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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. Anu Desai, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
45th 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 (2,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pratap Challa, MD

Durham, NC 27705

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
72nd 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 (4,942 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Odette Callender, MD

Danville, VA 24541

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
90th 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 (35,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Saperstein, MD

Bellevue, WA 98004

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
91st 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 (32,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Rhonda Barrett, MD

Rock Hill, SC 29732

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
70th 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 (5,107 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Annapurna Singh, MD

Cleveland, OH 44106

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
55th 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 (2,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meredith Diehl, MD

Henrico, VA 23233

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
23rd 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 (1,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeanie Paik, MD

San Jose, CA 95126

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
43rd 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 (2,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
26th 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 (1,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Audrey Chow, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
19th 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 (1,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Padousis, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
12th 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 (1,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacqueline Gabay, MD

Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
54th 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 (3,365 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Kirszrot, MD

Westwood, NJ 07675

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
61st 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 (3,902 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eli Moses, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
36th 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 (1,864 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Bradley Katz, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
15th 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 (1,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mansi Talati, MD

Columbus, OH 43212

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
94th 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 (1,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shandiz Tehrani, MD

Portland, OR 97239

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
36th 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 (1,693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shaheen Kavoussi, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
82nd 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 (9,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$212 Cash

Dr. Mark Kontos, MD

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
21st 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 (1,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jay Lustbader, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
85th DC 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 (965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lekha Gopal, MD

Wayne, NJ 07470

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
12th 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 (1,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zane Anwar, MD

Houston, TX 77070

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
38th 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 (1,936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$212 Cash

Dr. Nilesh Sheth, MD

Stoneham, MA 02180

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
30th 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 (1,784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. John Matthews, MD

Greensboro, NC 27401

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
85th 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 (13,652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramez Haddadin, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
15th 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 (1,215 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Katrina Chin Loy, MD

Washington, DC 20060

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
4th DC 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 (695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shih Yin Kao, MD

Lagrange, GA 30240

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
79th 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 (5,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Glavin, MD

LA Grange Park, IL 60526

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
54th 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 (3,087 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. William Wagnon, MD

Lufkin, TX 75904

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
96th 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 (2,983 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irene Barbazetto, MD

New York, NY 10022

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
97th 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 (38,467 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Esther Rettig, MD

Mcpherson, KS 67460

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
82nd KS 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 (22,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ghassan Ghorayeb, MD

Clarksburg, WV 26301

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
69th WV 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 (3,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Earle Sanford, MD

Clinton, MO 64735

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
21st 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 (1,505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Robertson, MD

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
55th 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 (3,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Calvin Brown, MD

Olive Branch, MS 38654

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
91st MS 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 (19,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bairn Walker, MD

Sheridan, WY 82801

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
75th WY 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 (2,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
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