. Waste can continue to travel through the body as normal. However, in some situations, it may be necessary for the end of the colon to be attached to an opening in the abdomen, called a stoma. This procedure is called an ostomy. Types of ostomies include:

Colostomy, in which the remaining portion of the colon is attached to the abdominal opening.
Ileostomy, in which the small intestine is attached to the abdominal opening.

An ostomy bag will be attached to the skin to collect waste. If the entire colon is removed, either an ileostomy is performed, or the small intestine is connected to the anus and waste may pass through as normal.

Stomas may be permanent or temporary. If the stoma is temporary, the ends of the colon will be rejoined in a later procedure. Temporary stomas are generally used to allow time for the colon to heal following surgery.

A colectomy may take between one and four hours. Following the procedure, patients will need to consume a liquid and low fiber diet before gradually returning to their normal diet. Patients will need to stay in the hospital for three to seven days for monitoring. Full recovery and return to normal activity may take anywhere from a few weeks to several months.

Hepatectomy (Liver Resection)

Hepatectomy, or liver resection, is a surgical procedure that removes all or part of the liver to treat cancer or other diseases. The liver is divided into one left and one right lobe, and each lobe is divided into segments. The amount of liver removed is dependent on factors such as the size, location, and number of tumors or other lesions. The following are types of liver resection:

Wedge resection, which removes a small piece of the liver for small lesions
Segmentectomy, which removes a single segment of the liver, allowing the surgeon to treat tumors in multiple places without removing too much of the liver
Trisegmentectomy, which removes around 70% of the liver
Lobectomy, which removes the entire left or right lobe

Liver resection can be performed laparoscopically or through open surgery. Laparoscopic liver resection is a minimally invasive surgery that requires a few tiny incisions on the abdomen, through which the surgeon inserts a thin tube with a camera (laparoscope). Open hepatectomy is performed through a laparotomy, which makes one large incision on the abdomen. Although a laparoscopic liver resection is associated with less pain and quicker recovery, patients may have to undergo an open liver resection depending on factors such as the location of the tumor and previous abdominal operations they have had.

After the liver resection, patients will stay in the hospital for up to six days. The recovery period will vary based on how much of the liver was removed. Limiting consumption of alcohol and light physical activity, such as walking, can help patients to have a speedy recovery.

Pancreatectomy (Pancreas Removal)

Pancreatectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the pancreas to treat pancreatitis, tumors, or cancer. The pancreas is located behind the stomach and near the small intestine and spleen. There are three sections of the pancreas:

The head, which is the portion closest to the intestines
The body, which is the middle portion of the pancreas
The tail, which is the portion nearest the spleen

Pancreas removal procedures differ based on how much of the pancreas and surrounding organs are removed. There are three types of pancreatectomy:

Distal pancreatectomy removes the tail and body of the pancreas. This procedure treats tumors confined to these areas.
Pancreaticoduodenectomy, or the Whipple procedure, removes the pancreas, duodenum, bile duct, and, sometimes, part of the stomach. The Whipple procedure is used for pancreatic tumors that have not spread past the head of the pancreas and for other conditions affecting the pancreas, duodenum, and bile duct.
Total pancreatectomy removes the whole pancreas along with the duodenum, gallbladder, parts of the stomach and bile duct, surrounding lymph nodes, and, potentially, the spleen. Rarely performed, total pancreatectomy treats conditions that involve the entire pancreas, such as tumors found in multiple sites on the pancreas, or for rare tumors such as intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN).

Pancreatectomy can be done by open or minimally invasive surgery. During a laparoscopic pancreatectomy, the surgeon will use tiny incisions to insert a thin tube with a camera, or laparoscope, into the abdomen. Open surgery, or a laparotomy, is performed through a larger incision on the abdomen. If additional organs are removed, some procedures may require that the small intestine be reconnected to the stomach.

