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Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease), Optometry (Primary Eye Care) and General Practice

111 West Lincoln
Belleville, IL 62220

(618) 277-1130

Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD is an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease), optometry (primary eye care) and general practice. Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD is affiliated with Quantum Vision Centers.

Office Locations

111 West Lincoln
Belleville, IL 62220

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

eye procedures

By Affordability:

laser eye surgery

secondary cataract surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD performed more comprehensive eye exam, and eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for laser eye surgery, secondary cataract surgery, 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. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	51
doctor visit	1526
eye procedures	2806
laser treatment	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2013 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	55
doctor visit	1684
excision	16
eye procedures	3036
laser treatment	55
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	71

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	747
Female	1047

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1530
Black	233
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	695
From 75 to 84	643
85 and over	301
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	54
doctor visit	1306
eye procedures	2856
lab tests	46
laser treatment	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	647
Female	949

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1351
Black	205
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	633
From 75 to 84	557
85 and over	245
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2015 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	68
doctor visit	567
eye procedures	3365
lab tests	331
laser treatment	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1222
Female	1824

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2560
Black	402
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1156
From 75 to 84	1056
85 and over	522
Less than 65	312

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2016 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	81
doctor visit	365
eye procedures	3376
lab tests	452
laser treatment	81
ultrasound (sonogram)	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	635
Female	906

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1292
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	594
From 75 to 84	543
85 and over	247
Less than 65	157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2017 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	67
doctor visit	504
eye procedures	3027
lab tests	328
laser treatment	67
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	581
Female	891

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1228
Black	206
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	581
From 75 to 84	517
85 and over	215
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2018 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	17
capsulotomy	50
doctor visit	526
eye procedures	2390
incision and drainage	17
lab tests	191
laser treatment	50

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1074
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	460
85 and over	185
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2019 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	17
capsulotomy	65
doctor visit	389
eye procedures	2247
incision and drainage	17
lab tests	215
laser treatment	65

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	697

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	968
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	420
85 and over	179
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2020 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	33
doctor visit	299
eye procedures	1185
lab tests	90
laser treatment	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	617
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	117
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2021 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	49
doctor visit	628
eye procedures	1176
lab tests	63
laser treatment	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	491

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	120
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	33
doctor visit	544
eye procedures	991
laser treatment	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	636
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	117
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Belleville, IL were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

abscess drainage	17
capsulotomy	55
doctor visit	758
excision	16
eye procedures	2405
incision and drainage	17
lab tests	214
laser treatment	55
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	769

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	173
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1084
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	461
85 and over	204
Less than 65	122
65 to 74	504

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Donald Richard Unwin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Quantum Vision Centers

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Research Ltd	$1,050 $1,050
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$877 Cataract Equipment $247	CataractEquipment $141	IOL $125	Luxor $101	Ilevro $55	Other $207
Allergan Inc.	$516 RESTASIS $319	LUMIGAN $128	COMBIGAN $47	$23
Shire North American Group Inc	$154 XIIDRA $154
Alcon Vision LLC	$131 CLAREON $131
Other	$582 Tecnis IOL $110	VISUDYNE $57	Tobradex St $53	XIPERE $35	Bromsite $33	Other $294

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,245
Consulting Fee	$1,050
Education	$15

Biography

Dr. Donald Unwin's specialties are general practice, pediatric ophthalmology, and optometry (primary eye care). He practices in Belleville, IL, Swansea, IL, and Waterloo, IL. Dr. Unwin is professionally affiliated with Memorial Hospital Belleville. After completing medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Bethesda General Hospital and Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Belleville, IL.