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Dr. Robert Ertner, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

1531 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926

(530) 332-7330

Dr. Robert Ertner, MD is an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA specializing in anesthesiology.

Office Locations

1531 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926

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In The News

“Dr. Robert Ertner, an anesthesiologist based in Chico, Calif., who is not involved in Lugo's case, told the San Antonio Express News in April 2023: '400 micrograms of fentanyl is a huge dose for...”—"Miami woman brain damaged after root canal disaster she didn't need", Daily Mail Online, January 2024

“Dr. Robert Ertner, an anesthesiologist from California who is not involved in Lugo's case, told the news outlet in April 2023 that "400 micrograms of fentanyl is a huge dose for somebody who is...”—"Dental patient left brain-damaged after anesthesiologist allegedly suffering 'cognitive issues' overdosed her on fentanyl: lawsuit", New York Post, January 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

femoral nerve block injection

transesophageal echocardiography

In 2023, Dr. Robert Ertner, MD performed more femoral nerve block injection, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

peripheral nerve block

In 2012, Dr. Robert Ertner, MD had a list price for peripheral nerve block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2012 were catheterization, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	30
catheterization	40
injections	38
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve block	38
pain management	38
spinal procedures	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2013 were nerve block, catheterization, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	20
catheterization	35
injections	30
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve block	43
pain management	30
spinal procedures	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	68
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2014 were catheterization, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	18
catheterization	26
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve block	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	35
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2015 were nerve block, catheterization, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	25
catheterization	28
injections	26
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve block	46
pain management	26
spinal procedures	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	620
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1076
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	126
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2016 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	20
catheterization	23
injections	34
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve block	70
pain management	34
spinal procedures	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	56
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2017 were catheterization, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	29
catheterization	33
minimally invasive procedures	29
nerve block	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	0
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	68
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	34
catheterization	27
minimally invasive procedures	34
nerve block	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	39
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2019 were nerve block, catheterization, ultrasound (sonogram) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	26
catheterization	29
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	70
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2020 were nerve block, injections, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	16
catheterization	18
injections	36
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve block	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	652
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	76
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2021 were catheterization, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
catheterization	25
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve block	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	29
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA during 2022 were nerve block, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	18
catheterization	17
injections	36
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve block	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	49
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Ertner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chico, CA were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

cardiac procedures	23
catheterization	27
injections	30
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve block	43
pain management	32
spinal procedures	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	492
Native American / Alaskan Native	4
Hispanic	41
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	165
85 and over	56
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	249

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,920 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,555	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $148	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $102	Pericardial Heart Valves $57	$59
MAQUET Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.	$245 Beating Heart Surgery $190	VASOVIEW $55

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,105
Food and Beverage	$1,061

Biography

Dr. Robert Ertner is a physician who specializes in anesthesiology, pain medicine, and addiction medicine. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ertner, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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