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Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD

(187 Ratings)

Specializes in: Glaucoma and General Ophthalmology

Dartmouth Medical School

Professional interests include: glaucoma

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 581-2352

Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD is an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in glaucoma and general ophthalmology. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD is affiliated with University of Utah Health and UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES.

Office Locations

University of Utah Health

1525 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84119

(801) 213-8841

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University of Utah Health

243 East 6100 South
Murray, UT 84107

(801) 585-3937

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University of Utah Health

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 581-2352

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

eye procedures

glaucoma drainage implant surgery

SCODI of the posterior segment

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

In 2023, Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD performed more eye procedures, glaucoma drainage implant surgery, SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and ultrasound corneal pachymetry procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29
eye procedures	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2013 were eye procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	83
eye procedures	507
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	202
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	71
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
eye procedures	751

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	74
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2015 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	823
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	142
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	76
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1526

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	103
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2017 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1666
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	77
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2018 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1754
ultrasound (sonogram)	74

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	75
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2019 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2899
ultrasound (sonogram)	81

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	249
Hispanic	0
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	144
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2020 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2577
ultrasound (sonogram)	68
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	235
Hispanic	0
Asian	33
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	122
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2021 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	751
eye procedures	2510
laser treatment	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	249
Hispanic	0
Asian	47
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	129
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2022 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	836
eye procedures	2485
ultrasound (sonogram)	87

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	264
Hispanic	0
Asian	49
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	143
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Salt Lake City, UT were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	342
eye procedures	1593
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
laser treatment	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	159
Asian / Pacific Islander	20
Non-Hispanic White	339
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	202
85 and over	92
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	224

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Utah Health

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 187 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Salt Lake City, UT.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$93,029 Product in Development $93,029
Allergan Inc.	$1,744 $1,744
Reichert, Inc.	$57 $57
Alcon Research Ltd	$20 $20

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$87,572
Travel and Lodging	$4,340
Food and Beverage	$2,937

Research Payments

Dr. Ian Franz Pitha, PhD, MD has received 38 research payments totaling $128,992.

Biography

Dr. Ian Pitha's areas of specialization are general ophthalmology and glaucoma. He is especially interested in glaucoma. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Utah Health. After attending Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Pitha completed his residency training at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. Patient reviews placed Dr. Pitha at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5).