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Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous) and Surgery

Penn State College of Medicine

174 Thomas Johnson Drive Suite 204
Frederick, MD 21702

(301) 228-2946

Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD is a retina specialist in Frederick, MD specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) and surgery. He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine. Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD is affiliated with Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown Maryland and ROBERT E PARNES MD LLC.

Office Locations

174 Thomas Johnson Drive Suite 204
Frederick, MD 21702

(301) 228-2946

(301) 228-2945

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246 Eastern Boulevard Suite 102
Hagerstown, MD 21740

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961 S Main Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

diagnostic B-scan

eye procedures

focal photocoagulation for retinal lesion

intravitreal drug injection

photocoagulation

photocoagulation to prevent retinal detachment

SCODI of the posterior segment

vitreoretinal surgical procedures

By Affordability:

intravitreal drug injection

intravitreal injection

photocoagulation

retinal photocoagulation

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD performed more comprehensive eye exam, diagnostic B-scan, eye procedures, focal photocoagulation for retinal lesion, intravitreal drug injection, photocoagulation, photocoagulation to prevent retinal detachment, SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and vitreoretinal surgical procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for intravitreal drug injection, intravitreal injection, photocoagulation, and retinal photocoagulation 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 25%

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2012, Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland. 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 E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	34
doctor visit	362
eye procedures	6214
injections	954
photocoagulation	124
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	232
eye procedures	6974
injections	1271
photocoagulation	98
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	742

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1192
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	273
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	24
doctor visit	124
eye procedures	6406
injections	1315
photocoagulation	101
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	661

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	402
85 and over	248
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	26
doctor visit	174
eye procedures	6594
injections	1278
photocoagulation	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	948
Female	1346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2186
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	904
From 75 to 84	810
85 and over	480
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	23
doctor visit	140
eye procedures	6816
injections	1396
photocoagulation	86
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	659

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1067
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	232
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	30
doctor visit	181
eye procedures	6405
injections	1269
photocoagulation	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	488
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1116
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	395
85 and over	251
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	43
doctor visit	314
eye procedures	7980
injections	1550
photocoagulation	88
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	527
Female	766

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1207
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	543
From 75 to 84	402
85 and over	273
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	45
doctor visit	248
eye procedures	7934
injections	1596
photocoagulation	66
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	527
Female	768

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1207
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	542
From 75 to 84	398
85 and over	278
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	35
doctor visit	234
eye procedures	7101
injections	1617
photocoagulation	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	713

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1160
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	531
From 75 to 84	413
85 and over	240
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	21
eye procedures	7885
injections	1857
photocoagulation	45
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	509
Female	713

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1134
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	505
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	257
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	28
eye procedures	7912
injections	1903
photocoagulation	62
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	701

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1099
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	425
85 and over	241
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD treated as a retina specialist in Frederick, MD were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

diagnostic imaging	29
doctor visit	223
eye procedures	7111
injections	1455
photocoagulation	80
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	496
Female	706

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	30
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1130
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	24

**Age**
75 to 84	407
85 and over	252
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	485

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine. He completed residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine

Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown Maryland

ROBERT E PARNES MD LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
US Retina LLC	$4,323 $4,323
ThromboGenics, Inc.	$3,246 JETREA $3,246
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$1,762 CIRRUS HD-OCT $137	$1,625
Allergan Inc.	$431 OZURDEX $421	RESTASIS $10
Genentech USA, Inc.	$350 VABYSMO $189	LUCENTIS $161
Other	$440 EYLEA aflibercept injection $141	Eylea $44	ILUVIEN $40	None Specified $39	EYLEA HD $36	Other $140

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$4,323
Food and Beverage	$2,524
Education	$2,034
Consulting Fee	$1,625
Gift	$39
Other	$7

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Robert E. Parnes, MD.

US Retina LLC	2022	$12,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2020	$12,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2017	$12,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2019	$12,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2018	$12,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2016	$12,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2015	$12,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares

Biography

Dr. Robert Parnes is a medical specialist in surgery and vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). Before performing his residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Dr. Parnes attended Penn State College of Medicine for medical school.