In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Montana, Michael Craig Wardell, OD performed more eye procedures, punctal plug insertion, and simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for fundus photography, and ophthalmic (eye and orbit) imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lacrimal surgery

lacrimal procedures

punctal occlusion

In 2012, Michael Craig Wardell, OD had a list price for lacrimal surgery, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, and punctal occlusion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Montana. 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

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42
eye procedures	173

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2018

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51
eye procedures	247

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2019

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT during 2020 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47
eye procedures	330
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	13
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2020

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT during 2021 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48
eye procedures	443
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	13
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT during 2022 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	71
eye procedures	520
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	14
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2022

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT during 2023 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93
eye procedures	689
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	64

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	23
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2023

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT during 2024 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	111
eye procedures	615
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	60

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	25
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2024

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Michael Craig Wardell, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated as a pediatric optometrist in Billings, MT were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

doctor visit	66
eye procedures	431
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	98
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	32
85 and over	11
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	67

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD From 2017 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Michael Craig Wardell, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	6
Dementia	2

Education & Training

He has a state license in Montana.

Licensed In: Montana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$151 iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model iS3 $93	$58

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$151

Biography

Dr. Michael Wardell practices pediatric optometry in Billings, MT. Dr. Wardell obtained a license to practice in Montana.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michael Craig Wardell, OD in 2024

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