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Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

5305 Robinhood Village Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

(336) 924-9121

Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD is an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

5305 Robinhood Village Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

(336) 924-9121

(336) 924-6215

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

fundus photography

visual field test

In 2023, Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD had a list price for fundus photography, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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 Affordability:

eye tests

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD had a list price for eye tests, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74
eye procedures	2209

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77
eye procedures	2810

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	45
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	83
eye procedures	2337

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	34
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101
eye procedures	1818

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	62
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84
eye procedures	2804

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	45
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88
eye procedures	2399

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	39
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149
eye procedures	1675

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	32
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	163
eye procedures	1916

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113
eye procedures	831

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	119
eye procedures	310

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149
eye procedures	931

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated as an optometrist in Winston-Salem, NC were eye procedures.

doctor visit	109
eye procedures	1821

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD.

**Gender**
Female	144
Male	92

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	196
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	75
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	108

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, 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.	$1,852 Soft contact lenses $1,177	Acuvue $644	ACUVUE REVITALENS MPDS $32
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$1,091 BIOTRUE ONE DAY $667	BTOD $201	Infuse $183	BIOTRUE $17	VYZULTA $13	Other $9
Coopervision Inc.	$1,021 Multiple Brands Contact Lens $632	MyDay Contact Lens $151	CVI Contact Lens $92	Clariti Contact Lens $37	MiSight Contact Lens $25	Other $84
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$957 Contact Lenses $100	Pazeo $91	AIR OPTIX $43	DAILIES $34	Pataday $23	Other $666
Alcon Vision LLC	$606 DAILIES $355	Precision 1 $78	DAILIES TOTAL1 $73	MARLO $58	CLAREON $42
Other	$2,583 ULTRA $392	Infuse $219	RESTASIS $200	XIIDRA $191	AdaptDx $161	Other $1,419

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,608
Travel and Lodging	$809
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$350
Entertainment	$247
Education	$78
Other	$19

Biography

Dr. Walter Appanaitis is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Appanaitis has obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, 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. Walter Alexander Appanaitis, OD From 2012 - 2022

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