Dr. Daniel Stuart Brereton, DO

Dr. Brereton practices at EGL Ambulatory Surgery Center in La Jolla, California.

Dr. Brereton's NPI, 1487093951, was assigned on June 18, 2013. Dr. Brereton graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine - Glendale in 2013. Dr. Brereton's California license number on file is 20A13592.

Dr. Brereton's primary practice is EGL Ambulatory Surgery Center, at 9834 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037. The practice phone is (858) 453-3133.

Dr. Brereton's primary practice is EGL Ambulatory Surgery Center in La Jolla, California. Dr. Brereton is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brereton to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brereton practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Brereton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Brereton is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the AOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Brereton's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Texas.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, hip replacement, joint arthropathy, joint pain, knee arthroscopy and knee injury among the conditions Dr. Brereton treats.

CMS data shows 788 Medicare services from Dr. Brereton across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 179 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $62,984 for them.

CMS counts 179 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brereton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 89 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 74% have high blood pressure. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brereton's median patient age at 62, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Brereton wrote 338 Medicare Part D claims for 107 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 285 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,189 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 267 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Brereton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Brereton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Brereton as offering telehealth. CMS counts 19 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Brereton, more than 61% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Brereton in 2019. The most frequent topics are Radiography. Dr. Brereton's most frequent co-authors are Todd C. Moen, MD, Jerrick Gene Robker, DO and John Anthony Schlechter, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 182 general payments to Dr. Brereton from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 23% of the total. Encore Medical, LP paid the most, $16,540.

Dr. Brereton graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine - Glendale in 2013. Dr. Brereton is a member of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

Dr. Brereton is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.