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Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD

(98 Ratings)

Specializes in: Eye Disease Ophthalmology (Corneal and External Diseases)

210 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14642

(585) 273-3937

Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD is a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY specializing in eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases). Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD is affiliated with University of Rochester Medical Center and UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER CORNEA SERVICES.

Office Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center

210 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14642

(585) 273-3937

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601 Elmwood Avenue Box 659
Rochester, NY 14642

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In The News

“"If you wear contact lenses in the pool, remove and sterilize them after you get out," said James V. Aquavella, clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine...”—"Contacts Are Lens of Choice for Workouts, Competition : Lifestyles: A recent Gallup poll finds 81% of Americans with vision problems make the switch for any kind of athletic activities.", Los Angeles Times, September 2024

“"I don't think we're talking about an epidemic," said Dr. James Aquavella, director of the cornea research laboratory at the University of Rochester in New York.”—"Extended-Wear Contact Lenses May Be Linked to Vision-Threatening Eye Infections", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“It's becoming functional, but yet, you have to learn how to use it,"according to Eye Specialist James Aquavella, M.D. "For adults, cornea transplants are an option, but a child's immune system...”—"New Procedure Saves Kids' Sight", NBC4 Washington, November 2008

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	87

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	71

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	46

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	76

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	66

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	101

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	93

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	90

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38
eye procedures	41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Rochester, NY were eye procedures.

doctor visit	57
eye procedures	78

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	44
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	2
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	25

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

He completed residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is certified by the Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in New York.

Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center (1961)

Board Certification: Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Rochester Medical Center

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER CORNEA SERVICES

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 98 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rochester, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$20,000 $20,000
Shire North American Group Inc	$5,989 XIIDRA $5,989
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$223 Soft contact lenses $93	$130
Abbott Laboratories	$37 Optics $37
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$35 $35
Other	$12 LOTEMAX GEL $12

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$24,500
Travel and Lodging	$1,489
Food and Beverage	$307

Research Payments

Dr. James V. Aquavella, MD has received 9 research payments totaling $587,415.

Biography

Dr. James Aquavella's area of specialization is eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases). In addition to English, he speaks Italian. He is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Aquavella's training includes a residency program at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Aquavella has a closed panel according to University of Rochester Medical Center.