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Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (1980)

502 E New Haven Avenue
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 727-2020

Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD is a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD is affiliated with FLORIDA EYE ASSOCIATES INC.

Office Locations

502 E New Haven Avenue
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 727-2020

(321) 984-9547

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD had a list price for 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 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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:

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

visual field test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, and visual field test 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. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	130
doctor visit	2052
eye procedures	4106
injections	1231
lab tests	122
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	73
laser treatment	130
photocoagulation	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	125
doctor visit	1970
eye procedures	4192
injections	1313
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	34
laser treatment	125
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	919
Female	1223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1953
Black	87
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	739
From 75 to 84	862
85 and over	488
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	136
doctor visit	1852
eye procedures	4396
injections	1423
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	40
laser treatment	136
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	879
Female	1140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1838
Black	82
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	697
From 75 to 84	819
85 and over	438
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	121
doctor visit	1054
eye procedures	5422
injections	1595
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	41
laser treatment	121

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1628
Female	2114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3404
Black	146
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1238
From 75 to 84	1472
85 and over	928
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	138
doctor visit	799
eye procedures	5926
injections	1574
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	49
laser treatment	138

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	807
Female	1087

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1732
Black	68
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	613
From 75 to 84	745
85 and over	488
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	97
doctor visit	652
eye procedures	5801
injections	1588
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	51
laser treatment	97

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	969

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1565
Black	65
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	556
From 75 to 84	686
85 and over	433
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	106
doctor visit	535
eye procedures	5748
injections	1529
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	58
laser treatment	106

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	757
Female	934

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1536
Black	62
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	551
From 75 to 84	687
85 and over	410
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	125
doctor visit	467
eye procedures	6148
injections	1545
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	53
laser treatment	125

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	725
Female	934

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1498
Black	72
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	532
From 75 to 84	676
85 and over	409
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	25
doctor visit	230
eye procedures	4035
injections	1150
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	36
laser treatment	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	683

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1090
Black	41
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	483
85 and over	304
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2021 were eye procedures, injections and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	285
eye procedures	4323
injections	1347
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	429
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	928
Black	43
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	270
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2022 were eye procedures, injections and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106
eye procedures	2801
injections	1043
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	23
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	181
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD treated as a retina specialist in Melbourne, FL were eye procedures, injections, lab tests and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	111
doctor visit	909
eye procedures	4808
injections	1394
lab tests	122
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	45
laser treatment	111
photocoagulation	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	695
Female	910

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1461
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	642
85 and over	395
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	512

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1980. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (1980)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

FLORIDA EYE ASSOCIATES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$354 VABYSMO $354
Alcon Vision LLC	$169 AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL $121	PANOPTIX $47
Shire North American Group Inc	$144 XIIDRA $144
RxSight Inc	$135 RXSIGHT LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD) $135
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$117 Healon Viscoelastics $117
Other	$155 EYLEA aflibercept injection $20	TEPEZZA $16	Pazeo $11	Spectralis $10	$99

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$951
Education	$123

Biography

Dr. Ralph Paylor, who practices in Melbourne, FL, is a medical specialist in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He is a graduate of Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ralph R. Paylor, MD in 2021

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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. Ralph R. Paylor, MD From 2012 - 2022

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