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Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (2003)

201 Rosa Lane
Florence, AL 35630

(256) 760-7213

Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD is an optometrist in Florence, AL specializing in optometry (primary eye care). She graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD is affiliated with FLORENCE EYE CENTER, INC.

Office Locations

201 Rosa Lane
Florence, AL 35630

(256) 760-7213

(256) 760-7272

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2023

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eye tests

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD had a list price for eye tests, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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 Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2012 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	39
eye procedures	517
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2013 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128
eye procedures	564
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	35
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2014 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
eye procedures	537
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	32
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2015 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172
eye procedures	497
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	70
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	203
eye procedures	452

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	29
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	151
eye procedures	344

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	16
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	151
eye procedures	491

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	20
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20
eye procedures	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93
eye procedures	223

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	17
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	94
eye procedures	213

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD treated as an optometrist in Florence, AL were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	110
eye procedures	386
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	187
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	55
85 and over	21
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry in 2003. She has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (2003)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

FLORENCE EYE CENTER, INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$83 Precision 1 $35	DAILIES $18	AIR OPTIX $17	$14
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$44 BioDfactor $44
Shire North American Group Inc	$38 XIIDRA $38
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$32 $32
Allergan Inc.	$14 RESTASIS $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$173
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Kathryn Thigpen works as an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Florence, AL. Dr. Thigpen has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Kathryn E. Thigpen, 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 Kathryn E. Thigpen, OD From 2012 - 2022

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