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Julie A. Thums, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

Ohio State University College of Optometry

353 N 8th Street
Medford, WI 54451

(715) 748-2020

Julie A. Thums, OD is an optometrist in Colby, WI specializing in optometry (primary eye care). She graduated from Ohio State University College of Optometry. Julie A. Thums, OD is affiliated with Aspirus Health, HEALTHVIEW EYE CARE CENTER, SC and PERRY ARNDT OD SC.

Office Locations

Aspirus Health

120 Dehne Drive
Colby, WI 54421

(715) 223-4003

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309 E Broadway Avenue
Medford, WI 54451

(715) 748-2020

(715) 748-4565

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Aspirus Health

353 N 8th Street
Medford, WI 54451

(715) 748-2020

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

intraocular lens implant

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

simple cataract surgery

In 2023, Julie A. Thums, OD had a list price for anterior segment surgery, cataract surgery, cataract surgery with IOL implantation, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, extracapsular lens removal, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, and simple cataract surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin. 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:

eye procedures

In 2012, Julie A. Thums, OD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2012 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
eye procedures	365
nursing home care	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2013 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109
eye procedures	1526
nursing home care	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	147

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	34
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2014 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	104
eye procedures	2187
nursing home care	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	144

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	28
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	110
eye procedures	4193

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	366

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	48
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135
eye procedures	4160

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	174

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	27
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2017 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	214
eye procedures	3610
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	260

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	35
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186
eye procedures	4441

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	48
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	133
eye procedures	1772

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	217

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	31
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	0
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	119
eye procedures	1875

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	193

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	22
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	103
eye procedures	3730

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	187

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	24
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2021

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
eye procedures	3738

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	176

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	27
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Julie A. Thums, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Julie A. Thums, OD treated as an optometrist in Colby, WI were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and nursing home care.

doctor visit	133
eye procedures	2872
nursing home care	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	195

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

**Age**
75 to 84	105
85 and over	29
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	168

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Julie A. Thums, OD graduated from Ohio State University College of Optometry. She has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Optometry

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Julie A. Thums, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Aspirus Health

HEALTHVIEW EYE CARE CENTER, SC

PERRY ARNDT OD SC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$102 DAILIES $48	AIR OPTIX $19	Contact Lenses $15	$21
Alcon Vision LLC	$93 DAILIES $41	AIR OPTIX $23	TOTAL30 $14	$15
Optos, Inc.	$62 P200Tx $52	P200TxE $10
Coopervision Inc.	$38 Clariti Contact Lens $13	MyDay Contact Lens $13	Biofinity Contact Lens $12
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG	$19 None Specified $19
Other	$16 LUMIGAN $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$242
Entertainment	$52
Gift	$19
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. Julie Thums' area of specialization is optometry (primary eye care). She is professionally affiliated with Aspirus Health.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2015

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Julie A. Thums, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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