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Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

240 Minnesota Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 718-5123

Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD is an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

240 Minnesota Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 718-5123

(605) 719-9509

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2012 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	30
capsulotomy	245
doctor visit	1374
excision	31
eye procedures	3034
injections	35
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	249
laser treatment	245
minimally invasive procedures	35
plastic surgery procedures	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	22
capsulotomy	241
doctor visit	1527
excision	14
eye procedures	2818
injections	25
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	220
laser treatment	241
minimally invasive procedures	25
plastic surgery procedures	69
preventive care	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
vaccines	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	839

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	547
85 and over	230
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2014 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	26
capsulotomy	246
doctor visit	1639
excision	17
eye procedures	2697
lab tests	240
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	306
laser treatment	246
plastic surgery procedures	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	513
Female	843

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	558
85 and over	232
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	263
doctor visit	1514
excision	24
eye procedures	2388
lab tests	55
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	222
laser treatment	263
plastic surgery procedures	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1036
Female	1544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2468
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	988
From 75 to 84	1072
85 and over	424
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2015

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	12
capsulotomy	236
doctor visit	1450
eye procedures	2412
lab tests	58
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	224
laser treatment	236
plastic surgery procedures	41

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	702

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	469
85 and over	205
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	316
doctor visit	1415
excision	13
eye procedures	2344
lab tests	28
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	188
laser treatment	316
plastic surgery procedures	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	715

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	197
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	221
doctor visit	1321
excision	11
eye procedures	2264
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	175
laser treatment	221
plastic surgery procedures	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	655

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1041
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	427
85 and over	176
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	265
doctor visit	1252
excision	31
eye procedures	2537
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	140
laser treatment	265
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	471
Female	645

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1051
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	471
From 75 to 84	423
85 and over	183
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	198
doctor visit	953
excision	29
eye procedures	1755
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	117
laser treatment	198
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	503

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	395
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	119
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	187
doctor visit	1071
eye procedures	1200
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	82
laser treatment	187

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	733
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	126
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	83
doctor visit	541
eye procedures	443
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	33
laser treatment	83

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	80
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Rapid City, SD were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

ablation	22
capsulotomy	227
doctor visit	1277
excision	21
eye procedures	2172
injections	30
lab tests	95
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	177
laser treatment	227
minimally invasive procedures	30
plastic surgery procedures	38
preventive care	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
vaccines	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD.

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	653

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1033
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	32
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	431
85 and over	179
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	436

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rapid City, SD.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bausch and Lomb Inc.	$1,679 VICTUS $1,593	STELLARIS PC $85
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$532 Wavelight $532
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$462 VICTUS $386	TRULIGN TORIC $53	STELLARIS PC $23
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$162 STELLARIS $137	VICTUS $25
The Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc.	$107 iStent $66	Blink Tears $40
Other	$147 Photrexa $61	XIIDRA $28	RESTASIS $27	RayOne Aspheric $13	LUMIGAN $11	Other $7

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,765
Education	$1,323

Biography

Dr. Paul Wright is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease) in Rapid City, SD. His average rating from his patients is 1.0 stars (out of 5).

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Wright, MD 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. Paul Louis Wright, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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