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Dr. Penny Asbell, MD

(Dr. Penny Asbell, M.D.)

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

930 Madison Avenue Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38163

(901) 448-6650

Dr. Penny Asbell, MD is an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

930 Madison Avenue Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38163

(901) 448-6650

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5 E 98th Street Box 1183
New York, NY 10029

(212) 241-0939

(212) 987-1799

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Most eye doctors use a method called keratometry to evaluate corneal curvature and abnormalities, then prescribe the best corrective lens, says Penny Asbell, an associate professor of ophthalmology...”—"Computer Speeds Contact Fittings", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“"I do not think they work," said Penny A. Asbell, MD, MBA, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, in an interview with MedPage Today.”—"Another Study Debunks Benefits of Omega-3 Supplements for Dry Eye Disease", MedPage Today, May 2024

“"At the moment, we don't have the evidence that everybody should take them," said Dr. Penny Asbell, an ophthalmologist at Mount Sinai Hospital.”—"Seen At 11: Do Vision Vitamins Really Work?", CBS News, June 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2012 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	25
doctor visit	228
eye procedures	1224
ultrasound (sonogram)	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2013 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	36
doctor visit	177
eye procedures	1343
ultrasound (sonogram)	145

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	72
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	65
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2014 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), diagnostic imaging and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	28
doctor visit	164
eye procedures	1243
lab tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	133

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	70
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	62
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2015 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	22
doctor visit	133
eye procedures	1137
lab tests	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	113

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	124
Hispanic	116
Asian	28
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	100
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2016 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	15
doctor visit	112
eye procedures	1227
lab tests	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	166

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	68
Hispanic	53
Asian	15
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	59
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2017 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	148
eye procedures	1410
ultrasound (sonogram)	204

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	69
Hispanic	76
Asian	18
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	64
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2018 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49
eye procedures	548
ultrasound (sonogram)	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	43
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	33
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	125

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	28

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	73

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	26
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN during 2021 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	238
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	12
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Penny Asbell, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Memphis, TN were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and diagnostic imaging.

diagnostic imaging	24
doctor visit	144
eye procedures	856
lab tests	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	118

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	185
Hispanic	40
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	102
85 and over	39
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	121

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penny Asbell, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	7
Dementia	7

Education & Training

She has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$109,565 DUPIXENT $92,319	DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION $16,853	$393
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$39,150 DAILIES $17,961	Clear Care $1,985	AcrySof $171	ReSTOR $39	Systane $31	Other $18,963
Shire North American Group Inc	$29,261 XIIDRA $11,577	$17,684
Novartis Pharma AG	$19,232 SYS $11,233	QVJ499A $8,000
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$9,788 TEPEZZA $9,758	$30
Other	$46,515 Intacs $4,500	BESIVANCE $3,598	OCULUS Keratograph 5M $3,500	PROLENSA $2,815	TEPEZZA $2,799	Other $29,303

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$179,518
Travel and Lodging	$31,787
Honoraria	$16,175
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$13,235
Food and Beverage	$8,314
Other	$4,482