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Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD

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(Robert James Auerbach, MD)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pediatric Ophthalmology

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1987)

157 E 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021

(212) 517-9931

Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD is a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY specializing in pediatric ophthalmology. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD is affiliated with Optum East.

Office Locations

157 E 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021

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146 Manetto Hill Road Suite 170
Plainview, NY 11803

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1000 Northern Boulevard Suite 190
Great Neck, NY 11021

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2023

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By Affordability:

eye tests

In 2012, Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD had a list price for eye tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2012 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	646
nursing home care	130

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2013 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	715
nursing home care	139

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	105
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	32
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2014 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	872
nursing home care	198

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	12
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	139
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	31
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2015 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	864
nursing home care	208

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	810
Black	36
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	290
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2016 were eye procedures, nursing home care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	898
nursing home care	85
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	15
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	95
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2017 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	968
nursing home care	60

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	15
Hispanic	18
Asian	11
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	96
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	573

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	40
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	231

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	135

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	65

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2020

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	169

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	69

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2021

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	191

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	79

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	11
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2022

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD treated as a pediatric ophthalmologist in New York, NY were eye procedures, nursing home care and ultrasound (sonogram).

eye procedures	569
nursing home care	136
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	257
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	70
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	126

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

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1987. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1987)

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Optum East

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Magnacare, EmblemHealth Plan, Inc, Great West Healthcare, Fidelis, Oscar, Multiplan, Affinity by Molina Healthcare, Aetna, United Healthcare, Tricare, Oxford, Consumer Health Network, Medicare, Healthfirst, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, MVP Health Care, Connecticare, First Health Network, Private Healthcare Systems, Centivo, Northwell Direct Network, The New York State Health Insurance Program, CDPHP, Health Insurance Plan of Greater Network and Partners Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Magnacare

EmblemHealth Plan, Inc

Great West Healthcare

Fidelis

Oscar

Multiplan

Affinity by Molina Healthcare

Aetna

United Healthcare

Tricare

Oxford

Consumer Health Network

Medicare

Healthfirst

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

MVP Health Care

Connecticare

First Health Network

Private Healthcare Systems

Centivo

Northwell Direct Network

The New York State Health Insurance Program

CDPHP

Health Insurance Plan of Greater Network

Partners Health Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$509 Simbrinza $32	Pazeo $13	$464
Allergan Inc.	$417 BOTOX $125	RESTASIS $81	LUMIGAN $69	COMBIGAN $41	NATRELLE 410 IMPLANTS $21	Other $80
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$390 Acuvue $390
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$370 Rhopressa $245	Rocklatan $125
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$225 ULTRA $180	ZYLET $23	ALREX $22
Other	$535 TEPEZZA $138	COMBIGAN $125	XELPROS $87	CEQUA $55	XIIDRA $46	Other $84

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,964
Travel and Lodging	$464
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. Robert Auerbach's area of specialization is pediatric ophthalmology. Dr. Auerbach attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with Optum East. According to Optum East, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Plainview, NY.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert James Auerbach, 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. Robert James Auerbach, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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