Medicare spending analysis for Optometry providers
Optometry accounts for $7.9B in Medicare payments across 284.2K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 2.3x is below the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $731.3M | 15.7M | 26.8K | — |
| 2015 | $755.6M | 16.5M | 27.1K | +3.3% |
| 2016 | $782.0M | 17.5M | 27.5K | +3.5% |
| 2017 | $781.2M | 18.0M | 28.1K | -0.1% |
| 2018 | $818.6M | 19.2M | 28.6K | +4.8% |
| 2019 | $867.2M | 20.0M | 29.2K | +5.9% |
| 2020 | $665.3M | 14.8M | 28.2K | -23.3% |
| 2021 | $837.4M | 18.1M | 29.4K | +25.9% |
| 2022 | $823.3M | 18.3M | 29.5K | -1.7% |
| 2023 | $864.5M | 18.8M | 29.7K | +5.0% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Hamar | CA | $2.3M | 30.7K | $76.43 |
| 2 | Baljit Sohal | CA | $2.3M | 30.2K | $76.37 |
| 3 | Helen Boerman | TN | $1.1M | 2.3K | $476.89 |
| 4 | Brian Landrum | OH | $886.1K | 7.8K | $114.19 |
| 5 | Kellen Kashiwa | HI | $784.8K | 6.7K | $116.28 |
| 6 | Jacob Shafran | NY | $781.9K | 7.1K | $110.42 |
| 7 | Kevin Munson | TX | $780.7K | 12.4K | $62.84 |
| 8 | Elise Svennevik | TN | $756.9K | 2.2K | $348.49 |
| 9 | Boris Kapelnik | NY | $750.7K | 15.8K | $47.63 |
| 10 | Justin Treat | CA | $730.2K | 6.8K | $106.89 |
| 11 | Jonathan Mennucci | CA | $712.7K | 10.9K | $65.48 |
| 12 | Ranjeet Bajwa | CA | $678.6K | 6.9K | $98.23 |
| 13 | Jeffrey Wine | AZ | $673.6K | 9.8K | $69.07 |
| 14 | Harryjohn Panaretos | NJ | $653.9K | 6.9K | $95.15 |
| 15 | Timothy Anderson | MI | $634.2K | 3.3K | $194.36 |
| 16 | Bertram Buie | TX | $615.0K | 11.7K | $52.58 |
| 17 | Thomas Kislan | PA | $597.0K | 9.7K | $61.46 |
| 18 | Anahit Sahakyan | CA | $583.8K | 5.1K | $114.24 |
| 19 | Orysya Protas | NY | $565.6K | 7.7K | $73.32 |
| 20 | Richard Bransgrove | FL | $562.3K | 5.7K | $98.23 |
| 21 | Sharis Gharabeki | CA | $556.0K | 5.2K | $106.73 |
| 22 | Jeslyn Hwang | NJ | $550.7K | 6.6K | $83.20 |
| 23 | Kyle Hrymack | NJ | $549.3K | 5.4K | $101.58 |
| 24 | Jeffrey Ward | OH | $547.2K | 10.9K | $50.40 |
| 25 | Dean Brown | WY | $535.4K | 8.8K | $60.95 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | $273.8M | 3.5M | $78.76 |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $104.0M | 1.8M | $58.66 |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $99.3M | 1.2M | $82.29 |
| 92004 | New patient complete exam of visual system | $78.8M | 840.5K | $93.70 |
| 92012 | Established patient problem focused exam of visual system | $53.2M | 865.3K | $61.43 |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | $39.5M | 1.6M | $24.58 |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | $33.6M | 810.0K | $41.52 |
| 92134 | Imaging of retina | $25.8M | 973.6K | $26.53 |
| 65778 | Placement of amniotic membrane on eye surface for wound healing | $22.7M | 21.9K | $1.0K |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $22.0M | 212.0K | $103.91 |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | $19.0M | 820.0K | $23.17 |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $14.9M | 4.1M | $3.58 |
| 68761 | Closure of tear duct opening using plug | $14.6M | 154.9K | $94.57 |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | $9.3M | 258.1K | $36.17 |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | $6.5M | 96.8K | $67.09 |
| 92273 | Measurement of retinal and optic nerve function | $5.7M | 61.7K | $92.77 |
| 83861 | Microfluid analysis of tears | $4.5M | 206.9K | $21.96 |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $3.8M | 207.7K | $18.27 |
| 92002 | New patient problem focused exam of visual system | $2.6M | 44.2K | $59.68 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $2.6M | 20.9K | $122.18 |
Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.