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Dr. Howard Kessler, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

Salus University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry (1980)

5330 Nesconset Highway
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

(631) 331-3883

Dr. Howard Kessler, OD is an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from Salus University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1980 and has 46 years of experience.

Office Locations

5330 Nesconset Highway
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

(631) 331-3883

(631) 642-1506

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

eye exam

In 2023, Dr. Howard Kessler, OD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, and eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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 10%

By Volume:

fundus photography

In 2023, Dr. Howard Kessler, OD performed more fundus photography procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 25%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

eye procedures

In 2012, Dr. Howard Kessler, OD performed more comprehensive eye exam, and eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	452

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	610

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	14
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	527

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	11
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	643

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	647

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	628

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	646

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	13
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	602

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	523

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	538

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	20
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	534

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	19
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard Kessler, OD treated as an optometrist in Port Jefferson Station, NY were eye procedures.

eye procedures	577

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	255
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	80
85 and over	7
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	163

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	2
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Howard Kessler, OD graduated from Salus University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1980. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Salus University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry (1980)

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Coopervision Inc.	$247 CVI Contact Lens $197	Clariti Contact Lens $36	Biofinity Contact Lens $14
Visioneering Technologies, Inc.	$217 $217
Bausch and Lomb Inc.	$151 LOTEMAX GEL $105	$46
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$131 PROLENSA $119	ULTRA $12
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$130 Photrexa $130

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$876

Biography

Dr. Howard Kessler practices optometry (primary eye care) in Port Jefferson Station, NY. Dr. Kessler has obtained a license to practice in New York.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Kessler, OD From 2012 - 2022

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