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Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

114 S. Sycamore Street
Elizabethton, TN 37643

(423) 543-3421

Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD is an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

114 S. Sycamore Street
Elizabethton, TN 37643

(423) 543-3421

(423) 543-7099

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	223

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2013 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	379
tonometry	188

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	116

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	20
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2014 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	413
tonometry	207

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	122

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	22
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2015 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	250
tonometry	126

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	160

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	32
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2016 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	188
tonometry	93

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	13
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2017 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	67
tonometry	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2018 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	31
tonometry	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2019 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	33
tonometry	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2020 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	39
tonometry	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN during 2021 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	42
tonometry	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	17

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD treated as an optometrist in Elizabethton, TN were eye procedures and tonometry.

eye procedures	166
tonometry	78

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD.

**Gender**
Female	51
Male	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	7
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	30
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	34

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	2
Cancer	1

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Shire North American Group Inc	$425 XIIDRA $425
Allergan Inc.	$98 RESTASIS $98
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$58 BEPREVE $58
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$18 DAILIES $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$599

Biography

Dr. Robert Sams is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Elizabethton, TN. Dr. Sams has obtained a license to practice in Tennessee.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Lewis Sams, OD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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