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Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

1260 Silas Deane Highway Suite 110
Wethersfield, CT 06109

(860) 721-8960

Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD is an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

1260 Silas Deane Highway Suite 110
Wethersfield, CT 06109

(860) 721-8960

(860) 563-2030

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“While the number is "profound" and marks a "very sad statistic" for the state, Dr. David Emmel, chair of the Connecticut Medical Society's legislative committee, said "what's even more discouraging...”—"Connecticut exceeds 10,000 COVID-related deaths in pandemic", Fairfield Citizen, February 2022

“CSMS has urged Connecticut policymakers and the working group to "examine the underlying reasons why Connecticut's small, independent practices are being challenged," according to Dr. David Emmel,...”—"CT looks to beef up scrutiny over physician practice mergers", Hartford Business, October 2021

“Wethersfield ophthalmologist Dr. David Emmel has had lots of experience wrangling with insurance companies reluctant to pay for expensive treatments.”—"Amid consolidation wave, new legislative proposal targets insurers buying physician practices", Hartford Business, February 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD had a list price for 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 Connecticut. 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 Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2012 were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	30
doctor visit	759
excision	20
eye procedures	3094
laser treatment	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2013 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	39
doctor visit	819
excision	13
eye procedures	2854
laser treatment	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	535
Female	951

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1387
Black	19
Hispanic	43
Asian	17
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	578
85 and over	396
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	32
doctor visit	710
excision	11
eye procedures	2828
laser treatment	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	967

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1395
Black	19
Hispanic	45
Asian	20
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	571
85 and over	396
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2015 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	47
doctor visit	625
eye procedures	2667
laser treatment	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	74

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1092
Female	1840

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2692
Black	52
Hispanic	92
Asian	42
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	990
From 75 to 84	1024
85 and over	822
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2016 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	23
doctor visit	575
excision	16
eye procedures	2508
laser treatment	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	71

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	526
Female	909

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1316
Black	22
Hispanic	39
Asian	25
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	508
From 75 to 84	489
85 and over	393
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2017 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	34
doctor visit	508
eye procedures	2450
laser treatment	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	876

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1260
Black	22
Hispanic	32
Asian	27
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	497
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	386
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	21
doctor visit	366
eye procedures	1536
laser treatment	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	867
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	275
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2019 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	17
doctor visit	310
eye procedures	1276
laser treatment	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	517

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	750
Black	13
Hispanic	31
Asian	16
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	232
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	15
doctor visit	197
eye procedures	790
laser treatment	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	147
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2021 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181
eye procedures	1160
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	654
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	203
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1115

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	188
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT during 2023 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1092

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	539
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	169
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Wethersfield, CT were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	28
doctor visit	505
excision	15
eye procedures	1947
laser treatment	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Keith Emmel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	684

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	993
Hispanic	33
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	23

**Age**
75 to 84	398
85 and over	300
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	342

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

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	13
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Connecticut.

Licensed In: Connecticut

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$436 RESTASIS $85	COMBIGAN $69	LUMIGAN $50	$233
Alcon Vision LLC	$309 CLAREON $213	LenSx $63	Rocklatan $18	ARGOS $16
Shire North American Group Inc	$275 XIIDRA $125	$150
Allergan, Inc.	$260 DURYSTA $119	LUMIGAN $9	RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $7	RESTASIS $5	$121
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$206 VYZULTA $139	LATANOPROSTENE BUNOD $44	ENVISTA $23
Other	$994 Healon Viscoelastics $217	Omidria $157	Rhopressa $123	CEQUA $112	Humira $93	Other $292

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,176
Education	$156
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$150