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Dr. James Chang Liu, MD

(174 Ratings)

Specializes in: Glaucoma

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2015)

Professional interests include: cataract surgery, laser treatment, vision problems, and more.

517 S. Euclid Avenue Floor: 1
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 362-3937

Dr. James Chang Liu, MD is an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in glaucoma. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2015 and has 11 years of experience. Dr. James Chang Liu, MD is affiliated with WashU Medicine.

Office Locations

4901 Forest Park Avenue Department Ophthalmology, 6th Floor
Saint Louis, MO 63108

(314) 362-3937

(314) 362-3725

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4901 Forest Park Avenue Floor: 6
Saint Louis, MO 63108

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517 S. Euclid Avenue Floor: 1
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 362-3937

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5201 Midamerica Plaza Suite: 250
Saint Louis, MO 63129

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

laser ablation

laser photocoagulation

transscleral cyclophotocoagulation

In 2024, Dr. James Chang Liu, MD had a list price for laser ablation, laser photocoagulation, and transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TCP) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. 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 Volume:

anterior segment surgery

In 2012, Dr. James Chang Liu, MD performed more anterior segment surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, eye procedures and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
emergency care	14
eye procedures	83
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	14
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, eye procedures and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	11
eye procedures	48
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	12
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	48
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	245
eye procedures	318

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	45
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	779
eye procedures	1051
laser treatment	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	72
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2023 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	713
eye procedures	872
laser treatment	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	64
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO during 2024 were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
capsulotomy	16
doctor visit	763
eye procedures	907
laser treatment	49
photocoagulation	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	62
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, MO were eye procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and laser treatment.

ablation	11
capsulotomy	16
doctor visit	502
emergency care	12
eye procedures	546
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
laser treatment	32
photocoagulation	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	168
Male	143

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	55
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	214
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
85 and over	44
75 to 84	109
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Chang Liu, MD From 2019 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Chang Liu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	13
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. James Chang Liu, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2015. He completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He is certified by the Board Certification: Ophthalmology and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2015)

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis (2019)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Missouri

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Chang Liu, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.11 out of 5 stars based on 174 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Chang Liu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Saint Louis, MO.

3.11

Overall Rating

(174 Ratings)

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-04-19

I am so happy to find Dr. Liu. I was a patient at Bascom Palmer for many years and moved to AR. I tried many ophthalmologists and I was not happy with how they seemed to start right in and talk about surgery, or they talked really fast and were in a big hurry, they did not listen to me. Dr. Liu came in calm, he is very nice, he listens to your concerns and always remembers them. He is smart and cares about your feelings and your eyes. He is a great doctor.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)	$15,529 $15,529
Sight Sciences, Inc.	$2,828 OMNI Surgical System $1,446	OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) $899	SION SURGICAL INSTRUMENT $484
Alcon Vision LLC	$903 Hydrus Microstent $296	CLAREON $291	AcrySof $160	PANOPTIX $54	AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL $43	Other $58
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC.	$391 Streamline $146	AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE $137	Kahook Dual Blade $109
Allergan Inc.	$381 XEN $270	$110
Other	$1,433 WATCHMAN FLX $287	AcrySof $271	XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM $208	ENVISTA $119	Healon Viscoelastics $84	Other $464

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$15,500
Food and Beverage	$5,906
Travel and Lodging	$31
Honoraria	$28

Biography

Dr. James Liu sees patients in Saint Louis, MO. His medical specialty is glaucoma. Patients gave him an average rating of 3.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among Dr. Liu's clinical interests: vision problems, glaucoma, and cataract surgery. His professional affiliations include WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He studied medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Liu completed his residency training at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis.