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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. Dean Porter, MD

Houston, TX 77074

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
65th 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 (3,686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Shyun Jeng, MD

Torrance, CA 90503

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
74th 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 (6,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Babak Shabatian, MD

Torrance, CA 90503

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
85th 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 (11,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anup Kubal, MD

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
59th 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 (4,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Raymond Gailitis, MD

Margate, FL 33063

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
60th 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 (4,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kameran Lashkari, MD

North Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
88th 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 (11,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Manik Goel, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33912

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
65th 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 (4,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Elias Aliprandis, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11209

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
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 (3,995 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Anthony Grillo, MD

Lacey, WA 98503

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
54th 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 (2,839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Caesar Luo, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
96th 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 (41,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mansoor Mughal, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
80th 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 (9,494 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Garoon, MD

Des Plaines, IL 60016

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
99th 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 (131,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
88th 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 (12,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Margolis, MD

Northfield, NJ 08225

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
98th 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 (53,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yonah Hamlet, MD

Far Rockaway, NY 11691

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
27th 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 (1,597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Lipstock, MD

Richmond, VA 23233

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
27th 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 (2,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Jackson, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
37th OK 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 (2,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Donovan, MD

Orange Park, FL 32073

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
34th 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 (2,239 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mark Nekola, MD

Swansea, IL 62226

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
23rd 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 (1,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Venkat Reddy, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
79th 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 (10,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Jones, MD

Castle Rock, CO 80109

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
79th CO 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 (8,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Tanvi Shah, MD

Baltimore, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
18th 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 (1,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Moriarty, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11219

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
82nd 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 (7,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Charlene Grice, MD

Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
37th SC 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 (3,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Null, MD

Independence, MO 64055

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
54th 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 (2,616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Evan Held, MD

Huntington Station, NY 11746

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
34th 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 (1,874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Effie Rahman, MD

Bellaire, TX 77401

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
86th 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 (13,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Sulewski, MD

Baltimore, MD 21264

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
20th 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 (1,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Armstrong, MD

Roseburg, OR 97471

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
44th 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 (1,941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Julie Sturm, MD

Florissant, MO 63031

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
35th 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 (1,916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Williams, MD

Dublin, GA 31021

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
69th 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 (3,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Klapper, MD

New York, NY 10024

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
23rd 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 (1,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Donald Cerise, MD

Metairie, LA 70006

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
41st 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 (1,955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yichieh Shiuey, MD

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
48th 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 (2,863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Marissa Wedel, MD

Camp Hill, PA 17011

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
95th 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 (36,944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nishi Shah, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
29th 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 (1,968 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash
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