In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD performed more chalazion (meibomian cyst) excision, comprehensive eye exam, lacrimal surgery, nasolacrimal duct probing, punctal plug insertion, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for extraocular surgery, eyelid surgery, gonioscopy, lacrimal surgery, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, punctal occlusion, and punctal plug insertion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

injections

laser surgery

By Affordability:

eye exam

eyelid lesion excision

intralesional injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD performed more eye procedures, injections, and laser surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for eye exam, eyelid lesion excision, and intralesional injection 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. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2012 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	46
diagnostic imaging	32
doctor visit	372
eye procedures	2347
injections	97
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	155
laser treatment	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	107

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	69
diagnostic imaging	41
doctor visit	545
excision	16
eye procedures	2497
injections	111
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	86
laser treatment	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	87

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	781
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	153
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2014 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	50
diagnostic imaging	52
doctor visit	576
excision	21
eye procedures	2730
injections	87
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	113
laser treatment	90
photocoagulation	13
plastic surgery procedures	22
tonometry	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	97

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	799
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	151
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2015 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	145
cyst removal	26
diagnostic imaging	44
doctor visit	497
excision	47
eye procedures	3035
injections	102
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	115
laser treatment	194
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
tonometry	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	89

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	762
Female	1000

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1616
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	72
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	788
From 75 to 84	568
85 and over	300
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	123
cyst removal	14
diagnostic imaging	19
doctor visit	688
evoked potential test	25
excision	14
eye procedures	2214
injections	86
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	97
laser treatment	123
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
tonometry	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	798
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	145
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	102
cyst removal	30
doctor visit	681
excision	30
eye procedures	1812
injections	99
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	97
laser treatment	102
photocoagulation	17
plastic surgery procedures	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	738
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	122
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	95
cyst removal	25
doctor visit	556
excision	25
eye procedures	1781
injections	90
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	85
laser treatment	95
plastic surgery procedures	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	708
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	117
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2019 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, injections and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	93
cyst removal	26
diagnostic imaging	20
doctor visit	372
excision	26
eye procedures	1978
injections	105
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	118
laser treatment	93
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	131
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	76
cyst removal	22
doctor visit	394
excision	22
eye procedures	1861
injections	103
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	101
laser treatment	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	683
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	119
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	86
cyst removal	24
doctor visit	687
excision	24
eye procedures	2371
injections	117
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	98
laser treatment	108
plastic surgery procedures	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	492

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	795
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	128
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment, injections and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	118
cyst removal	31
doctor visit	657
excision	31
eye procedures	2235
injections	129
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	72
laser treatment	137
plastic surgery procedures	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	53
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	124
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA during 2023 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	133
cyst removal	30
doctor visit	518
excision	30
eye procedures	2238
injections	128
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	78
laser treatment	133
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	551

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	839
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	61
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	349
85 and over	143
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cambridge, MA were eye procedures, laser treatment, injections and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

capsulotomy	94
cyst removal	25
diagnostic imaging	34
doctor visit	545
evoked potential test	25
excision	26
eye procedures	2258
injections	104
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	101
laser treatment	111
photocoagulation	15
plastic surgery procedures	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
tonometry	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	773
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	39

**Age**
75 to 84	290
85 and over	136
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	373

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Barsam, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	10
Dementia	7

Education & Training

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Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$6,925 CataractEquipment $3,356	Cataract Equipment $1,626	Ilevro $186	AcrySof $77	Simbrinza $24	Other $1,655
AbbVie Inc.	$1,052 DURYSTA $1,016	LUMIGAN $36
Allergan Inc.	$491 RESTASIS $260	COMBIGAN $27	LUMIGAN $16	$188
TissueTech, Inc.	$338 AmnioGuard $257	AmnioGraft $81
Abbott Laboratories	$314 Optics $314
Other	$2,069 CEQUA $161	DURYSTA $157	XIIDRA $155	PNEUMOVAX 23 $150	Oxervate $123	Other $1,324

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,959
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,500
Education	$1,557
Consulting Fee	$150
Entertainment	$24