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Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease) and Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Professional interests include: eye problems

1901 N Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 925-2200

Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD is an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease) and optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD is affiliated with Ascension and Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis.

Office Locations

1901 N Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

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Some issues Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD can help you with:

Eye Problems

Millions of people every year have problems with their eyes. Some of the most common eye problems are refractive disorders, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataracts.

Refractive disorders happen when the shape of the eye doesn't let allow someone focus very precisely. They might be myopic (nearsighted), hyperopic (farsighted), or have an astigmatism, which is a focus problem caused by the cornea. Refractive disorders can be corrected by glasses or contacts.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It happens when fluid pressure builds up within the eye and damages the optic nerve. It is treated with medications and surgery.

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. The retina is tissue at the back of the eye that is filled with numerous, tiny blood vessels. When diabetes damages these delicate blood vessels, they burst or leak, leading to blind spots and blurred vision. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy and surgery, but often vision cannot be restored.

Macular degeneration is common in older adults. The macula is the central part of the retina and is responsible for crisp center vision. Over time, the cells in the macula begin to die, making central vision blurry. An early symptom of macular degeneration is that straight lines appear wavy.

Cataracts happen when the clear lens in the front of the eye becomes cloudy, making things look blurry or faded. They are extremely common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans will have had a cataract. In early stages, prescription glasses and magnifying lenses can help. As the cataracts get worse, surgery to replace the lens may be the best option.

More than just one of the five senses, the eyes are heavily relied upon to communicate, work, and get around every day. It's important to have regular eye exams for vision stays in good shape for years to come.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

eye surgery

laser surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

In 2023, Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD performed more extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, eye surgery, laser surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	1630
eye procedures	4869
laser treatment	1630

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	669
eye procedures	3330
laser treatment	669

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	863
Female	1236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1978
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1095
From 75 to 84	762
85 and over	164
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	497
eye procedures	2381
laser treatment	497

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	657
Female	1057

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1583
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	941
From 75 to 84	578
85 and over	137
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	482
eye procedures	2575
laser treatment	482

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1480
Female	2162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3370
Black	186
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2008
From 75 to 84	1290
85 and over	186
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	505
eye procedures	2194
laser treatment	505

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	641
Female	1057

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1579
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	934
From 75 to 84	605
85 and over	95
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	383
eye procedures	1954
laser treatment	383

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	579
Female	904

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1390
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	862
From 75 to 84	488
85 and over	74
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	354
eye procedures	2143
laser treatment	354

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	978

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1478
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	917
From 75 to 84	543
85 and over	83
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	431
eye procedures	2331
laser treatment	431

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	663
Female	976

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1499
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1014
From 75 to 84	515
85 and over	70
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	506
eye procedures	1867
laser treatment	506

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	499
Female	732

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1133
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	780
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	44
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	486
eye procedures	2182
laser treatment	486

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	610
Female	840

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1356
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	860
From 75 to 84	487
85 and over	62
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	557
eye procedures	2259
laser treatment	557

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	574
Female	918

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1378
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	882
From 75 to 84	523
85 and over	64
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Indianapolis, IN were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	590
eye procedures	2553
laser treatment	590

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	653
Female	987

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	68
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1522
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	29

**Age**
75 to 84	560
85 and over	89
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	935

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency at St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the The American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Residency: St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: The American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul Louis Walton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension

Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$834 VisuMax $709	EXTARO 300 $125
LENSAR, Inc.	$235 LENSAR LASER SYSTEM $235
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG	$134 VisuMax $134
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY	$107 IOL $107
Bausch Health US, LLC	$102 $102
Other	$315 IOL $90	Optics $73	Tecnis IOL $49	CRYSTALENS $37	RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $13	Other $53

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,729

Biography

Dr. Paul Walton's specialties are ophthalmology (eye disease) and optometry (primary eye care). His areas of expertise include eye problems. Dr. Walton is affiliated with Ascension. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. For his professional training, Dr. Walton completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with St. Louis University (SLU).