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Dr. Thomas Yau, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

8630 Fenton Street Suite 514
Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 587-1220

Dr. Thomas Yau, MD is an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

8630 Fenton Street Suite 514
Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 587-1220

(301) 587-1269

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Yau, MD performed more comprehensive eye exam procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

In 2012, Dr. Thomas Yau, MD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2012 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	44
doctor visit	422
eye procedures	4862
laser treatment	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	156

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2013 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	55
doctor visit	603
eye procedures	4563
laser treatment	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	186

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	908

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	895
Black	365
Hispanic	0
Asian	78
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	479
85 and over	556
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2014 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	44
doctor visit	530
eye procedures	4183
laser treatment	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	172

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	815

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	788
Black	343
Hispanic	0
Asian	80
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	417
85 and over	510
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2015 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	44
doctor visit	421
eye procedures	4678
laser treatment	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	170

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	828
Female	1706

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1506
Black	704
Hispanic	0
Asian	194
Other	90
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	698
From 75 to 84	838
85 and over	964
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2016 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	41
doctor visit	278
eye procedures	5089
laser treatment	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	172

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	429
Female	921

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	824
Black	362
Hispanic	0
Asian	94
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	447
85 and over	504
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2017 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	45
doctor visit	318
eye procedures	5259
laser treatment	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	195

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	939

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	382
Hispanic	0
Asian	104
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	482
85 and over	495
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2018 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	39
doctor visit	266
eye procedures	4947
laser treatment	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	169

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	919

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	824
Black	354
Hispanic	0
Asian	115
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	473
85 and over	478
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2019 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	32
doctor visit	278
eye procedures	4922
laser treatment	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	171

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	921

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	826
Black	339
Hispanic	25
Asian	129
Other	59
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	465
85 and over	477
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2020 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	24
doctor visit	274
eye procedures	3856
laser treatment	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	102

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	776

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	306
Hispanic	0
Asian	90
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	373
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2021 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	53
doctor visit	316
eye procedures	4777
laser treatment	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	78

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	888

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	777
Black	370
Hispanic	19
Asian	106
Other	76
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	477
85 and over	427
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	50
doctor visit	332
eye procedures	4312
laser treatment	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	328
Hispanic	24
Asian	105
Other	71
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	397
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Yau, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, MD were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	42
doctor visit	367
eye procedures	4677
laser treatment	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	146

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	875

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	350
Asian / Pacific Islander	99
Non-Hispanic White	791
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	52

**Age**
75 to 84	452
85 and over	471
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	342

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Yau, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Maryland.

Licensed In: Maryland

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Yau, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.5 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Yau, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Silver Spring, MD.

2.5

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$1,077 Simbrinza $386	ReSTOR $197	Ilevro $171	Pazeo $148	Durezol $22	Other $152
Allergan Inc.	$1,028 COMBIGAN $302	LUMIGAN $287	RESTASIS $217	OZURDEX $132	ALPHAGAN P $24	Other $66
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$428 LOTEMAX SM $195	PROLENSA $141	LOTEMAX GEL $40	LOTEMAX $37	VYZULTA $16
Shire North American Group Inc	$408 XIIDRA $389	$18
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$377 Bromsite $200	XELPROS $73	CEQUA $71	BromSite (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.075% $34
Other	$2,178 LUCENTIS $289	Optics $202	TYRVAYA $182	CLAREON $126	LOTEMAX GEL $120	Other $1,259

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,244
Education	$172
Entertainment	$60
Gift	$19

Biography

Dr. Thomas Yau is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). He works in Silver Spring, MD. Patient reviews placed Dr. Yau at an average of 2.5 stars (out of 5). He attended medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.