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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. James Knowles, MD

Beavercreek, OH 45440

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
49th 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 (2,164 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Smith, MD

Dallas, TX 75251

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
19th 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 (1,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Bryan Lee, MD

Los Altos, CA 94024

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
38th 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 (2,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Matthew Kaufman, MD

Cumming, GA 30040

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
35th 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 (2,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Dworak, MD

Woodbury, MN 55125

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
77th 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 (3,659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Ruggiero, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
6th 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 (817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amanda Maltry, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55455

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
27th 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 (1,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Langelier, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
56th 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 (3,980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishal Patel, MD

Plano, TX 75025

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
32nd 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 (1,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Jones, MD

Pocatello, ID 83201

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
9th 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 (1,107 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Lo, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90015

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (6,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Ramin Monshizadeh, MD

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
70th 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 (5,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anna Nogales, MD

Tampa, FL 33607

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
11th 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 (1,033 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Trevin Wallin, MD

Layton, UT 84041

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
65th 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 (3,607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Nehls, MD

Madison, WI 53705

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
40th 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 (1,875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wayne Barish, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
56th 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 (3,973 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Smitha Voleti, MD

Harrison, NY 10528

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
48th 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 (2,607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
52nd 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 (2,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Caleb Morris, MD

Reno, NV 89511

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
23rd NV 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 (1,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Wong, MD

Aiea, HI 96701

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
62nd HI 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 (2,985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elena Roth, MD

Miami, FL 33136

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
2nd 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 (697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jamie Hatcher, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
72nd 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 (5,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Suzanne Falkenberry, MD

LA Crosse, WI 54601

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
71st 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 (3,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Groetsch, MD

Metairie, LA 70006

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
27th 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 (1,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Orr, MD

West Hartford, CT 06107

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
39th 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 (1,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kakarla Chalam, MD

Loma Linda, CA 92354

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
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 (2,805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Praneetha Thulasi, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63108

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
15th 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 (1,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marshall Stafford, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15215

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
88th 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 (1,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Akler, MD

Dearborn, MI 48124

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
33rd 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 (1,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Jacobson, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11211

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
35th 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 (1,933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Grant Heslep, MD

Owatonna, MN 55060

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
25th 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 (1,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rutvi Nord, MD

Jackson, TN 38301

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
11th 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 (1,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
8th 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 (855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Stewart Levine, MD

Bayside, NY 11360

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
28th 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 (1,645 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Pohlod, MD

Orlando, FL 32803

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
11th 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 (1,046 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Frank Lee, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89148

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
3rd NV 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 (763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
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