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Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

1003 S Edgewood Drive
Knox, IN 46534

(574) 772-2012

Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD is an optometrist in Knox, IN specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

1003 S Edgewood Drive
Knox, IN 46534

(574) 772-2012

(574) 772-2221

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851 Eastport Centre Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383

(219) 464-8223

(219) 531-2356

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2023

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Top 10%

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comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD performed more comprehensive eye exam procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Top 25%

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eye procedures

In 2012, Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	145
eye procedures	8833

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	134
eye procedures	340

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	220

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	44
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	184
eye procedures	357

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	45
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	244
eye procedures	338

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	842
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	112
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	303
eye procedures	324

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	54
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	313
eye procedures	389

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	57
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	326
eye procedures	341

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	51
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	281
eye procedures	393

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	46
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
eye procedures	397

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	51
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	277
eye procedures	498

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	58
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209
eye procedures	478

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	58
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated as an optometrist in Knox, IN were eye procedures.

doctor visit	241
eye procedures	1153

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	413
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	147
85 and over	52
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Coopervision Inc.	$542 Multiple Brands Contact Lens $290	Clariti Contact Lens $81	MyDay Contact Lens $78	Biofinity Contact Lens $39	CVI Contact Lens $35	Other $18
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$455 Acuvue $325	Soft contact lenses $129
Alcon Vision LLC	$395 DAILIES $150	Precision 1 $85	MARLO $82	$78
Shire North American Group Inc	$300 XIIDRA $300
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$275 Bromsite $214	XELPROS $31	BromSite (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.075% $16	CEQUA $14
Other	$860 RESTASIS $226	BTOD $89	BIOTRUE ONE DAY $71	ULTRA $69	EYSUVIS $54	Other $352

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,827

Biography

Dr. Richard Carlson works as an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Knox, IN and Valparaiso, IN. Dr. Carlson obtained a license to practice in Illinois.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Scott Carlson, OD 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. Richard Scott Carlson, OD From 2012 - 2022

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