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Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine

6133 Parkway Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78414

(361) 881-8333

Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD is a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health, Corpus Christi Medical Center and Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional.

Office Locations

Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional

6133 Parkway Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78414

(361) 881-8333

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

deep lymph node biopsy

hernia surgery

open hernia repair

open inguinal hernia repair

sentinel lymph node mapping

In 2023, Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD had a list price for deep lymph node biopsy, hernia surgery, open hernia repair, open inguinal hernia repair, and sentinel lymph node mapping that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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:

abdominal hernia surgery

inguinal hernia repair

lymph node biopsy

lymph node procedures

open lymph node biopsy

surgical lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD had a list price for abdominal hernia surgery, inguinal hernia repair, lymph node biopsy, lymph node procedures, open lymph node biopsy, and surgical lymph node biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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:

breast-conserving surgery

open surgery

partial mastectomy

By Affordability:

lymph node excision

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD performed more breast-conserving surgery, open surgery, and partial mastectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lymph node excision 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. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	253
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	206
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
open surgery	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	24
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	47
Dementia	14
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	217
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
lymph node procedures	22
open surgery	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	27
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
doctor visit	234
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
open surgery	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	60
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	258
excision	12
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
lymph node procedures	24
open surgery	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	23
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	275
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	24
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
doctor visit	248
excision	16
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
open surgery	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	147

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	20
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
breast procedures	25
cancer surgery	25
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	277
excision	40
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
lymph node procedures	28
open surgery	40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	15
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	225
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	20
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
breast procedures	21
cancer surgery	21
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	232
excision	37
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
lymph node procedures	32
open surgery	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	21
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX during 2022 were excision, open surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
breast procedures	20
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	245
excision	32
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
lymph node procedures	12
open surgery	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	18
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Corpus Christi, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and excision.

abdominal surgery	16
breast procedures	18
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	242
excision	20
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	125
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	22
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and cancer.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	9
Cancer	34

Education & Training

Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed residency at Scott and White Healthcare. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: Scott and White Healthcare

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

Corpus Christi Medical Center

Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Victor B. Ortiz Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$15,000 $15,000
Davol Inc.	$1,184 SURGICAL $1,149	DAV-XenMatrix AB $36
ACell, Inc.	$942 $942
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$571 PlasmaBlade $571
Stryker Corporation	$542 Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set $521	1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA $21
Other	$1,644 Da Vinci Surgical System $234	STRATTICE $188	BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System $130	AlloDerm $96	TISSEEL $89	Other $907

**Types of Payments**
Education	$15,000
Travel and Lodging	$2,770
Food and Beverage	$2,113

Biography

Dr. Victor Ortiz is a specialist in general surgery. Dr. Ortiz graduated from Baylor College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Scott and White Healthcare. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Corpus Christi Medical Center and CHRISTUS Health.

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