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Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry (1988)

196 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 623-9122

Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD is an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry in 1988 and has 38 years of experience.

Office Locations

196 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 623-9122

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2023

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comprehensive eye exam

eye exam

In 2012, Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, and eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2012 were eye procedures, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	54
doctor visit	20
eye procedures	390
ultrasound (sonogram)	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
eye procedures	346

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	141
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	31
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	62
Dementia	44
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2014 were eye procedures, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	24
doctor visit	21
eye procedures	340
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	118
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	33
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	71
Dementia	49
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21
eye procedures	265

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	180
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	50
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	66
Dementia	38
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37
eye procedures	183

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	61

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2017 were eye procedures, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	38
doctor visit	79
eye procedures	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2018 were eye procedures, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	40
doctor visit	41
eye procedures	191
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50
eye procedures	156

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	52

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
eye procedures	110

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	32

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	72

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	90

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated as an optometrist in Brooklyn, NY were eye procedures, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

diagnostic imaging	39
doctor visit	34
eye procedures	207
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	68
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1
Hispanic	10
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	10
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	46

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD treated were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	4
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD graduated from State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry in 1988. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry (1988)

Licensed In: New York

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.75 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Desmond Parkin, OD from all over the web to help you find the right in Brooklyn, NY.

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Biography

Dr. Desmond Parkin's specialty is optometry (primary eye care). Dr. Parkin's patients gave him an average rating of 2.5 stars (out of 5).

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