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Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

2311 E Main Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092

(828) 322-2050

Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD is a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous).

Office Locations

2060 Hickory Boulevard Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645

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2311 E Main Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092

(828) 322-2050

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2415 Century Place Se
Hickory, NC 28602

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2640 Highway 1 05 Suite 102
Boone, NC 28607

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48 Boone Trail
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

eye exam

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 Volume:

intraocular injection

By Affordability:

laser eye surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD performed more intraocular injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for laser eye surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	16
doctor visit	1391
eye procedures	3742
injections	1090
laser treatment	14
photocoagulation	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	16
diagnostic imaging	28
doctor visit	740
eye procedures	5118
injections	1294
laser treatment	46
photocoagulation	128
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1014
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	168
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	21
diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	618
eye procedures	4851
injections	1150
laser treatment	21
photocoagulation	61
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	579

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	908
Black	48
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	386
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	176
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	36
doctor visit	719
eye procedures	5212
injections	1578
laser treatment	36
photocoagulation	52
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	960
Female	1296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2048
Black	120
Hispanic	34
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	938
From 75 to 84	664
85 and over	360
Less than 65	294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	45
diagnostic imaging	17
doctor visit	794
eye procedures	5606
injections	1734
laser treatment	62
photocoagulation	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	680

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1091
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	475
From 75 to 84	379
85 and over	183
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	42
diagnostic imaging	14
doctor visit	884
eye procedures	6778
injections	2128
laser treatment	42
photocoagulation	79
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	591
Female	751

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1236
Black	60
Hispanic	14
Asian	16
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	524
From 75 to 84	429
85 and over	221
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	26
diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	832
eye procedures	7072
injections	2093
laser treatment	47
photocoagulation	89
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	615
Female	793

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1291
Black	57
Hispanic	23
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	585
From 75 to 84	445
85 and over	241
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	50
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	44
doctor visit	789
eye procedures	6649
injections	2066
laser treatment	58
photocoagulation	74

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	573
Female	712

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1191
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	433
85 and over	227
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	37
doctor visit	614
eye procedures	5324
injections	1715
laser treatment	37
photocoagulation	41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	555

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	917
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	183
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	35
doctor visit	1047
eye procedures	4820
injections	1614
laser treatment	46
photocoagulation	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	531

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	878
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	175
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	26
doctor visit	999
eye procedures	4286
injections	1517
laser treatment	26
photocoagulation	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	824
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	174
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated as a retina specialist in Lenoir, NC were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	32
diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	857
eye procedures	5405
injections	1634
laser treatment	39
photocoagulation	69
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD.

**Gender**
Female	638
Male	482

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	1036
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	191
75 to 84	363
Less than 65	117
65 to 74	449

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$398 Tecnis IOL $161	Tecnis 1-piece IOL $122	Whitestar Phacoemulsficiation System $114
Genentech USA, Inc.	$386 LUCENTIS $239	VABYSMO $129	$18
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$318 AcrySof $159	Vitreoretinal Equipment $127	Luxor $22	Simbrinza $9
Alimera Sciences, Inc.	$303 ILUVIEN $253	$51
Allergan Inc.	$289 XEN $139	OZURDEX $84	RESTASIS $23	LUMIGAN $2	$40
Other	$1,800 EYLEA aflibercept injection $209	Non-Covered Product $154	LENSAR LASER SYSTEM $141	ENVISTA $116	Healon Viscoelastics $112	Other $1,067

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,411
Education	$82

Research Payments

Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD has received 38 research payments totaling $781,127.

Biography

Dr. Patrick Kelty is a physician who specializes in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He attended medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Kelty, MD From 2012 - 2022

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