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Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD

(Dr. Gary Luffey, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (1981)

1200 South Farmerville Street
Ruston, LA 71270

(318) 251-6362

Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD is an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD is affiliated with Northern Louisiana Medical Center and GREEN CLINIC LLC.

Office Locations

1200 South Farmerville Street
Ruston, LA 71270

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

In 2023, Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD performed more ultrasound corneal pachymetry procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

laser surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

By Affordability:

gonioscopy

secondary cataract surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD performed more eye procedures, laser surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for gonioscopy, 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. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2012 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	98
doctor visit	65
excision	26
eye procedures	6341
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	49
laser treatment	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	520

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2013 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	107
doctor visit	28
excision	29
eye procedures	6008
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	38
laser treatment	250
ultrasound (sonogram)	467

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	684

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	364
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	162
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2014 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	96
doctor visit	64
eye procedures	4649
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	32
laser treatment	160
ultrasound (sonogram)	338

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	686

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	818
Black	340
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	489
From 75 to 84	377
85 and over	159
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2015 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	116
doctor visit	37
eye procedures	4447
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	37
laser treatment	183
ultrasound (sonogram)	293

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1054
Female	1486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1784
Black	718
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1054
From 75 to 84	784
85 and over	360
Less than 65	342

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2016 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	62
eye procedures	3911
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	82
laser treatment	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	256

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	711

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	331
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	363
85 and over	161
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2017 were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	82
eye procedures	3758
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	74
laser treatment	155
ultrasound (sonogram)	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	603

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	759
Black	291
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	467
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	135
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2018 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	43
capsulotomy	74
eye procedures	3556
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	118
laser treatment	160
ultrasound (sonogram)	174

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	597

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	285
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	119
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2019 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
capsulotomy	52
eye procedures	3719
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	79
laser treatment	124
ultrasound (sonogram)	168

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	469
Female	637

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	795
Black	286
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	515
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	134
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2020 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
capsulotomy	61
eye procedures	2525
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	35
laser treatment	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	136

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	209
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	86
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2021 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	44
eye procedures	2750
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	27
laser treatment	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	155

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	521

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	689
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	100
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA during 2022 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	58
eye procedures	2470
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	159

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	659
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	299
85 and over	95
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Ruston, LA were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

ablation	32
capsulotomy	77
doctor visit	48
excision	27
eye procedures	4012
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	53
laser treatment	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	255

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	289
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	769
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	344
85 and over	137
Less than 65	121
65 to 74	475

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1981. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (1981)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northern Louisiana Medical Center

GREEN CLINIC LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$43,352 Contact Lenses $4,640	DAILIES $2,999	Simbrinza $61	Pataday $42	Pazeo $35	Other $35,575
Allergan Inc.	$274 RESTASIS $97	LUMIGAN $80	BOTOX $19	$78
Shire North American Group Inc	$169 $169
COMSORT, Inc	$150 PNEUMOVAX 23 $150
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$67 Gilenya $53	XIIDRA $15
Other	$122 BESIVANCE $35	PROLENSA $20	ALREX $17	DEXYCU $15	Associate 2500 $11	Other $25

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$22,350
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$10,650
Travel and Lodging	$8,133
Food and Beverage	$2,983
Gift	$20

Biography

Dr. Gary Luffey, who practices in Ruston, LA, is a medical specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). He is professionally affiliated with Northern Louisiana Medical Center. He attended medical school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Ellis Luffey, MD From 2012 - 2022

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