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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. Michael Versackas, MD

Des Moines, IA 50309

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
55th IA 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 (4,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Claire Chu, MD

Dallas, TX 75251

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
66th 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 (3,800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Scott Walsman, MD

Jersey City, NJ 07306

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
67th 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 (4,441 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Fuerst, MD

Knoxville, TN 37909

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
84th 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 (28,979 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Claudia Arrigg, MD

Brookline, MA 02445

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
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 (2,918 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Amit Chokshi, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32207

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
46th 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 (3,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Paul Hruby, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
93rd 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 (38,508 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Severin, MD

San Ramon, CA 94583

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
65th 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 (4,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Carolyn Repke, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19145

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
60th 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 (3,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyle Kirkland, DO

College Station, TX 77845

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
54th 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 (2,740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
39th 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 (1,741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Frame, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53202

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
64th 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 (2,904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Derek Kuhl, MD

Bryan, TX 77802

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
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 (12,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shamil Patel, MD

Glendale, AZ 85306

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
62nd 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 (3,873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Krishna Patel, MD

Wheaton, IL 60187

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
52nd 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 (2,955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. James Mouser, MD

Grove City, OH 43123

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
43rd 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 (1,962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Buka, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
34th 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 (2,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kent Bashford, DO

Fort Collins, CO 80525

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
60th 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 (2,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ari Brandsdorfer, MD

Farmington, CT 06032

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
27th CT 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 (1,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sachin Jain, MD

Naperville, IL 60563

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
48th 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 (2,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Asghar Haider, MD

Hixson, TN 37343

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
83rd 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 (24,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
24th 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 (2,340 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Foote, MD

El Paso, TX 79912

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
55th 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 (2,774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alicia Eby, MD

Traverse City, MI 49684

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
83rd 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 (6,792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Kato, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
22nd 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 (1,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Verity, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
22nd 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 (1,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kurt Weir, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73109

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
32nd 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 (2,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Enfield, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
32nd 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 (2,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Jon Siler, MD

Logan, UT 84341

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
25th 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 (1,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rodney Leavitt, MD

Grants Pass, OR 97526

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
25th 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 (1,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
81st 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 (7,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oscar Batlle, MD

Bangor, ME 04401

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
98th 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 (425,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lynn Huang, MD

Burbank, CA 91506

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
83rd 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 (9,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Katerina Kurteeva, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
42nd 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 (2,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christian Mehregan, MD

East Lansing, MI 48823

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
48th 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 (2,047 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Spencer Ludlow, MD

Columbia, SC 29207

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
8th 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 (1,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
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