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Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

110 3rd Street
Henderson, KY 42420

(270) 826-5100

Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD is an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

110 3rd Street
Henderson, KY 42420

(270) 826-5100

(270) 826-3644

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

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

eye exam

In 2023, Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD had a list price for eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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

intermediate eye exam

In 2012, Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, and intermediate eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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 Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2012 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	680
eye procedures	507

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2013 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	452
eye procedures	404

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	81
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2014 were eye procedures and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	410
eye procedures	462
lab tests	38

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	81
Less than 65	70

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2015 were eye procedures and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	307
eye procedures	466
lab tests	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	872
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	128
Less than 65	122

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2016 were eye procedures and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	183
eye procedures	500
lab tests	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	55
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2017 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	93
eye procedures	440

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	50
Less than 65	31

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2018 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	73
eye procedures	334

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	42
Less than 65	24

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2019 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	59
eye procedures	280

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	45
Less than 65	17

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2020 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	51
eye procedures	234

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	26
Less than 65	11

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2021 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	91
eye procedures	232

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	40
Less than 65	14

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2022 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	71
eye procedures	188

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY during 2023 were eye procedures.

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

doctor visit	70
eye procedures	178

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Henderson, KY were eye procedures and lab tests.

doctor visit	211
eye procedures	352
lab tests	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	292
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	113
85 and over	45
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	131

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	6
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kentucky.

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$217 RESTASIS $128	COMBIGAN $50	$38
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$196 VYZULTA $87	LOTEMAX SM $57	PROLENSA $52
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 Rocklatan $125
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$124 Healon Viscoelastics $124
TearLab Corp	$123 TearLab Osmolarity System $123
Other	$727 EYLEA aflibercept injection $157	PROLENSA $141	XIIDRA $86	AmnioGuard $80	Omidria $52	Other $210

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,512

Biography

Dr. James Stearns sees patients in Henderson, KY. His medical specialty is ophthalmology (eye disease). He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

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

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

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

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Stearns, MD From 2012 - 2023

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General Payments

Biography

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