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Michael R. Politzer, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

5300 Maryland Way Suite 160
Brentwood, TN 37027

(615) 604-2949

Michael R. Politzer, OD is an optometrist in Franklin, TN specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

144 Timberline Drive
Franklin, TN 37069

(615) 330-3895

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5300 Maryland Way Suite 160
Brentwood, TN 37027

(615) 604-2949

(615) 376-0083

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In The News

“Michael Politzer, an optometrist in Brentwood, Tenn., who has prescribed about a half-dozen pairs of ChromaGen lenses, says that he's seen "great results with properly screened patients."”—"The Healthy Skeptic: Promise of ChromaGen lenses for dyslexia a bit blurry", Los Angeles Times, November 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2012 were eye procedures and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	199
evoked potential test	20
eye procedures	266

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2013 were eye procedures and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	228
evoked potential test	15
eye procedures	283

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	14
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2014 were eye procedures and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	240
evoked potential test	25
eye procedures	302

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	13
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	222
eye procedures	270

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	114

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	32
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2016 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	126
eye procedures	366
nursing home care	126

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	63
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	60
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2017 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	104
eye procedures	606
nursing home care	243

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	118
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	64
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	47
Dementia	73
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2018 were nursing home care and eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	307
nursing home care	351

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	166
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	75
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN during 2019 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	44
nursing home care	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	22
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Michael R. Politzer, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated as an optometrist in Franklin, TN were eye procedures, nursing home care and evoked potential test.

doctor visit	186
evoked potential test	20
eye procedures	305
nursing home care	187

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	114
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	53
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	43

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Michael R. Politzer, OD treated were hypertension, dementia, depression and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	37
Cancer	2

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Michael R. Politzer, 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.	$278 Acuvue $176	Soft contact lenses $102
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$216 Pazeo $116	AIR OPTIX $100
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$196 CIRRUS HD-OCT $196
Bausch and Lomb Inc.	$196 LOTEMAX GEL $196
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$106 ULTRA $106
Other	$95 Avenova $95

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,086

Biography

Dr. Michael Politzer specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Brentwood, TN and Franklin, TN. Dr. Politzer obtained a license to practice in Tennessee.

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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 Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael R. Politzer, OD From 2012 - 2019

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General Payments

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