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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. John Zdral, MD

Fullerton, CA 92835

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
52nd 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 (3,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Weiss, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
45th 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 (2,467 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jawad Ahmad, MD

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
64th 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 (4,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sean Pieramici, MD

Washington, PA 15301

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
58th 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 (3,005 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Dieck, MD

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
44th 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 (2,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alexander Nguyen, MD

Waterbury, CT 06708

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
76th 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 (4,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Dahl, MD

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
47th 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 (2,776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Asit Pruthi, MD

Salinas, CA 93901

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
45th 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 (2,692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Ellis, MD

Macon, GA 31201

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
30th 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 (1,810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sushant Wagley, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
90th 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 (52,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irene Sasaki, MD

Long Beach, CA 90807

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
62nd 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 (4,093 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joshua Zaffos, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
39th 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 (2,005 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey White, MD

Southern Pines, NC 28387

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
82nd 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 (10,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
23rd 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 (1,930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sonya Shah, MD

Falls Church, VA 22044

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
34th 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 (2,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
31st 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 (2,386 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adnan Mallick, MD

Bloomfield, NJ 07003

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
99th 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 (350,972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Smith, MD

Youngstown, OH 44502

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
86th 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 (10,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Mcknight, MD

Liberty, MO 64068

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (189,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Fernandez, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
14th 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 (1,685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ellie Samadani, MD

San Diego, CA 92117

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
45th 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 (2,698 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tom Chang, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
88th 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 (15,128 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kunal Merchant, MD

Glen Rock, NJ 07452

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
38th 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 (2,405 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Narae Ko, MD

Boston, MA 02111

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
23rd 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 (1,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Michael Wong, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
28th 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 (1,923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashley Neiweem, MD

Madison, WI 53716

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
46th 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 (2,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nidhi Batra, MD

Monroe, LA 71201

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
83rd 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 (11,358 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Fletcher, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
94th 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 (23,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kingsley Okafor, MD

Denver, CO 80210

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
49th 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 (2,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$213 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
10th 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 (1,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hans Heymann, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
18th 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 (1,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Isidoro Zarco, MD

Miami, FL 33135

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
38th 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 (2,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Erin Ong, MD

Fairfax, VA 22033

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
21st 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 (1,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Bennett, MD

Raleigh, NC 27607

★★★★★ 4.9 (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 (1,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Bergren, MD

Monroeville, PA 15146

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
93rd 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 (30,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lance Lemon, MD

Lansing, MI 48910

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
42nd 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 (1,875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
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