In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD performed more anterior segment surgery, eye procedures, and simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for eye procedures 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 Volume:

fundus photography

In 2024, Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD performed more fundus photography procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

eye surgery

fundus photography

intraocular lens implant

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

simple cataract surgery

In 2012, Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD 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 surgery, fundus photography, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, and simple cataract surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	363
eye procedures	76

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	495
eye procedures	141

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	34
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	527
eye procedures	118

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	41
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	518
eye procedures	208

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	606

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	922
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	80
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	540
eye procedures	175

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	31
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	385
eye procedures	175

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	26
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	439
eye procedures	7430

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	29
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	468
eye procedures	9208

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	32
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	367
eye procedures	5328

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	27
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	309
eye procedures	4124

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	27
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225
eye procedures	2895

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	154

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	21
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2023 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	275
eye procedures	3855

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	20
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA during 2024 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	298
eye procedures	4863

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	26
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD treated as an optometrist in La Fayette, GA were eye procedures.

doctor visit	400
eye procedures	2968

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD.

**Gender**
Female	241
Male	157

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	360
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	110
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	195

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$338 Acuvue $166	Soft contact lenses $148	$24
Shire North American Group Inc	$50 XIIDRA $50
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$39 $39
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG	$19 None Specified $19
Bausch and Lomb Inc.	$17 ULTRA $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$444
Gift	$19

Biography

Dr. Eric Helwig is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in La Fayette, GA. Dr. Helwig obtained a license to practice in Georgia.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2024

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2014

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD in 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Lee Helwig, OD From 2012 - 2024

Education & Training

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Biography