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Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1991)

1301 20th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 485-2368

Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD is an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care and EYE CLINIC OF MERIDIAN PLLC.

Office Locations

Baptist Memorial Health Care

1301 20th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 485-2368

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

eye exam

intermediate eye exam

visual field test

In 2023, Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD had a list price for eye exam, intermediate eye exam, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. 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:

anterior segment surgery

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

simple cataract surgery

By Affordability:

blepharoplasty

comprehensive eye exam

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

upper lid blepharoplasty

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD performed more anterior segment surgery, eye procedures, SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blepharoplasty, comprehensive eye exam, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and upper lid blepharoplasty 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	111
doctor visit	289
eye procedures	2709
laser treatment	111
plastic surgery procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	62
doctor visit	370
excision	12
eye procedures	2622
laser treatment	62
plastic surgery procedures	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	806

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	921
Black	344
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	614
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	115
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	140
doctor visit	345
eye procedures	3730
laser treatment	198
plastic surgery procedures	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	563
Female	919

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Black	352
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	702
From 75 to 84	465
85 and over	147
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2015 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	177
doctor visit	223
eye procedures	4335
laser treatment	215
ultrasound (sonogram)	45

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	1210
Female	1972

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2380
Black	730
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1566
From 75 to 84	1012
85 and over	314
Less than 65	290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2016 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	167
doctor visit	161
eye procedures	4360
laser treatment	188
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	607
Female	1037

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1193
Black	418
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	765
From 75 to 84	539
85 and over	188
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2017 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	202
doctor visit	188
eye procedures	4279
laser treatment	235
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	601
Female	973

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1169
Black	376
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	742
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	178
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	252
doctor visit	121
eye procedures	4221
laser treatment	252
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	607
Female	949

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	350
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	750
From 75 to 84	524
85 and over	170
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	181
doctor visit	70
eye procedures	3919
laser treatment	181

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	573
Female	942

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1138
Black	347
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	717
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	142
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	172
doctor visit	21
eye procedures	3289
laser treatment	172

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	493
Female	754

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	978
Black	245
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	577
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	119
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2021 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	184
cyst removal	12
excision	27
eye procedures	4888
laser treatment	215
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	687
Female	1082

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1304
Black	423
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	876
From 75 to 84	588
85 and over	174
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	156
excision	13
eye procedures	4607
laser treatment	156
plastic surgery procedures	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	660
Female	1025

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1283
Black	365
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	785
From 75 to 84	612
85 and over	174
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Meridian, MS were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	164
cyst removal	12
doctor visit	198
excision	17
eye procedures	3905
laser treatment	180
plastic surgery procedures	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	589
Female	950

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	359
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1148
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	5
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	513
85 and over	156
Less than 65	134
65 to 74	735

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1991. He has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1991)

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

EYE CLINIC OF MERIDIAN PLLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$1,241 AcrySof $675	LenSx $18	$548
Alcon Vision LLC	$1,069 ARGOS $363	CLAREON $210	NGENUITY $138	AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL $114	AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL $96	Other $148
AbbVie Inc.	$394 DURYSTA $394
Allergan, Inc.	$353 DURYSTA $209	RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $74	LUMIGAN $35	RESTASIS $35
Allergan Inc.	$170 LUMIGAN $138	COMBIGAN $3	$29
Other	$393 TYRVAYA $103	XIIDRA $41	Rhopressa $39	ACTHAR $22	CEQUA $20	Other $167

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,587
Travel and Lodging	$1,032

Biography

Dr. John Mason is a physician who specializes in ophthalmology (eye disease). He attended medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Lawrence Mason JR., 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. John Lawrence Mason JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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