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Dr. John Gilbert West, MD

(14 Ratings)

Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

230 S Main Street Suite 100
Orange, CA 92868

(714) 541-0101

Dr. John Gilbert West, MD is a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Dr. John Gilbert West, MD is affiliated with Breastlink at the Breast Care & Imaging Center of Orange County.

Office Locations

230 S Main Street Suite 100
Orange, CA 92868

(714) 541-0101

(714) 541-0450

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"These are people who would be alive if they had received prompt treatment," said Dr. John West, an Orange County surgeon and outspoken trauma care proponent.”—"Trauma Care : Centers Save Lives--Yet Draw Foes", Los Angeles Times, April 2025

“On the contrary, said Dr. John West, surgical director at the Breast Care Center in Orange.”—"Controversy That Won't Go Away :...", Los Angeles Times, April 2025

“According to the society's executive director, Dr. John West, the money will be used "to put Orange County's trauma centers out of business."”—"Ice Is Nice for Associates Fund-Raiser", Los Angeles Times, April 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2012 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
breast procedures	71
cancer surgery	36
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	1119
excision	55
image guided procedures	12
lymph node procedures	37
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
open surgery	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	35
women's imaging	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2013 were breast procedures, excision, ultrasound (sonogram) and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
breast procedures	115
cancer surgery	37
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	1185
excision	68
image guided procedures	30
lymph node procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	30
minor procedures	30
open surgery	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	63
women's imaging	63

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	909

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	506
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	68
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2014 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	56
cancer surgery	26
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	698
excision	50
lymph node procedures	41
open surgery	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
women's imaging	30

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	499
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	56
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2015 were breast procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
blood draw	14
breast procedures	104
cancer surgery	29
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	908
excision	53
image guided procedures	25
lymph node procedures	43
minimally invasive procedures	25
minor procedures	25
open surgery	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	62
women's imaging	62

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1256
Black	0
Hispanic	86
Asian	68
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	794
From 75 to 84	494
85 and over	122
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	3
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2016 were breast procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
breast procedures	134
cancer surgery	22
doctor visit	1148
excision	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	112
women's imaging	112

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	773
Black	11
Hispanic	59
Asian	34
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	511
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	62
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	2
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2017 were breast procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	25
breast procedures	114
cancer surgery	28
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1092
excision	47
lymph node procedures	19
open surgery	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	86
women's imaging	86

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	717
Black	14
Hispanic	54
Asian	36
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	474
From 75 to 84	299
85 and over	48
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	3
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2018 were breast procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	98
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	788
excision	30
lymph node procedures	14
open surgery	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
women's imaging	82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	13
Hispanic	40
Asian	24
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	33
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA during 2019 were breast procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	92
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	861
excision	37
lymph node procedures	17
open surgery	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	72
women's imaging	72

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	16
Hispanic	45
Asian	32
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	37
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	3
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	435

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Orange, CA were breast procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and excision.

aspiration	21
blood draw	20
breast procedures	98
cancer surgery	26
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	827
excision	45
image guided procedures	22
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	22
minor procedures	22
open surgery	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	67
women's imaging	67

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD.

**Gender**
Female	95
Male	1

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	28
Non-Hispanic White	556
Hispanic	40
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
85 and over	42
75 to 84	224
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	360

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gilbert West, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Gilbert West, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	2
Cancer	32

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Gilbert West, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Breastlink at the Breast Care & Imaging Center of Orange County

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Gilbert West, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.57 out of 5 stars based on 14 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Gilbert West, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Orange, CA.

4.57

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$2,467 DERMACELL $2,467
EISAI INC.	$533 Halaven $284	Lenvima $153	AKYNZEO $96
NanoString Technologies, Inc.	$519 PROSIGNA ASSAY $519
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$390 BioZorb $390
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$183 AFINITOR $183
Other	$863 ZOLADEX $55	LYNPARZA $54	Neulasta $53	Kadcyla $49	AlloDerm $49	Other $604

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,553
Travel and Lodging	$1,380
Entertainment	$20

Research Payments

Dr. John Gilbert West, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $22,955.

Biography

Dr. John West is a surgical oncology (cancer surgery) specialist in Orange, CA. Clinical interests for Dr. West include cosmetic surgery. Dr. West has received distinctions including Southern California Super Doctors and Southern California Super Doctors 2008.