Ophthalmology, United States
Individual Ophthalmology providers billing Original Medicare Part B nationally: 17,519 in 2024.
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Available data
- Specialty
- Ophthalmology (the provider type on the Medicare claims record; individuals only)
- Geography
- United States.
- Data years
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Providers by year
- 2020: 17,631 · 2021: 17,489 · 2022: 17,442 · 2023: 17,459 · 2024: 17,519
Ophthalmology by state
Market Comparisons are prepared for a metro area or a state's area outside metro areas. Pick a state, then a metro. Provider counts are for 2024.
- Alabama (191)
- Alaska (24)
- Arizona (293)
- Arkansas (108)
- California (2,144)
- Colorado (288)
- Connecticut (255)
- Delaware (39)
- District of Columbia (62)
- Florida (1,263)
- Georgia (428)
- Guam (4)
- Hawaii (103)
- Idaho (62)
- Illinois (667)
- Indiana (236)
- Iowa (135)
- Kansas (128)
- Kentucky (186)
- Louisiana (255)
- Maine (68)
- Maryland (447)
- Massachusetts (558)
- Michigan (608)
- Minnesota (303)
- Mississippi (124)
- Missouri (284)
- Montana (43)
- Nebraska (81)
- Nevada (112)
- New Hampshire (75)
- New Jersey (531)
- New Mexico (69)
- New York (1,438)
- North Carolina (512)
- North Dakota (36)
- Northern Mariana Islands (1)
- Ohio (597)
- Oklahoma (158)
- Oregon (263)
- Pennsylvania (810)
- Puerto Rico (181)
- Rhode Island (66)
- South Carolina (262)
- South Dakota (42)
- Tennessee (326)
- Texas (1,238)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (5)
- Utah (168)
- Vermont (31)
- Virginia (445)
- Washington (373)
- West Virginia (81)
- Wisconsin (304)
- Wyoming (6)
Groups with the most Ophthalmology providers nationally
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group (154 Ophthalmology providers)
- Permanente Medical Group Inc (130 Ophthalmology providers)
- Wills Eye Ophthalmology Clinic, Inc (108 Ophthalmology providers)
- Massachusetts Eye And Ear Associates, Inc (97 Ophthalmology providers)
- University Of Miami (92 Ophthalmology providers)
- Associated Retinal Consultants LLC (86 Ophthalmology providers)
- Eye Centers Of America LLC (82 Ophthalmology providers)
- Sight Medical Doctors PLLC (82 Ophthalmology providers)
Group affiliation: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file; data year 2024. Ordered by the count of providers of the specialty, then by name; groups tied at the end of the list are left out.
Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; payments go to the billing entity. How every figure is computed: methodology, including known limitations.
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service).