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Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

210 1st Avenue
Laurel, MT 59044

(406) 628-8668

Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD is an optometrist in Laurel, MT specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

210 1st Avenue
Laurel, MT 59044

(406) 628-8668

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In The News

“"Human nature is to take a shortcut anywhere we can," Dr. Ron Benner, an optometrist in Montana and the president of the American Optometric Association, a professional group, told USA TODAY.”—"Can you really go blind watching a solar eclipse? Real life cautionary tales.", USA Today, March 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

laser eye surgery

secondary cataract surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2023, Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD had a list price for laser eye surgery, secondary cataract surgery, YAG laser capsulotomy, and YAG laser surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Montana. 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. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172
eye procedures	459

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176
eye procedures	398

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	219

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	66
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2013

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
eye procedures	433

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	208

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	62
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2014

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	197
eye procedures	391

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	424

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	126
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143
eye procedures	430

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	210

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	53
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152
eye procedures	449

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	216

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	57
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	11
doctor visit	164
eye procedures	524
laser treatment	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	55
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	17
doctor visit	151
eye procedures	588
laser treatment	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	52
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2019

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181
eye procedures	484

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	38
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	16
doctor visit	145
eye procedures	512
laser treatment	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	50
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2021

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	24
doctor visit	150
eye procedures	505
laser treatment	24

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated as an optometrist in Laurel, MT were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	17
doctor visit	163
eye procedures	470
laser treatment	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD.

**Gender**
Female	223
Male	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	173
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	50
75 to 84	120
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	179

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Montana.

Licensed In: Montana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$635 Acuvue $585	Soft contact lenses $50
Shire North American Group Inc	$167 XIIDRA $167
Coopervision Inc.	$167 MyDay Contact Lens $99	CVI Contact Lens $68
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$145 Contact Lenses $54	$91
LifeScan, Inc.	$85 OneTouch $85
Other	$254 AdaptDx $79	Precision 1 $61	TYRVAYA $50	DAILIES $18	$46

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,333
Honoraria	$50
Education	$38
Travel and Lodging	$32

Biography

Dr. Ronald Benner practices optometry (primary eye care) in Laurel, MT. Dr. Benner has obtained a license to practice in Montana.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2023

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, 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 Dr. Ronald Lee Benner, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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