In 2023, Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD had a list price for extraocular surgery, eye exam, gonioscopy, photocoagulation, punctal occlusion, punctal plug insertion, retinal photocoagulation, 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 90% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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:

diagnostic B-scan

eye procedures

lacrimal surgery

By Affordability:

B-scan

comprehensive eye exam

intermediate eye exam

nasolacrimal duct probing

panretinal photocoagulation

visual field test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD performed more diagnostic B-scan, eye procedures, and lacrimal surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for B-scan, comprehensive eye exam, diagnostic B-scan, diagnostic imaging, eye tests, fundus photography, intermediate eye exam, nasolacrimal duct probing, panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), 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. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	60
doctor visit	208
excision	20
eye procedures	4705
injections	650
laser treatment	20
photocoagulation	261
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	27
diagnostic imaging	67
doctor visit	223
excision	21
eye procedures	5619
injections	788
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	48
photocoagulation	294
ultrasound (sonogram)	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	493
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	166
Hispanic	76
Asian	53
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	443
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	308
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	65
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	11
diagnostic imaging	58
doctor visit	129
excision	22
eye procedures	4967
injections	662
laser treatment	33
photocoagulation	222
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	71

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	695

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	157
Hispanic	78
Asian	62
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	489
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	270
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	66
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	16
diagnostic imaging	26
doctor visit	43
excision	33
eye procedures	3783
injections	329
laser treatment	49
photocoagulation	147
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	816
Female	960

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1048
Black	396
Hispanic	110
Asian	124
Other	98
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	850
From 75 to 84	454
85 and over	272
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	72
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	14
diagnostic imaging	48
excision	21
eye procedures	4044
injections	412
laser treatment	35
photocoagulation	161
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	70

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	409
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	225
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	55
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	147
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	70
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	13
diagnostic imaging	260
doctor visit	15
excision	20
eye procedures	4449
injections	446
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	56
laser treatment	33
photocoagulation	126
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	288

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	467

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	196
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	141
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	71
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	234
excision	21
eye procedures	4702
injections	534
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	55
laser treatment	37
photocoagulation	108
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	271

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	60
Other	59
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	114
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	70
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	159
excision	16
eye procedures	4603
injections	546
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	50
laser treatment	16
photocoagulation	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	186

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	503
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	64
Other	68
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	97
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	69
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	140
excision	23
eye procedures	3518
injections	513
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	125
laser treatment	23
photocoagulation	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	167

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	104
Hispanic	39
Asian	35
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	78
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	68
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	11
diagnostic imaging	181
doctor visit	75
eye procedures	3734
injections	522
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	163
laser treatment	11
photocoagulation	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	201

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	37
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	77
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	69
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	184
doctor visit	103
eye procedures	3677
injections	515
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	164
photocoagulation	50
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	199

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	112
Hispanic	32
Asian	30
Other	47
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	83
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	67
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lawrence, NY were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and photocoagulation.

capsulotomy	15
diagnostic imaging	128
doctor visit	113
excision	21
eye procedures	4345
injections	537
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	90
laser treatment	30
photocoagulation	141
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	148

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	164
Asian / Pacific Islander	42
Non-Hispanic White	542
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	41
Other	46

**Age**
75 to 84	238
85 and over	144
Less than 65	86
65 to 74	392

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rubin Brecher, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	62
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

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Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$551 Rocklatan $400	Rhopressa $151
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$365 EYLEA HD $152	Eylea $126	EYLEA aflibercept injection $88
Alcon Vision LLC	$233 Rhopressa $124	Rocklatan $45	Simbrinza $40	EYSUVIS $24
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.	$191 TYRVAYA $191
Allergan Inc.	$176 LUMIGAN $68	RESTASIS $46	COMBIGAN $32	OZURDEX $18	ALPHAGAN P $13
Other	$941 LUCENTIS $167	XIIDRA $148	LOTEMAX GEL $136	LOTEMAX SM $118	ACTHAR $47	Other $325