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Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

518 Avenue A
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 745-3112

Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD is an optometrist in Opelika, AL specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

518 Avenue A
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 745-3112

(334) 745-8751

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

eye tests

In 2023, Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD had a list price for eye tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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 Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

eye exam

fundus photography

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, eye exam, fundus photography, 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 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	237
eye procedures	323

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	252
eye procedures	316

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	28
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	214
eye procedures	309

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	19
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173
eye procedures	334

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	32
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	235
eye procedures	438

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	20
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	42
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	270
eye procedures	219

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	19
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	144
eye procedures	141

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	22
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	0
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109
eye procedures	286

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	17
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162
eye procedures	224

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	24
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	227
eye procedures	202

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	27
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	228
eye procedures	181

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	29
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD treated as an optometrist in Opelika, AL were eye procedures.

doctor visit	204
eye procedures	270

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	199
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	76
85 and over	21
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	141

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	7
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$474 ORA $110	Ilevro $35	AIR OPTIX $22	DAILIES $7	$300
Alcon Vision LLC	$132 ReSTOR $62	DAILIES $27	Precision 1 $23	CLAREON $19
Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.	$53 Spectralis $53
Shire North American Group Inc	$48 XIIDRA $48
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$36 LOTEMAX GEL $25	BESIVANCE $12
Other	$32 BIOTRUE $18	Multiple Brands Contact Lens $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$438
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$300
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Russell Whatley specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Opelika, AL. Dr. Whatley has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Russell Lee Whatley, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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