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Ophthalmology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134), cataract phacoemulsification with IOL (CPT 66984), glaucoma tonometry, and intravitreal injections (CPT 67028). Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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Dr. Robert Pinke, MD

Succasunna, NJ 07876

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
72nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Nixon, MD

Austin, TX 78705

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (33,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. David Jacobs, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
99th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (101,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Staman, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
89th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (30,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Johnson, MD

Oak Harbor, WA 98277

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
63rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Steven Ryder, MD

Charlotte, NC 28211

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
98th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (75,979 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John King, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
94th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (46,787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Rapoza, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
90th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Padmaja Nootheti, MD

Suitland, MD 20746

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
58th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Heimmel, MD

East Windsor, NJ 08520

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
73rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,266 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
40th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,369 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Deepak Sambhara, MD

Wausau, WI 54403

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
99th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (111,202 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taoufik Sadat, MD

Beckley, WV 25801

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
45th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohinder Gupta, MD

Ashland, OH 44805

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
55th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,567 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Markovitz, MD

Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
16th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Diane Singer, MD

Great Barrington, MA 01230

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
54th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Carlos Medina Mendez, MD

Sacramento, CA 95819

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (71,501 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Holt, MD

Hot Springs, AR 71913

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
58th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehran Taban, MD

Torrance, CA 90503

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (37,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tawan Khamapirad, MD

Memphis, TN 38119

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
95th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (64,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. David Reichstein, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
96th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (84,290 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. William Thomas, MD

Omaha, NE 68154

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
94th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (73,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Rosenthal, MD

Overland Park, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
73rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Rauser, MD

Loma Linda, CA 92354

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
79th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. George Markakis, MD

Garfield Hts, OH 44125

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
45th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Chou, MD

Stony Brook, NY 11794

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
38th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Paul Degregorio, MD

Concord, NH 03301

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
90th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daryl Zelenak, DO

West Branch, MI 48661

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
81st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carla Territo, MD

Florissant, MO 63031

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
98th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (25,867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
32nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Lee, MD

Williamsville, NY 14221

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Yuri Arvan, MD

Ronceverte, WV 24970

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
24th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Roberts, MD

Eastman, GA 31023

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
8th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Megan Scott Carlton, MD

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
21st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marcos Lopez, MD

North Riverside, IL 60546

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
43rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Roshni Vasaiwala, MD

Carol Stream, IL 60122

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
6th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
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