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Dr. John William Thomas, MD

(308 Ratings)

Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

158 Clinic Avenue
Carrollton, GA 30117

(770) 834-1008

Dr. John William Thomas, MD is a retina specialist in Decatur, GA specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). Dr. John William Thomas, MD is affiliated with Emory-Dekalb, Emory-St. Joseph and Georgia Vision Institute.

Office Locations

1457 Scott Boulevard
Decatur, GA 30030

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Georgia Vision Institute

158 Clinic Avenue
Carrollton, GA 30117

(770) 834-1008

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

By Affordability:

eye exam

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. John William Thomas, MD performed more ultrasound corneal pachymetry procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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:

eye procedures

By Affordability:

intraocular injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. John William Thomas, MD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for intraocular injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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 Volume:

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

eye injection

intravitreal drug injection

intravitreal injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. John William Thomas, MD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, eye injection, intravitreal drug injection, and intravitreal injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1283
eye procedures	5139
injections	979
photocoagulation	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1050
eye procedures	5055
injections	896
photocoagulation	62

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	807

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1161
Black	116
Hispanic	19
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	361
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2014 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	850
eye procedures	5393
injections	1061
photocoagulation	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	480
Female	791

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1102
Black	119
Hispanic	16
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	439
85 and over	367
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2015 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	848
eye procedures	5137
injections	971
photocoagulation	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	948
Female	1536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2162
Black	224
Hispanic	0
Asian	36
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	768
From 75 to 84	848
85 and over	716
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2016 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	835
eye procedures	5238
injections	1107
photocoagulation	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	478
Female	752

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1072
Black	102
Hispanic	15
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	403
85 and over	363
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2017 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	618
eye procedures	5412
injections	1058
photocoagulation	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	503
Female	730

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1076
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	19
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	436
85 and over	336
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2018 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	429
eye procedures	5194
injections	1004

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	475
Female	693

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1029
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	312
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2019 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	631
eye procedures	5265
injections	991

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	714

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1068
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	324
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2020 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	519
eye procedures	4745
injections	937

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	943
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	306
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2021 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	399
eye procedures	4611
injections	856

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	927
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	399
85 and over	301
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA during 2022 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	411
eye procedures	4660
injections	752

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	645

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	961
Black	82
Hispanic	14
Asian	13
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	302
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John William Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated as a retina specialist in Decatur, GA were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	715
eye procedures	5077
injections	964
photocoagulation	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	721

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	100
Asian / Pacific Islander	19
Non-Hispanic White	1045
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	431
85 and over	335
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	373

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John William Thomas, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He is certified by the ophthalmology and has served as president of the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology and has a state license in Georgia.

Board Certification: ophthalmology and has served as president of the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John William Thomas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Emory-Dekalb, Emory-St. Joseph

Georgia Vision Institute

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John William Thomas, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 308 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John William Thomas, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Decatur, GA.

4.81

Overall Rating

(308 Ratings)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$6,028 OZURDEX $5,455	LUMIGAN $70	RESTASIS $51	COMBIGAN $19	$433
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$620 CEQUA $295	XELPROS $254	Bromsite $71
Genentech USA, Inc.	$532 LUCENTIS $532
Allergan, Inc.	$507 LUMIGAN $284	RESTASIS $93	DURYSTA $46	RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $44	OZURDEX $40
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$334 EYLEA aflibercept injection $228	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $105
Other	$2,093 ACTHAR $301	SYFOVRE $195	Healon Viscoelastics $122	Eylea $104	Izervay $104	Other $1,266

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$5,629
Food and Beverage	$4,192
Education	$245
Travel and Lodging	$48

Biography

Dr. John Thomas sees patients in Decatur, GA and Carrollton, GA. His medical specialty is vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). The average patient rating for Dr. Thomas is 5.0 stars (out of 5).

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John William Thomas, MD 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. John William Thomas, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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