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Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Professional interests include: burns, wounds, reconstructive surgery

2450 Ashby Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705

(510) 704-4064

Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD is an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

2450 Ashby Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705

(510) 704-4064

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In The News

“Dr. Jerold Kaplan, a surgeon who specializes in burn and wound care, is also on the crew.”—"Joy Carlin is sweet 16 (again) in 'Kimberly Akimbo'", East Bay Times, April 2005

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

total hip replacement

total knee replacement

By Affordability:

total hip replacement

total joint replacement

total knee replacement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD performed more joint reconstruction, total hip replacement, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for hip arthroplasty, hip reconstruction, hip replacement, hip surgery, knee replacement, total hip replacement, total joint replacement, and total knee replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lower extremity surgery

reconstructive surgery

In 2012, Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD performed more lower extremity surgery, and reconstructive surgery 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. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2012 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, tissue transfer and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	54
doctor visit	44
excision	54
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	57
plastic surgery procedures	59
reconstructive surgery	116
tissue transfer	59
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2013 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
doctor visit	16
excision	24
joint surgery	64
lower extremity surgery	64
plastic surgery procedures	38
reconstructive surgery	102
tissue transfer	38
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	14
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2014 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	27
excision	27
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	63
nursing home care	16
plastic surgery procedures	47
reconstructive surgery	110
tissue transfer	47
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	32
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2015 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
doctor visit	39
excision	25
incision and drainage	13
joint surgery	58
lower extremity surgery	58
plastic surgery procedures	44
reconstructive surgery	102
soft tissue surgery	13
tissue transfer	33
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	46
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2016 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
doctor visit	58
excision	25
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	52
plastic surgery procedures	46
reconstructive surgery	98
tissue transfer	46
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	25
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2017 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	39
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	59
excision	39
joint surgery	89
lower extremity surgery	89
nerve procedures	13
plastic surgery procedures	50
reconstructive surgery	139
spinal procedures	13
tissue transfer	50
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	28

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	20
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2018 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	38
doctor visit	30
excision	53
joint surgery	58
lower extremity surgery	58
plastic surgery procedures	42
pressure ulcer surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	115
tissue transfer	42
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	39
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	12
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
doctor visit	19
excision	22
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	51
plastic surgery procedures	29
reconstructive surgery	80
tissue transfer	29
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, excision, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	37
doctor visit	11
excision	71
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	52
plastic surgery procedures	51
pressure ulcer surgery	34
reconstructive surgery	137
tissue transfer	51
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	55

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	12
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2021 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	45
doctor visit	70
excision	74
joint surgery	86
lower extremity surgery	86
plastic surgery procedures	50
pressure ulcer surgery	29
reconstructive surgery	165
tissue transfer	50
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	21
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA during 2022 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
doctor visit	28
excision	19
joint surgery	87
lower extremity surgery	87
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	99
tissue transfer	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	15
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD treated as an orthopedist in Berkeley, CA were reconstructive surgery, lower extremity surgery, joint surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

abscess drainage	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	32
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	37
excision	39
hospital care	15
incision and drainage	13
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	65
nerve procedures	13
nursing home care	16
plastic surgery procedures	42
pressure ulcer surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	114
soft tissue surgery	13
spinal procedures	13
tissue transfer	41
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	91
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	17
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	67

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	10
Dementia	15

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
KCI USA, Inc	$7,646 VAC THERAPY $7,619	Surgical Mgmt Therapy $27
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$298 Santyl $100	Pico $50	$148
Biocomposites Inc	$224 Stimulan $224
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$42 $42
Relypsa, Inc.	$18 VELTASSA $18
Other	$14 NON-PRODUCT $14

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$5,200
Food and Beverage	$1,584
Travel and Lodging	$1,443
Education	$14

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Jerold Zelig Kaplan, MD.

SI-Bone, Inc.	2015	$13,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	stock
SI-Bone, Inc.	2016	$8,250.00	Physician Covered Recipient	stock
SI-Bone, Inc.	2014	$8,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock
SI-Bone, Inc.	2017	$6,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	stock
SI-Bone, Inc.	2013	$5,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	stock

Biography

Dr. Jerold Kaplan is a medical specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Kaplan is especially interested in burns and reconstructive surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Sutter Health. His practice in Berkeley, CA is open to new patients as reported by Sutter Health.