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Jerd Watts Poston, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

Southern College of Optometry (1981)

1651 Glenns Bay Road
Surfside Beach, SC 29575

(843) 650-2400

Jerd Watts Poston, OD is an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Jerd Watts Poston, OD is affiliated with EYE CARE ASSOCIATES OF SC LLC.

Office Locations

1651 Glenns Bay Road
Surfside Beach, SC 29575

(843) 650-2400

(843) 650-2525

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2023

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eye tests

In 2012, Jerd Watts Poston, OD had a list price for eye tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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 Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	561
eye procedures	11093

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	570
eye procedures	13564

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	496
Female	755

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1172
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	685
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	120
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	628
eye procedures	15552

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	547
Female	783

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1257
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	722
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	120
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	628
eye procedures	13848

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	1170
Female	1696

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2716
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1554
From 75 to 84	954
85 and over	244
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2016 were eye procedures and foreign body removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	455
eye procedures	18826
foreign body removal	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	615
Female	904

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1440
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	810
From 75 to 84	499
85 and over	146
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	270
eye procedures	16221

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	644
Female	905

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1477
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	799
From 75 to 84	560
85 and over	140
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
eye procedures	18497

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	857

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1425
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	803
From 75 to 84	524
85 and over	118
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	159
eye procedures	19002

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	682
Female	940

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1532
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	856
From 75 to 84	577
85 and over	140
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	73
eye procedures	9585

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	573
Female	809

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1324
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	723
From 75 to 84	515
85 and over	106
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	317
eye procedures	4962

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	516

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	70
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	269
eye procedures	5444

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	727
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Jerd Watts Poston, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Jerd Watts Poston, OD treated as an optometrist in Surfside Beach, SC were eye procedures and foreign body removal.

doctor visit	367
eye procedures	13326
foreign body removal	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD.

**Gender**
Male	544
Female	783

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	29
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1261
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	465
85 and over	109
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	701

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	10
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Jerd Watts Poston, OD graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1981. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Southern College of Optometry (1981)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Jerd Watts Poston, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

EYE CARE ASSOCIATES OF SC LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Optos, Inc.	$435 NFC-700 $310	PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE $125
Coopervision Inc.	$219 MyDay Contact Lens $120	Multiple Brands Contact Lens $98
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$216 AIR OPTIX $26	Contact Lenses $17	$173
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$209 TEPEZZA $209
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$194 Acuvue $141	Soft contact lenses $54
Other	$1,289 AdaptDx $170	TOTAL30 $131	XIIDRA $127	BEPREVE $125	Infuse $124	Other $611

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,295
Education	$142
Entertainment	$125

Biography

Dr. Jerd Poston works as an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Surfside Beach, SC. Dr. Poston obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2013

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Jerd Watts Poston, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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