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Gary Richard Taxera, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

1245 Tharp Road
Yuba City, CA 95993

(530) 674-5273

Gary Richard Taxera, OD is an optometrist in Yuba City, CA specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

1245 Tharp Road
Yuba City, CA 95993

(530) 674-5273

(530) 674-5275

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In The News

“His best friend, Dr. Gary Taxera, told KCRA that the two attended UC Berkeley School of Optometry together nearly 40 years...”—"Granite Bay man dies after losing leg in shark attack off Maui beach", Times-Herald, May 2019

“Smiley's longtime best friend Dr. Gary Taxera, whom he met more than 40 years ago when they attended the UC Berkeley School of Optometry together, told local station KCRA 3 that Smiley was always...”—"Tourist who died in gruesome shark attack was recently retired", New York Post, May 2019

“Longtime friend Gary Taxera told Hawaii News Now on Sunday that Smiley was an optometrist from Granite Bay, California, near Sacramento.”—"Northern California man killed by shark in Hawaii loved the water", Enterprise-Record, May 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

fundus photography

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

fundus photography

intraocular lens implant

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

simple cataract surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Gary Richard Taxera, OD performed more fundus photography procedures for Medicare patients than 95% 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, 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 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 25%

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

eye exam

In 2012, Gary Richard Taxera, 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 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	490
eye procedures	492

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	568
eye procedures	536

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	47
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	629
eye procedures	594

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	58
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	592
eye procedures	553

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	684

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1018
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	568
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	122
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	557
eye procedures	573

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	73
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	472
eye procedures	516

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	62
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	503
eye procedures	633

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	82
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	537
eye procedures	548

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	68
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	401
eye procedures	433

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	43
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	427
eye procedures	541

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	58
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	448
eye procedures	542

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	35
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	67
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Gary Richard Taxera, OD treated as an optometrist in Yuba City, CA were eye procedures.

doctor visit	511
eye procedures	541

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	20
Non-Hispanic White	469
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	35
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	191
85 and over	61
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	263

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Gary Richard Taxera, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Coopervision Inc.	$946 CVI Contact Lens $334	Clariti Contact Lens $265	Multiple Brands Contact Lens $130	MyDay Contact Lens $119	Non-Product Brand Specific $97
Alcon Vision LLC	$641 Precision 1 $255	DAILIES $178	TOTAL30 $153	MARLO $55
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$496 Contact Lenses $85	AIR OPTIX $16	$394
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$487 ULTRA $300	BTOD $76	BIOTRUE ONE DAY $66	Infuse $45
Optos, Inc.	$323 scanning laser ophthalmoscope $151	P200Tx $77	California $58	P200TxE $38
Other	$1,045 ULTRA $248	Infuse $179	Contact Lens $170	xr $142	AmnioGuard $55	Other $250

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,491
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$251
Entertainment	$114
Grant	$81

Biography

Dr. Gary Taxera practices optometry (primary eye care) in Yuba City, CA. Dr. Taxera has obtained a license to practice in California.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Gary Richard Taxera, OD From 2012 - 2022

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