In 2023, Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD had a list price for cataract surgery, cataract surgery with IOL implantation, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, extracapsular lens removal, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, and simple cataract surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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

simple cataract surgery

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

YAG laser capsulotomy

By Affordability:

sutureless amniotic membrane transplantation

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD performed more anterior segment surgery, simple cataract surgery, ultrasound corneal pachymetry, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for sutureless amniotic membrane transplantation (e.g. ProKera) 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. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	116

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	316

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	54
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	52
eye procedures	1202
laser treatment	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	27
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	45
eye procedures	1458
lab tests	28
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	15
laser treatment	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	776
Black	30
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	70
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2016 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	61
eye procedures	1726
lab tests	67
laser treatment	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	47
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	75
excision	20
eye procedures	2026
laser treatment	75
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	27
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	39
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	85
excision	12
eye procedures	2324
laser treatment	85
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
transplant procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	28
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	53
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	112
doctor visit	11
excision	20
eye procedures	2563
laser treatment	112
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
transplant procedures	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	79

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	55
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	107
doctor visit	104
excision	15
eye procedures	1807
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	27
laser treatment	107
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
transplant procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	72

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	23
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	48
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	128
doctor visit	65
excision	21
eye procedures	2048
laser treatment	128
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	617
Black	27
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	47
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	102
doctor visit	60
excision	15
eye procedures	1706
laser treatment	102
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
transplant procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	76

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	18
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	51
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cumming, GA were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	85
doctor visit	60
excision	17
eye procedures	1572
lab tests	47
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	21
laser treatment	85
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
transplant procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	463
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	170
85 and over	39
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	294

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Byron Thomas Cook III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kentucky.

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$14,201 CEQUA $13,553	Bromsite $359	XELPROS $200	BromSite (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.075% $89
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$2,861 Premium Cataract IOLs $1,001	Tecnis IOL $704	Healon Viscoelastics $237	Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $206	Tecnis 1-piece IOL $165	Other $548
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,392 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART $2,392
TissueTech, Inc.	$1,778 AmnioGuard $1,682	Prokera $73	AmnioGraft $23
Alcon Vision LLC	$1,641 CLAREON $817	ARGOS $175	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $117	ORA $27	Centurion $25	Other $479
Other	$9,120 TRULIGN TORIC $848	LenSx $693	Hydrus $680	XIIDRA $618	EYSUVIS $413	Other $5,867

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$15,099
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11,700
Travel and Lodging	$4,035
Consulting Fee	$1,000
Education	$158

Biography

Dr. Byron Cook is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). He studied medicine at Medical College of Georgia.

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