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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. Mohammad Yazdanie, MD

Webster, TX 77598

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
37th 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 (1,876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
29th 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 (1,605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Regine Pappas, MD

Melbourne, FL 32935

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
51st 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 (3,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kareem Moussa, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
82nd 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 (8,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tatyana Metelitsina, MD

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
90th 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 (32,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Botsford, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
52nd 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 (2,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Surendar Dwarakanathan, MD

Schererville, IN 46375

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
31st IN 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 (2,220 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jo Ann Giaconi, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
44th 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 (2,598 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$231 Cash

Dr. Gregory Fu, MD

Rockville, MD 20850

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
15th 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 (1,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kavita Surti, MD

Covina, CA 91723

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
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 (2,312 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Goldman, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
31st 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 (2,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Brandon Rodriguez, MD

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
32nd 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 (2,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Karolinne Rocha, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
13th 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 (1,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Hirschbein, MD

Baltimore, MD 21215

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
70th 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 (5,836 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Suiter, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
5th 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 (930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Sophia Wong, MD

Bethesda, MD 20816

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
78th 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 (8,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Miguel Lugo, MD

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
12th 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 (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gowri Pachigolla, MD

Cedar Hill, TX 75104

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
30th 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 (1,591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Tafoya, MD

Waipahu, HI 96797

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
79th 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 (8,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luis Vazquez, MD

Miami, FL 33136

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
28th 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 (1,877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash

Dr. Austin Nakatsuka, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
39th 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 (1,797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Geiger, MD

Fayetteville, NC 28303

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
24th 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 (1,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luv Patel, MD

Southlake, TX 76092

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
83rd 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 (9,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yingna Liu, MD

Tracy, CA 95377

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
90th 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 (19,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Minarcik, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
82nd 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 (12,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vivien Au, DO

Pasadena, CA 91107

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
53rd 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 (3,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sandeep Kakaria, MD

Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
46th 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 (2,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kamal Gupta, MD

Brownstown Twp, MI 48183

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
73rd 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 (3,832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rachel Cook, MD

Brenham, TX 77833

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
20th 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 (1,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Ahrens, MD

Duluth, MN 55811

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
79th 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 (4,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Mellema, MD

Edina, MN 55435

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
16th 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 (986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sandip Suresh, MD

Webster, TX 77598

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
33rd 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 (1,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Max Chikovsky, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
54th 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 (3,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Berestka, MD

Wayzata, MN 55391

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
33rd 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 (1,333 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jill Grennan, MD

Omaha, NE 68131

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
12th NE 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 (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ilan Epstein, MD

Plantation, FL 33324

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
27th 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 (1,861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
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