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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. Jason Hooton, MD

Idaho Falls, ID 83404

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
27th ID 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 (2,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Derham, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
15th 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 (1,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bergmann, MD

Green Bay, WI 54303

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
55th 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 (2,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Riedel, MD

Bloomington, MN 55431

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
65th MN 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 (2,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Shih, MD

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
47th 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 (2,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Avi Pandey, MD

Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
39th 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 (2,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Schultze, MD

Slingerlands, NY 12159

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
66th 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 (4,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alaina Geren, MD

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
6th 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 (1,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robin Kuriakose, MD

Hayward, CA 94541

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
35th 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 (2,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Zachary Lindsey, MD

Morganton, NC 28655

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
25th 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 (1,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Yoken, MD

Portland, OR 97216

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
84th OR 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 (14,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Amacher, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85016

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
46th AZ 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 (2,954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Daniel Salisbury, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
75th LA 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 (6,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lu, MD

Plano, TX 75075

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
46th 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 (2,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Mei, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
51st 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 (3,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Monica Zhang, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
30th 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 (1,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Westhouse, DO

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
85th 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 (8,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Buznego, MD

Miami, FL 33176

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
19th 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 (1,456 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Nadja Torres, MD

Austin, TX 78704

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
16th 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 (1,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Anthony Sala, DO

Erie, PA 16501

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
12th 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 (1,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carmelina Gordon, MD

Jackson, MI 49202

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
87th 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 (10,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Tepedino, MD

High Point, NC 27262

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
9th 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 (1,047 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Baseer Ahmad, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53226

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
82nd 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 (6,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colby Argo, MD

Blue Ash, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
33rd 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 (1,575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Redens, MD

Shreveport, LA 71103

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
14th LA 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 (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Badrudin Kurwa, MD

Arcadia, CA 91006

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
23rd 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 (1,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Gross, MD

Ashland, KY 41101

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
23rd KY 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 (1,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Blessing, MD

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
42nd 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 (2,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jared Parker, MD

Murray, UT 84107

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th UT 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 (2,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christian Warner, MD

Huntington, WV 25705

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
3rd 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 (681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Michelson, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
56th 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 (3,437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dean Bonsall, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27157

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
2nd 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 (754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
13th 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 (1,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Greenberg, MD

Brandon, FL 33511

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
15th 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 (1,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lauren Hock, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
30th 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 (1,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tracey Clark, DO

Bangor, ME 04401

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
94th ME 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 (107,565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
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