In 2012, Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, eye exam, fundus photography, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2012 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1851
tonometry	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2013 were eye procedures, tonometry and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2075
tonometry	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	91
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2014 were eye procedures, tonometry and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2893
tonometry	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	81
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2015 were eye procedures, tonometry and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	4101
tonometry	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	636
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	116
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2016 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	3712
tonometry	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	67
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2017 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186
eye procedures	2582
tonometry	41

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	57
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2018 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	211
eye procedures	869
tonometry	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2019 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	232
eye procedures	2512
tonometry	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2020 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	271
eye procedures	2273
tonometry	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2021 were eye procedures, tonometry and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	599
eye procedures	3776
tonometry	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	76
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2022 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	375
eye procedures	426
tonometry	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC during 2023 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	260
eye procedures	401
tonometry	20

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2023

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated as an optometrist in Wilmington, NC were eye procedures, tonometry and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	304
eye procedures	2289
tonometry	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD.

**Gender**
Female	218
Male	148

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	333
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	130
85 and over	40
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	159

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$618 TOTAL30 $195	PANOPTIX $120	Precision 1 $108	Simbrinza $104	DAILIES TOTAL1 $90
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$439 BIOTRUE $238	Infuse $106	BTOD $95
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$429 Durezol $123	DAILIES $98	Pazeo $96	ACTIVEFOCUS $27	$85
Coopervision Inc.	$404 Multiple Brands Contact Lens $202	MyDay Contact Lens $201
Allergan Inc.	$286 LUMIGAN $93	COMBIGAN $70	RESTASIS $40	$82
Other	$1,738 XIIDRA $274	Healon Viscoelastics $237	P200TxE $123	Catalys Laser System $119	Acuvue $118	Other $868

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,754
Entertainment	$123
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Nelson Klaus is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Klaus obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson C. Klaus JR., OD From 2012 - 2023

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