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Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

University of Washington School of Medicine

490 ILLINOIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158

(415) 353-2800

Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD is an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). She graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD is affiliated with UCSF Medical Group, UCSF, University of California SFGH Medical Group and Hill Physicians.

Office Locations

490 ILLINOIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158

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Hill Physicians

400 Parnassus Avenue 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-2800

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	79
eye procedures	242

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50
eye procedures	708

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	98
Hispanic	67
Asian	112
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	77
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	37
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53
eye procedures	964

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	84
Hispanic	52
Asian	117
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	82
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	39
Dementia	30
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	16
doctor visit	41
eye procedures	1123
laser treatment	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	636

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	528
Black	156
Hispanic	116
Asian	296
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	156
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	15
doctor visit	65
eye procedures	1218
laser treatment	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	91
Hispanic	71
Asian	190
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	108
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	14
doctor visit	22
eye procedures	1176
laser treatment	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	53
Hispanic	57
Asian	163
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	85
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	28
doctor visit	19
eye procedures	1377
laser treatment	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	57
Hispanic	62
Asian	197
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	94
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	16
doctor visit	11
eye procedures	1312
laser treatment	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	66
Hispanic	63
Asian	175
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	78
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	888

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	34
Hispanic	41
Asian	103
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	52
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	17
eye procedures	1113
laser treatment	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	108
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	51
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	14
eye procedures	1101
laser treatment	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	30
Hispanic	42
Asian	125
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	44
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	17
doctor visit	42
eye procedures	1020
laser treatment	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	60
Asian / Pacific Islander	144
Non-Hispanic White	257
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	55
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	188
85 and over	75
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	231

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (1996)

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology (2028)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Medical Group

UCSF

University of California SFGH Medical Group

Hill Physicians

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, SCAN Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

SCAN Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-06-21

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I feel confident my doctor will provide the best care available for my situation.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-06

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Dr. Ramanathan is amazing. Clone her!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-07

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Excellent

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-06-14

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Excellent

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-19

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Excellent

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$5,244 CLAREON $160	AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL $71	Centurion $52	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $25	$4,936
Alcon Research Ltd	$1,179 $1,179
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$896 Cataract Equipment $663	CataractEquipment $175	Vitreoretinal Equipment $41	$17
Abbott Laboratories	$412 Optics $179	$233
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$149 Healon Viscoelastics $122	VERITAS Vision System $27

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,506
Food and Beverage	$2,374

Biography

Dr. Saraswathy Ramanathan works as an ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Ramanathan attended the University of Washington School of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. The average patient rating for Dr. Ramanathan is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She seems to be an in-network provider for Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, as well as other insurance carriers. She is affiliated with UCSF Medical Group, the University of California SFGH Medical Group, and Hill Physicians. Doctor.com reports that Dr. Ramanathan is accepting new patients at her office in San Francisco, CA.