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Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1986)

486 Hospital Drive
Clyde, NC 28721

(828) 452-5816

Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD is an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD is affiliated with Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

Haywood Regional Medical Center

486 Hospital Drive
Clyde, NC 28721

(828) 452-5816

(828) 452-0373

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In The News

“"You have to have a certain volume of business to be viable," said David Markoff, an ophthalmologist in Haywood County.”—"mission", Smoky Mountain News, April 2025

“David Markoff, MD, FACS and Caroline Denwood, MD of Mountain Eye Associates in Clyde will present the Talk with a Doc dinner seminar "New Options in Cataract Surgery" on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at...”—"Mountain Xpress", Mountain Xpress, June 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

laser trabeculoplasty

By Affordability:

fundus photography

glaucoma surgery

laser glaucoma surgery

laser trabeculoplasty

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD performed more laser trabeculoplasty procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for fundus photography, glaucoma surgery, laser glaucoma surgery, laser trabeculoplasty, 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 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 10%

By Affordability:

ophthalmic biometry

In 2023, Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD had a list price for ophthalmic biometry 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 Volume:

laser eye surgery

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

eye tests

intraocular lens implant

laser eye surgery

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

simple cataract surgery

visual field test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD performed more laser eye surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for anterior segment surgery, cataract surgery, cataract surgery with IOL implantation, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, extracapsular lens removal, eye tests, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, laser eye surgery, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, simple cataract surgery, and visual field test 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. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2012 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	61
doctor visit	1414
eye procedures	2967
laser treatment	61
plastic surgery procedures	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	685

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2013 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	93
doctor visit	1167
eye procedures	3048
laser treatment	93
plastic surgery procedures	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	713

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	604
Female	1022

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1583
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	650
85 and over	301
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2014 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	67
doctor visit	898
eye procedures	3280
laser treatment	67
plastic surgery procedures	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	820

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	940

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1481
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	563
From 75 to 84	621
85 and over	279
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2015 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	74
doctor visit	761
eye procedures	3356
laser treatment	74
plastic surgery procedures	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	776

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1090
Female	1884

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2872
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1162
From 75 to 84	1190
85 and over	518
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2016 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	77
doctor visit	825
eye procedures	2938
laser treatment	110
plastic surgery procedures	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	581

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	884

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1346
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	514
From 75 to 84	573
85 and over	268
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2017 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	72
doctor visit	1213
eye procedures	2593
laser treatment	112
plastic surgery procedures	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	831

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	474
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	241
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2018 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	81
doctor visit	1265
eye procedures	2304
laser treatment	113
plastic surgery procedures	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	738

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	241
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2019 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	98
doctor visit	1392
eye procedures	2175
laser treatment	145
plastic surgery procedures	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	670

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1017
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	413
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	208
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2020 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	87
doctor visit	1114
eye procedures	1684
laser treatment	151
plastic surgery procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	777
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	163
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2021 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	84
doctor visit	1442
eye procedures	1544
laser treatment	134
plastic surgery procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	775
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	169
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	75
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1487
eye procedures	1468
laser treatment	121
plastic surgery procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	190
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC during 2023 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	71
doctor visit	1404
eye procedures	1336
laser treatment	161
plastic surgery procedures	14

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	752
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	156
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Clyde, NC were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	78
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1198
eye procedures	2391
laser treatment	111
plastic surgery procedures	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	602

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	743

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1144
Hispanic	3
Native American / Alaskan Native	7
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	483
85 and over	227
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	443

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1986. He is certified by the Board-certified - Opthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1986)

Board Certification: Board-certified - Opthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Haywood Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$375 LUMIGAN $204	COMBIGAN $101	RESTASIS $70
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$320 Tecnis IOL $167	Tecnis Symphony Toric IOL $80	Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $46	Tecnis Simplicity $26
Alcon Vision LLC	$298 Hydrus Microstent $276	Simbrinza $22
Abbott Laboratories	$147 Optics $134	Healon Viscoelastics $13
Allergan, Inc.	$127 DURYSTA $127
Other	$904 Kahook Dual Blade $83	OMNI Surgical System $76	XIIDRA $69	InflammaDry $67	TEPEZZA $65	Other $543

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,109
Gift	$45
Entertainment	$17

Biography

Dr. David Markoff's area of specialization is ophthalmology (eye disease). He studied medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Haywood Regional Medical Center. According to Haywood Regional Medical Center, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Markoff's office in Clyde, NC.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Dwight Markoff, MD From 2012 - 2023

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