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Dr. James Donovan, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

78560 Highway 111
La Quinta, CA 92253

(760) 564-3887

Dr. James Donovan, MD is an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

78560 Highway 111
La Quinta, CA 92253

(760) 564-3887

(760) 340-1940

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

laser surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

By Affordability:

ophthalmic biometry

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James Donovan, MD performed more laser surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ophthalmic biometry 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:

simple cataract surgery

By Affordability:

eye exam

intermediate eye exam

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James Donovan, MD performed more simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for eye exam, and intermediate eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 Volume:

eye procedures

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

eyelid procedures

laser eye surgery

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

secondary cataract surgery

visual field test

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James Donovan, MD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, eyelid procedures, laser eye surgery, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), secondary cataract surgery, visual field test, 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. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

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

capsulotomy	24
doctor visit	146
eye procedures	858
laser treatment	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2013 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

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

capsulotomy	22
eye procedures	1054
lab tests	116
laser treatment	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	27
Hispanic	67
Asian	41
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	94
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lab tests.

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

capsulotomy	33
eye procedures	1067
lab tests	24
laser treatment	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	26
Hispanic	66
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	98
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

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

capsulotomy	37
eye procedures	1300
laser treatment	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	754

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	992
Black	58
Hispanic	102
Asian	78
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	178
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lab tests.

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

capsulotomy	50
eye procedures	1339
lab tests	24
laser treatment	50

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	33
Hispanic	66
Asian	39
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	91
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2017 were eye procedures, lab tests, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

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

capsulotomy	50
doctor visit	66
eye procedures	1141
lab tests	72
laser treatment	50

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	625
Black	24
Hispanic	29
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	100
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lab tests.

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

capsulotomy	69
doctor visit	167
eye procedures	1888
lab tests	46
laser treatment	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	108
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

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

capsulotomy	125
doctor visit	75
eye procedures	1811
laser treatment	125

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	679
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	279
85 and over	92
Less than 65	28

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

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

capsulotomy	162
doctor visit	190
eye procedures	1652
laser treatment	162

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	752
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	104
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

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

capsulotomy	112
doctor visit	366
eye procedures	2266
laser treatment	112

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	690

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1121
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	12
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	525
85 and over	182
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

capsulotomy	176
doctor visit	889
eye procedures	3132
laser treatment	176
ultrasound (sonogram)	61

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	662
Female	890

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1392
Black	23
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	635
From 75 to 84	666
85 and over	225
Less than 65	26

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Donovan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in La Quinta, CA were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lab tests.

capsulotomy	78
doctor visit	271
eye procedures	1591
lab tests	56
laser treatment	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	50

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD.

**Gender**
Female	479
Male	313

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	21
Non-Hispanic White	683
Hispanic	42
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	115
75 to 84	298
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	345

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$992 CLAREON $334	AcrySof IQ VIVITY $240	AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL $89	AcrySof $79	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $70	Other $179
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$200 Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $145	Healon Viscoelastics $32	Tecnis Symfony IOL $22
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$192 Simbrinza $57	Verion $45	CyPass $22	CataractEquipment $14	Ilevro $10	Other $45
Allergan Inc.	$182 RESTASIS $83	BOTOX $36	LUMIGAN $16	ALPHAGAN P 0.1% $16	$32
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$140 iStent infinite Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model iS3 $140
Other	$541 ALPHAGAN P $126	Hydrus $74	ZYLET $36	ENVISTA $35	XIIDRA $35	Other $236

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,105
Education	$142

Biography

Dr. James Donovan is a medical specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). He is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Donovan, MD 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 Dr. James Donovan, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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