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Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD

(Dr. Derek Brian Lauritzen, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

Tufts University School of Medicine (1992)

941 California Boulevard
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

(805) 434-2350

Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD is a retina specialist in Templeton, CA specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience.

Office Locations

1050 Las Tablas Road Suite 6
Templeton, CA 93465

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941 California Boulevard
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

(805) 434-2350

(805) 434-9888

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

sub-Tenon's injection

By Affordability:

corneal pachymetry

eye injection

ophthalmic ultrasound

secondary cataract surgery

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD performed more sub-Tenon's injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), eye injection, ophthalmic ultrasound, secondary cataract surgery, and ultrasound corneal pachymetry 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:

eye tests

intraocular injection

intravitreal drug injection

intravitreal injection

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

visual field test

In 2023, Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD had a list price for eye tests, intraocular injection, intravitreal drug injection, intravitreal injection, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. 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:

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

eye exam

intraocular lens implant

laser eye surgery

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

periocular injection

simple cataract surgery

sub-Tenon's injection

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) 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 exam, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, laser eye surgery, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, periocular injection, simple cataract surgery, sub-Tenon's injection, YAG laser capsulotomy, and YAG laser surgery 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. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	21
doctor visit	85
eye procedures	4137
injections	539
laser treatment	59
photocoagulation	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	27
doctor visit	128
eye procedures	4483
injections	526
laser treatment	70
photocoagulation	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	505
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	117
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	15
doctor visit	108
eye procedures	4490
injections	475
laser treatment	57
photocoagulation	60

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	128
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
capsulotomy	18
doctor visit	89
eye procedures	4410
injections	479
laser treatment	37
photocoagulation	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1134
Black	0
Hispanic	100
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	610
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	214
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	45
doctor visit	294
eye procedures	4007
injections	413
laser treatment	58
photocoagulation	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	135
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	49
doctor visit	86
eye procedures	3727
injections	395
laser treatment	69
photocoagulation	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	13
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	114
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
capsulotomy	58
doctor visit	105
eye procedures	3722
injections	353
laser treatment	77
photocoagulation	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	86
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	30
eye procedures	3159
injections	365
laser treatment	47
photocoagulation	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	72
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	23
eye procedures	2876
injections	386
laser treatment	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	72
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
capsulotomy	28
doctor visit	742
eye procedures	2197
injections	351
laser treatment	43
photocoagulation	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	69
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	18
doctor visit	969
eye procedures	1614
injections	258
laser treatment	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	61
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD treated as a retina specialist in Templeton, CA were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and photocoagulation.

aspiration	26
capsulotomy	30
doctor visit	289
eye procedures	3529
injections	412
laser treatment	50
photocoagulation	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	500
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	39
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	183
85 and over	97
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	257

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Derek B. Lauritzen, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1992. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1992)

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$657 LUCENTIS $374	VABYSMO $257	$26
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$457 Vitreoretinal Equipment $200	ORA $94	Cataract Equipment $86	CataractEquipment $78
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$249 Cirrus HD OCT High Definition Optical Coherence Tomographer $80	CIRRUS HD-OCT $68	IOLMaster 500 $21	$80
Alcon Vision LLC	$167 Constellation $167
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$145 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $125	$20
Other	$318 YUTIQ $80	P200Tx $50	XIIDRA $50	DURYSTA $29	EYLEA aflibercept injection $27	Other $82

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,888
Entertainment	$50
Education	$38
Travel and Lodging	$17

Biography

Dr. Derek Lauritzen is a physician who specializes in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He studied medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.