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Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Ophthalmology

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Professional interests include: emergency care, cataracts, comprehensive ophthalmology

65 E Elizabeth Avenue Suite 207
Bethlehem, PA 18018

(610) 867-5061

Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD is an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA specializing in general ophthalmology. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD is affiliated with Wills Eye Hospital.

Office Locations

65 E Elizabeth Avenue Suite 207
Bethlehem, PA 18018

(610) 867-5061

(670) 867-5062

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840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

emergency care

emergency room care

eye procedures

In 2023, Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD had a list price for emergency care, emergency room (ER) care, and eye procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. 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. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2012 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	37
doctor visit	11
excision	25
eye procedures	2906
laser treatment	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2013 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	32
doctor visit	14
excision	25
eye procedures	2810
laser treatment	57

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	28
doctor visit	25
eye procedures	2735
laser treatment	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	51
doctor visit	41
eye procedures	2663
laser treatment	51

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	764

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1252
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	538
85 and over	388
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	62
doctor visit	27
eye procedures	2706
laser treatment	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	181
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	45
doctor visit	21
evoked potential test	15
eye procedures	2365
laser treatment	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	165
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	35
doctor visit	19
eye procedures	2422
laser treatment	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	159
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2019 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	13
doctor visit	12
eye procedures	2246
laser treatment	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	154
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	738

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	136

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	69
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	287

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	35
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2023 were emergency care and eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16
emergency care	47
eye procedures	15

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2023

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Bethlehem, PA were eye procedures, emergency care, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	37
doctor visit	20
emergency care	47
evoked potential test	15
excision	25
eye procedures	1825
laser treatment	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD.

**Gender**
Female	260
Male	184

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	397
Hispanic	4
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	95
75 to 84	184
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	46

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Residency: Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wills Eye Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.14 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bethlehem, PA.

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Biography

Dr. Louis Sweterlitsch is a specialist in general ophthalmology. He is especially interested in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataracts, and emergency care. He is professionally affiliated with Wills Eye Hospital. Dr. Sweterlitsch attended medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Sweterlitsch's training includes a residency program at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis H. Sweterlitsch III, MD in 2020

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