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Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (2016)

3519 Watermelon Road
Northport, AL 35473

(205) 758-0242

Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD is an optometrist in Northport, AL specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry in 2016 and has 10 years of experience. Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD is affiliated with LANDRETH AND ASSOCIATES INC.

Office Locations

3519 Watermelon Road
Northport, AL 35473

(205) 758-0242

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

extraocular surgery

intraocular lens implant

lacrimal surgery

lacrimal procedures

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

punctal occlusion

punctal plug insertion

simple cataract surgery

In 2023, Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, 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, extraocular surgery, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, lacrimal surgery, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, punctal occlusion, punctal plug insertion, and simple cataract surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

eye tests

fundus photography

visual field test

In 2023, Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD had a list price for eye tests, fundus photography, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

By Affordability:

corneal pachymetry

ophthalmic ultrasound

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), ophthalmic ultrasound, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and ultrasound corneal pachymetry 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

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2016 were eye procedures, nursing home care and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
eye procedures	107
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	26
nursing home care	55

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	141

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	34
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and dementia.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	58
Dementia	35
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2017 were eye procedures, nursing home care, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	508
eye procedures	499
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	124
nursing home care	148
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	389
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	79
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	48
Dementia	26
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2018 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, nursing home care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	482
eye procedures	704
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	165
nursing home care	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	416
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	91
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	51
Dementia	27
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2019 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	405
eye procedures	2995
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	126
nursing home care	93

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	407
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	72
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2020 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	255
eye procedures	474
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	108
nursing home care	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	242
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	39
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2021 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	253
eye procedures	2179
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	92
nursing home care	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	231
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	39
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2022 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	195
eye procedures	2934
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	53
nursing home care	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	183
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	37
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL during 2023 were eye procedures, nursing home care, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	204
eye procedures	1800
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	59
nursing home care	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	45
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD treated as an optometrist in Northport, AL were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, nursing home care and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	302
eye procedures	1461
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	94
nursing home care	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD.

**Gender**
Female	271
Male	137

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	269
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	54
75 to 84	92
Less than 65	120
65 to 74	141

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD From 2016 - 2023

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	9
Dementia	23

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry in 2016. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (2016)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LANDRETH AND ASSOCIATES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$106 RESTASIS $97	$9
Coopervision Inc.	$103 Clariti Contact Lens $103
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$69 ULTRA $69
Alcon Vision LLC	$69 AIR OPTIX $31	TOTAL30 $21	DAILIES $16
Allergan, Inc.	$62 RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $25	COMBIGAN $20	RESTASIS $17
Other	$286 ACTHAR $60	None Specified $39	Infuse $30	CEQUA $27	ZYLET $24	Other $107

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$656
Gift	$39

Biography

Dr. Richard Zhou is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Northport, AL. Dr. Zhou has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Zhou, OD From 2016 - 2023

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