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Dr. David Fargason, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

7777 Hennessy Boulevard Suite 4000
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 766-7441

Dr. David Fargason, MD is an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

7777 Hennessy Boulevard Suite 4000
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

laser eye surgery

ophthalmic ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. David Fargason, MD had a list price for laser eye surgery, and ophthalmic ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

corneal pachymetry

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

eye tests

glaucoma surgery

intraocular lens implant

laser glaucoma surgery

laser trabeculoplasty

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

ophthalmic biometry

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

secondary cataract surgery

simple cataract surgery

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2012, Dr. David Fargason, MD had a list price for anterior segment surgery, cataract surgery, cataract surgery with IOL implantation, corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, extracapsular lens removal, eye tests, glaucoma surgery, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, laser glaucoma surgery, laser trabeculoplasty, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, ophthalmic biometry, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), secondary cataract surgery, simple cataract surgery, ultrasound corneal pachymetry, YAG laser capsulotomy, and YAG laser surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2012 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	141
cyst removal	15
doctor visit	30
excision	15
eye procedures	3163
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	92
laser treatment	158
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2013 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	147
doctor visit	15
eye procedures	2678
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	35
laser treatment	158
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	808

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1132
Black	117
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	591
From 75 to 84	507
85 and over	139
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	113
eye procedures	2498
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	13
laser treatment	125

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	721

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1054
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	152
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	107
doctor visit	17
eye procedures	2323
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	21
laser treatment	107
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	912
Female	1390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1990
Black	208
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1106
From 75 to 84	822
85 and over	284
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	99
eye procedures	2340
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	14
laser treatment	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	750

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1066
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	568
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	171
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2017 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	103
eye procedures	2352
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	123
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	660

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	934
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	516
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	144
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	107
eye procedures	2134
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	12
laser treatment	107

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	597

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	851
Black	103
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	122
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2019 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	97
eye procedures	2483
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	111

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	644

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	908
Black	103
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	133
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2020 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	57
eye procedures	2206
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	12
laser treatment	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	737
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	433
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	98
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	79
eye procedures	2396
laser treatment	79
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	643

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	491
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	125
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	44
eye procedures	1950
laser treatment	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	735
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	117
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	3
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Fargason, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, LA were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

capsulotomy	99
cyst removal	15
doctor visit	20
excision	15
eye procedures	2411
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	26
laser treatment	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	662

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	101
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	933
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	24

**Age**
75 to 84	401
85 and over	135
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	510

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Fargason, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Fargason, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Fargason, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Baton Rouge, LA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-10-24

Dr David Fargason performed cataract surgery on both my eyes.  My eyes are now perfect, I read and see faraway with no problem.  His staff could not be any better from office staff to  surgical staff, they were perfect.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Fargason, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$2,825 CataractEquipment $414	Cataract Equipment $279	ReSTOR $273	ORA $251	LenSx $206	Other $1,402
Alcon Vision LLC	$1,549 CLAREON $470	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $246	LenSx $155	Hydrus Microstent $137	ARGOS $125	Other $415
Allergan Inc.	$891 RESTASIS $317	LUMIGAN $289	COMBIGAN $65	$221
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$720 iSTENT iNJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $319	iStent inject W $274	ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $126
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$561 LOTEMAX SM $239	LOTEMAX GEL $220	LOTEMAX $102
Other	$1,973 XIIDRA $318	EYSUVIS $185	AmnioGuard $158	TYRVAYA $128	DURYSTA $91	Other $1,092

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,372
Travel and Lodging	$108
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. David Fargason's area of specialization is ophthalmology (eye disease). He is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Fargason, MD From 2012 - 2022

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