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Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

9050 Executive Drive Suite 202a
Knoxville, TN 37923

(865) 338-5432

Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD is a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD is affiliated with Ballad Health.

Office Locations

2412 N. John B. Dennis Highway
Kingsport, TN 37660

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Ballad Health

9050 Executive Drive Suite 202a
Knoxville, TN 37923

(865) 338-5432

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	161
doctor visit	230
eye procedures	6736
injections	1486
photocoagulation	92
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	144
doctor visit	255
eye procedures	6948
injections	1574
photocoagulation	70

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	393
Female	622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	993
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	218
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	45
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	161
doctor visit	221
eye procedures	6226
injections	1429
photocoagulation	57

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	551

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	884
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	188
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	220
eye procedures	5897
injections	1386
photocoagulation	47

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	692
Female	1060

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1718
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	614
From 75 to 84	588
85 and over	382
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2016 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	278
eye procedures	5702
injections	1402
photocoagulation	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	530

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	890
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	207
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	22
doctor visit	259
eye procedures	5507
injections	1448
photocoagulation	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	902
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	209
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	226
eye procedures	4981
injections	1435
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	799
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	177
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	13
doctor visit	215
eye procedures	4602
injections	1461
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	762
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	170
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	17
doctor visit	176
eye procedures	4447
injections	1537
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	152
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2021 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	766
eye procedures	3802
injections	1520

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	139
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN during 2022 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	410
eye procedures	3759
injections	1399

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	134
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD treated as a retina specialist in Kingsport, TN were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

aspiration	139
diagnostic imaging	17
doctor visit	296
eye procedures	5327
injections	1461
photocoagulation	57
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	492

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	807
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	286
85 and over	179
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	291

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He completed residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board Of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Residency: Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board Of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ballad Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	$1,936 LUCENTIS $1,936
Genentech USA, Inc.	$662 LUCENTIS $536	VABYSMO $127
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$299 Eylea $152	EYLEA HD $100	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $33	EYLEA aflibercept injection $15
Alcon Vision LLC	$285 Constellation $285
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$209 Vitreoretinal Equipment $126	VitreoretinalEquipment $83
Other	$527 ILUVIEN $55	BEOVU $38	XIIDRA $38	OZURDEX $19	JETREA $15	Other $362

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,936
Food and Beverage	$1,675
Gift	$182
Education	$124

Research Payments

Dr. Howard Lee Cummings, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $24,383.

Biography

Dr. Howard Cummings' area of specialization is vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). Before performing his residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Dr. Cummings attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He is affiliated with Ballad Health.