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Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

1519 E 6th Street
Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 968-3171

Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD is a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous).

Office Locations

1519 E 6th Street
Weslaco, TX 78596

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

eye procedures

In 2023, Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

intravitreal drug injection

By Affordability:

fundus photography

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD performed more intravitreal drug injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for fundus photography 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. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	46
diagnostic imaging	188
doctor visit	119
eye procedures	14063
injections	1826
laser treatment	65
photocoagulation	221
ultrasound (sonogram)	267

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	35
diagnostic imaging	83
eye procedures	15399
injections	2274
laser treatment	50
photocoagulation	126
ultrasound (sonogram)	237

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	849
Female	1169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	704
Black	0
Hispanic	1298
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	608
From 75 to 84	739
85 and over	433
Less than 65	238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	64
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	50
diagnostic imaging	80
eye procedures	16115
injections	2689
laser treatment	50
photocoagulation	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	225

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	775
Female	1066

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	644
Black	0
Hispanic	1178
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	562
From 75 to 84	652
85 and over	406
Less than 65	221

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	63
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	27
diagnostic imaging	80
doctor visit	44
eye procedures	15138
injections	2888
laser treatment	27
photocoagulation	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	106

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1530
Female	2094

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1322
Black	0
Hispanic	2272
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1102
From 75 to 84	1270
85 and over	838
Less than 65	414

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	33
diagnostic imaging	60
doctor visit	99
eye procedures	14434
injections	3094
laser treatment	33
photocoagulation	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	697
Female	988

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	608
Black	0
Hispanic	1062
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	501
From 75 to 84	577
85 and over	394
Less than 65	213

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	61
Dementia	21
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	30
diagnostic imaging	71
doctor visit	96
eye procedures	14613
injections	3248
laser treatment	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	95

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	694
Female	942

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	0
Hispanic	995
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	556
85 and over	356
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	60
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	27
diagnostic imaging	58
doctor visit	61
eye procedures	13198
injections	3046
laser treatment	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	667
Female	835

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	0
Hispanic	894
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	515
85 and over	318
Less than 65	215

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	63
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	28
diagnostic imaging	53
doctor visit	71
eye procedures	13187
injections	3085
laser treatment	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	655
Female	849

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	0
Hispanic	890
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	514
85 and over	327
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	61
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	16
diagnostic imaging	43
doctor visit	60
eye procedures	10861
injections	2674
laser treatment	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	519
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	0
Hispanic	674
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	418
85 and over	292
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	58
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	22
diagnostic imaging	28
doctor visit	46
eye procedures	9255
injections	2141
laser treatment	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	0
Hispanic	598
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	255
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	23
doctor visit	33
eye procedures	7822
injections	1794
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	578

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	502
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	232
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	55
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD treated as a retina specialist in Weslaco, TX were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	31
diagnostic imaging	69
doctor visit	69
eye procedures	13098
injections	2614
laser treatment	34
photocoagulation	117
ultrasound (sonogram)	115

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD.

**Gender**
Male	662
Female	899

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	599
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	942
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	541
85 and over	350
Less than 65	196
65 to 74	473

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	55
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$771 RESTASIS $307	OZURDEX $176	COMBIGAN $103	LUMIGAN $25	$160
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$563 Simbrinza $252	Ilevro $193	AcrySof $84	CataractEquipment $23	Luxor $6	Other $5
Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.	$479 Spectralis $479
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$434 BEOVU $93	XIIDRA $76	Pazeo $26	Durezol $13	$226
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$417 VYZULTA $328	BESIVANCE $5	$85
Other	$1,458 LUCENTIS $132	LUMIGAN $112	BESIVANCE $100	ILUVIEN $99	Precision 1 $95	Other $921

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,057
Gift	$45
Education	$20

Biography

Dr. Joel George sees patients in Weslaco, TX. His medical specialty is vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Glenn George, MD From 2012 - 2022

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