Gert Diederick Victor Pretorius, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

A113774 Issued in CA

Practice address

200 West Arbor Dr
MC 8892
San Diego, CA 92103-9001

Phone

(619) 543-7777

Fax

(619) 543-2652

NPI assigned

Sep 9, 2010

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA, GA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Cardiac SurgeryAlso: General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

Education

Other, 1993

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

The Emory Clinic IncGroup PAC ID 8820901408, 3,507 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Emory University Hospital Hospital, Atlanta, GA, CCN 110010
• Emory University Hospital Midtown Hospital, Atlanta, GA, CCN 110078

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

90.77 of 100Reported as group

Quality

84.13

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

73.88

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: gpretorius1183753@direct.emory.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• The Emory Clinic Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1396798229
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1235232778
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1376646869
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Emory Medical Care Foundation Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1063452381

  Family Medicine

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1558463927
  NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  • Clinical Neurophysiology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1881796811
  NPD
• Regents of the University of California - Ucsd Medical Group

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1336267137
  NPD
• Emory Medical Care Foundation

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1982860490
  NPD
• Emory Medical Care Foundation Inc

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1225294739
  NPD
• Rady Children'S Hospital San Diego

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1851303994
  NPD (past)
• Regents of the University of California

  • Pharmacy
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1598786576
  NPD (past)
• Regents of the University of California Ucsd Head and Neck Surgery

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1679509962
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Crawford Long Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1144203563
  Care Compare affiliation
• Emory University

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1588640692
  Care Compare affiliation
• Emory University

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1770560294
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_2": "MC 8892",
            "city": "SAN DIEGO",
            "state": "CA",
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            "telephone_number": "619-543-7777",
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• Judith Lynne Thorson Preston, STUDENT
• Lawrence Milton Preston Jr., IDC
• Michele Preston
• Patricia Tracey Preston, PNP
• Selina Jade Preston, CSOM
• Kelly Allison Pretorius, NP, RN
• Alexander Nicholas Prevallet, DO
• Preventative Health for Happy Families
• Preventative Health for Happy Families Counseling Co
• Prevention Wellness and Restorative Solutions Physical Therapy Corp

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in San Diego, CA
• Providers in San Diego, CA by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 19, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.