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Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

1000 S. Beckham Avenue
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 597-0351

Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD is an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD is affiliated with UTHealth East Texas and Heaton Eye Associates.

Office Locations

UTHealth East Texas

1000 S. Beckham Avenue
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 597-0351

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1240 S Palestine Street
Athens, TX 75751

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2394 H G Mosley Parkway
Longview, TX 75604

(903) 539-9520

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3355 Earl Campbell Parkway
Tyler, TX 75701

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Heaton Eye Associates

3415 Golden Road
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 526-0444

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UTHealth East Texas

701 Olympic Plaza Circle
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 596-3000

(903) 596-3006

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

simple cataract surgery

In 2023, Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD performed more simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

laser surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

In 2012, Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD performed more laser surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	236
doctor visit	240
eye procedures	3763
laser treatment	236
ultrasound (sonogram)	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	285
doctor visit	203
eye procedures	3557
laser treatment	285
ultrasound (sonogram)	79

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	947

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1373
Black	137
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	730
From 75 to 84	542
85 and over	190
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	258
doctor visit	144
eye procedures	3680
laser treatment	258
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	671
Female	993

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1464
Black	135
Hispanic	40
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	795
From 75 to 84	596
85 and over	195
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	168
doctor visit	59
eye procedures	3137
laser treatment	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1192
Female	1600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2512
Black	178
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1386
From 75 to 84	982
85 and over	308
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	164
doctor visit	54
eye procedures	3179
laser treatment	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	759

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1169
Black	83
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	646
From 75 to 84	464
85 and over	144
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	166
doctor visit	30
eye procedures	2990
laser treatment	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	706

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1097
Black	73
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	623
From 75 to 84	429
85 and over	125
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	109
doctor visit	15
eye procedures	2683
laser treatment	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	966
Black	60
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	566
From 75 to 84	373
85 and over	102
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	173
doctor visit	23
eye procedures	3070
laser treatment	173
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	481
Female	619

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	968
Black	75
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	105
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	121
doctor visit	12
eye procedures	2325
laser treatment	121

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	771
Black	40
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	57
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	158
doctor visit	341
eye procedures	2275
laser treatment	158

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	781
Black	37
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	522
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	72
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	126
doctor visit	164
eye procedures	2351
laser treatment	126

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	748
Black	25
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	62
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tyler, TX were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	178
doctor visit	116
eye procedures	3000
laser treatment	178
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	695

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	76
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1077
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	26
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	411
85 and over	123
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	621

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UTHealth East Texas

Heaton Eye Associates

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$704 Cataract Equipment $283	CataractEquipment $175	ReSTOR $105	IOL $48	Simbrinza $21	Other $72
Alcon Vision LLC	$209 Wavelight Refractive Suite $51	AcrySof $23	Rocklatan $15	$120
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$184 XIIDRA $184
Abbott Laboratories	$164 Optics $164
Allergan Inc.	$141 RESTASIS $85	LUMIGAN $31	$25
Other	$542 Xeomin $94	AmnioGuard $58	TYRVAYA $56	ENVISTA $50	Lenstar LS900 $44	Other $240

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,944

Biography

Dr. Charles Heaton is an ophthalmology (eye disease) specialist in Tyler, TX, Longview, TX, and Athens, TX. He is professionally affiliated with UTHealth East Texas. He studied medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Heaton has received the following distinction: Texas Super Doctors.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawson Heaton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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