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Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)
The Illinois College of Optometry (2010)
305 Elaines Court
Dodgeville, WI 53533

Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD is an optometrist in Middleton, WI specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from The Illinois College of Optometry in 2010 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD is affiliated with UW Health and UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC.

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Office Locations

UW Health

2349 Deming Way Suite 200
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 916-2020
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2880 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
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305 Elaines Court
Dodgeville, WI 53533
(608) 930-4362
(608) 930-4366
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

In 2012, Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 27
eye procedures 39

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2016 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 88
eye procedures 312
ultrasound (sonogram) 11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 91
Female 114
Age
From 65 to 74 80
From 75 to 84 55
85 and over 21
Less than 65 49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2016

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 27
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 30
Dementia 7
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2017 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 109
eye procedures 3777
ultrasound (sonogram) 26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 143
Female 176
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 305
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 138
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 40
Less than 65 56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2017

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 30
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 37
Dementia 6
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 120
eye procedures 4298

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 140
Female 196
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 324
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 152
From 75 to 84 98
85 and over 46
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2018

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 37
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 15
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 4
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 27
Dementia 5
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 89
eye procedures 2542

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 155
Female 248
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 387
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 180
From 75 to 84 114
85 and over 46
Less than 65 63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2019

Hypertension 49
High Cholesterol 40
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 3
Osteoperosis 4
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 31
Dementia 5
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 990
doctor visit 107
eye procedures 1403
laser treatment 990

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 145
Female 193
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 318
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 171
From 75 to 84 83
85 and over 40
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2020

Hypertension 41
High Cholesterol 37
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 33
Dementia 5
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 1054
doctor visit 402
eye procedures 1378
laser treatment 1054

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 189
Female 277
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 439
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 238
From 75 to 84 123
85 and over 48
Less than 65 57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2021

Hypertension 44
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 3
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 29
Dementia 5
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 393
eye procedures 2391

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 198
Female 275
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 450
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 249
From 75 to 84 132
85 and over 41
Less than 65 51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD in 2022

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 11
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 33
Dementia 4
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated as an optometrist in Middleton, WI were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy 1022
doctor visit 166
eye procedures 2017
laser treatment 1022
ultrasound (sonogram) 18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD.

Gender
Male 132
Female 184
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 277
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 86
85 and over 35
Less than 65 45
65 to 74 151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 45
High Cholesterol 34
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 12
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 2
Osteoporosis 3
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 27
Atrial Fibrillation 7
Dementia 4
Cancer 5

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD graduated from The Illinois College of Optometry in 2010. He is certified by the Optometry and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: The Illinois College of Optometry (2010)

Board Certification: Optometry

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Douglas Rickels, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UW Health
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Allergan Inc. $101 LUMIGAN
$101
Coopervision Inc. $100 Clariti Contact Lens
$100
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. $96 Soft contact lenses
$96
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC $66 BIOTRUE ONE DAY
$66
GLAUKOS CORPORATION $58 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM
$58
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $355
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program $66

Biography

Dr. Michael Rickels practices optometry (primary eye care) in Madison, WI, Dodgeville, WI, and Middleton, WI. He is affiliated with UW Health.

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