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Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

Stony Brook University Medical Center, School of Medicine

67 Belmont Street Suite 302
Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 752-1155

Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD is a retina specialist in Worcester, MA specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from Stony Brook University Medical Center, School of Medicine. Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center and Tufts University Medical Center.

Office Locations

67 Belmont Street Suite 302
Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 752-1155

(508) 752-4862

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD treated as a retina specialist in Worcester, MA during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	27
doctor visit	1141
eye procedures	3540
injections	704
photocoagulation	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD treated as a retina specialist in Worcester, MA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	23
doctor visit	1165
eye procedures	3787
injections	753
photocoagulation	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	548

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	841
Black	11
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	261
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD treated as a retina specialist in Worcester, MA during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	20
doctor visit	1165
eye procedures	3766
injections	752
photocoagulation	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	534

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	820
Black	15
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	251
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD treated as a retina specialist in Worcester, MA during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and prophylaxis (preventive treatment).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1327
eye procedures	4163
injections	941
photocoagulation	11
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	788
Female	1126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1788
Black	28
Hispanic	36
Asian	24
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	686
From 75 to 84	602
85 and over	528
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD treated as a retina specialist in Worcester, MA during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	35
doctor visit	955
eye procedures	3043
injections	744
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	481

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	754
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	230
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD treated as a retina specialist in Worcester, MA during 2017 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	201
eye procedures	1891
injections	307

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	142
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD treated as a retina specialist in Worcester, MA were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

diagnostic imaging	26
doctor visit	992
eye procedures	3365
injections	700
photocoagulation	13
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	784
Hispanic	17
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	271
85 and over	235
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	281

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD From 2012 - 2017

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	9
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD graduated from Stony Brook University Medical Center, School of Medicine. He completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Stony Brook University Medical Center, School of Medicine

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Melvyn H. Defrin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Medical Center

Tufts University Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech, Inc.	$306 NonCovered Product $120	Non-Covered Product $93	LUCENTIS $93
Genentech USA, Inc.	$294 LUCENTIS $194	$100
Alcon Research Ltd	$110 $110
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$69 EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $38	EYLEA aflibercept injection $31
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$52 EYLEA aflibercept injection $52
Other	$80 ForeseeHome $25	OZURDEX $21	ACZONE $20	ILUVIEN $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$754
Education	$145
Honoraria	$12

Biography

Dr. Melvyn Defrin practices vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) in Worcester, MA. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Defrin attended medical school at Stony Brook University Medical Center, School of Medicine. He is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center.