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Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD

Accepting New Patients
(Pulin A. Shah, MD)
Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care) and Eye Disease Ophthalmology (Corneal and External Diseases)
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (2001)
Professional interests include: cataracts
2820 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115

Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD is an optometrist in New Orleans, LA specializing in optometry (primary eye care) and eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases). He graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in 2001 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health and Ochsner Medical Center.

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Office Locations

2820 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

endothelial keratoplasty
laser surgery
simple cataract surgery
YAG laser capsulotomy

By Affordability:

ophthalmic biometry

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD performed more endothelial keratoplasty, laser surgery, simple cataract surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ophthalmic biometry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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:

eye procedures

In 2013, Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2013 were eye procedures, transplant procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 27
eye procedures 1024
laser treatment 27
transplant procedures 34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 157
Female 260
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 283
Black 110
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 202
From 75 to 84 113
85 and over 38
Less than 65 64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 32
Dementia 6
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2014 were eye procedures, transplant procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 20
eye procedures 923
laser treatment 20
transplant procedures 25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 158
Female 241
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 279
Black 90
Hispanic 15
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 196
From 75 to 84 101
85 and over 45
Less than 65 57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 34
Dementia 6
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2015 were eye procedures, transplant procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 23
eye procedures 957
laser treatment 23
transplant procedures 29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 324
Female 518
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 600
Black 192
Hispanic 22
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 436
From 75 to 84 226
85 and over 74
Less than 65 106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 30
Dementia 4
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 43
eye procedures 1089
laser treatment 43
transplant procedures 34

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 171
Female 269
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 295
Black 117
Hispanic 15
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 220
From 75 to 84 128
85 and over 39
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 34
Dementia 7
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 41
eye procedures 1090
laser treatment 41
transplant procedures 27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 205
Female 281
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 334
Black 113
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 255
From 75 to 84 148
85 and over 32
Less than 65 51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 35
Dementia 7
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 50
eye procedures 1108
laser treatment 50
transplant procedures 34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 202
Female 284
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 351
Black 92
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 18
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 271
From 75 to 84 147
85 and over 24
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 33
Dementia 6
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 40
eye procedures 903
laser treatment 40
transplant procedures 24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 185
Female 241
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 303
Black 89
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 219
From 75 to 84 131
85 and over 27
Less than 65 49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 4
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 30
Dementia 7
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 49
eye procedures 871
laser treatment 49
transplant procedures 18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 142
Female 191
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 232
Black 61
Hispanic 18
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 186
From 75 to 84 94
85 and over 15
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 28
Dementia 6
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 55
doctor visit 124
eye procedures 775
laser treatment 55
transplant procedures 23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 151
Female 231
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 278
Black 61
Hispanic 20
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 190
From 75 to 84 141
85 and over 28
Less than 65 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 25
Dementia 5
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 73
doctor visit 190
eye procedures 826
laser treatment 73
transplant procedures 22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 165
Female 253
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 302
Black 70
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 20
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 212
From 75 to 84 156
85 and over 30
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 25
Dementia 4
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA during 2023 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 50
doctor visit 199
eye procedures 749
laser treatment 50
transplant procedures 18

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 169
Female 224
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 298
Black 46
Hispanic 22
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 175
From 75 to 84 162
85 and over 37
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 26
Dementia 5
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD treated as an optometrist in New Orleans, LA were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

capsulotomy 42
doctor visit 171
eye procedures 937
laser treatment 42
transplant procedures 26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD.

Gender
Male 184
Female 272
Ethnicity
Black / African American 94
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 323
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 12
Other 3
Age
75 to 84 140
85 and over 35
Less than 65 47
65 to 74 232

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 7
Osteoporosis 11
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 30
Atrial Fibrillation 9
Cancer 12
Dementia 5

Education & Training

Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in 2001. He completed residency at California Pacific Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board Of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (2001)

Residency: California Pacific Medical Center (2005)

Board Certification: American Board Of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health
Ochsner Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 317 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New Orleans, LA. 

4.83
Overall Rating
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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Pulin Anil Shah, 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. $161,632 Tecnis Symphony Toric IOL
$56,508 		Healon Viscoelastics
$25,678 		Healon Duet Pro
$23,200 		Tecnis IOL
$14,595 		Catalys Laser System
$11,984 		Other
$29,668
Alcon Vision LLC $31,681 AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL
$13,913 		CLAREON
$6,639 		AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL
$6,637 		AcrySof IQ PanOptix
$2,005 		AcrySof
$1,067 		Other
$1,420
Abbott Laboratories $22,553 Healon Viscoelastics
$20,920 		Optics
$1,355 		Medical Optics
$114
$164
Alcon Laboratories Inc $6,905 Cataract Equipment
$1,948 		ORA
$1,280 		CataractEquipment
$414 		ACTIVEFOCUS
$253 		Ilevro
$134 		Other
$2,874
GLAUKOS CORPORATION $2,176 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM
$503 		Photrexa
$439 		iStent inject W
$395 		iSTENT iNJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM
$224 		CE-marked KXLA system
$171 		Other
$445
Other $3,292 RESTASIS
$254 		CEQUA
$236 		Oxervate
$153 		Omidria
$135 		VABYSMO
$133 		Other
$2,382
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $106,315
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $83,015
Food and Beverage $21,812
Travel and Lodging $17,059
Education $38

Biography

Dr. Pulin Shah's specialties are eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases) and optometry (primary eye care). Patient ratings for Dr. Shah average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Shah's clinical interests include cataracts. He attended medical school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his residency training at California Pacific Medical Center. He is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. Yext reports that Dr. Shah is accepting new patients at his office in New Orleans, LA.

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