The hospital for pancreatectomy stay may be between 1-3 weeks. Generally, laparoscopic surgeries require shorter recovery periods. Whether patients undergo an open or laparoscopic procedure is determined by factors such as their condition and the extent of their procedure. For example, open surgery tends to be more common for distal pancreatectomies. If patients have difficulty eating, they may require a nasogastric tube, inserted through the nose, to carry food to their stomachs. A catheter can be inserted into the bladder if patients have trouble urinating. Full recovery may take about two months.

hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	12

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	23

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	101
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

doctor visit	105
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

doctor visit	60
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	10
inpatient care	10
minimally invasive procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	66

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

doctor visit	55

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	60
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

doctor visit	51

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Antonio, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

doctor visit	65
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD.

**Gender**
Female	29
Male	28

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	23

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD From 2015 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	2
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2007. He completed residency at University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (2007)

Residency: University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals (2012)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Health

CHRISTUS Health

UT Health San Antonio

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Superior Health Plan, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Humana PPO, Coventry HMO, WellCare Medicare Advantage, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Prime Health, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, MultiPlan, Magellan Health Services, Three Rivers Provider Network PPO, United Healthcare PPO, Coventry PPO, Coventry Workers' Compensation, Humana HMO, Aetna, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Community Care Network (CCN), Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, HealthSmart, Aetna EPO, First Health, Aetna PPO, WellPoint, Aetna HMO, Oscar - Commercial Exchange, Interlink - Transplant, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance, Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial, Insurance Accepted, OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY, Scott & White Health Plan - HMO, Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY, Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts), University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer, Scott & White Health Plan - PPO, Tokio Marine - Transplant, 90 Degree Benefits - Commercial, 6 Degrees - Transplant, LifeTrac - Transplant, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children, Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer, Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network, Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO, Entrust - TPA, EBSO - TPA and Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Superior Health Plan

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Humana PPO

Coventry HMO

WellCare Medicare Advantage

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Prime Health

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

MultiPlan

Magellan Health Services

Three Rivers Provider Network PPO

United Healthcare PPO

Coventry PPO

Coventry Workers' Compensation

Humana HMO

Aetna

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Community Care Network (CCN)

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

HealthSmart

Aetna EPO

First Health

Aetna PPO

WellPoint

Aetna HMO

Oscar - Commercial Exchange

Interlink - Transplant

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance

Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial

Insurance Accepted

OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY

Scott & White Health Plan - HMO

Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY

Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts)

University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer

Scott & White Health Plan - PPO

Tokio Marine - Transplant

90 Degree Benefits - Commercial

6 Degrees - Transplant

LifeTrac - Transplant

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children

Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer

Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network

Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO

Entrust - TPA

EBSO - TPA

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 38 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jason William Kempenich, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Antonio, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$57,640 Da Vinci Surgical System $57,640
Covidien LP	$1,339 ProGrip $505	Sonicision $159	Parietex $125	iDrive $91	Endo Hernia $76	Other $383
Davol Inc.	$1,288 Phasix Mesh $889	Bard 3DMax Mesh $144	PHASIX $134	Progel $99	$23
Medtronic, Inc.	$394 Signia $245	ENDO GIA ULTRA $54	LigaSure $42	Sonicision $30	ProGrip $24
CONMED Corporation	$164 AirSeal $70	CONMED Specimen Retrieval $62	VISICLEAR $32
Other	$1,005 STRATTICE $147	ALLOMAX $134	SurgiMend $134	LUNA $87	OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $79	Other $425

**Types of Payments**
Education	$47,600
Food and Beverage	$10,515
Travel and Lodging	$3,658
Gift	$59

Biography

Dr. Jason Kempenich is a medical specialist in general surgery. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among Dr. Kempenich's clinical interests: achalasia, distal pancreatectomy (pancreatic tail resection), and inguinal hernia. He is professionally affiliated with the University Health, CHRISTUS Health, and UT Health San Antonio. He appears to be an in-network provider for Aetna EPO, Blue California, and HealthSmart, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Kempenich's practice in is open to new patients as reported by UT Health San Antonio. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas for residency.