In 2023, Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD had a list price for eye exam, fundus photography, and intermediate eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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.

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In 2012, Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD had a list price for visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2013

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	53

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	71

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2015

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	85

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	118

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2017

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	124

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	142

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	145

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2021 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
eye procedures	240
tonometry	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	75

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45
eye procedures	190

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	83

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	11
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2022

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD treated as an optometrist in Lake Forest, CA were eye procedures and tonometry.

doctor visit	29
eye procedures	113
tonometry	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	1
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	53

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	5
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lake Forest, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$289 AIR OPTIX $99	DAILIES $93	$96
Alcon Vision LLC	$152 Precision 1 $87	TOTAL30 $42	DAILIES $23
Shire North American Group Inc	$141 XIIDRA $141
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$117 Infuse $92	BIOTRUE ONE DAY $25
Coopervision Inc.	$105 MyDay Contact Lens $44	Clariti Contact Lens $42	CVI Contact Lens $19
Other	$337 Infuse $91	TYRVAYA $64	RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $44	ULTRA $37	OCT $36	Other $66

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,131
Entertainment	$10

Biography

Dr. Stephen Christensen is a specialist in optometry (primary eye care). Dr. Christensen has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2014

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Kay Christensen, 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. Stephen Kay Christensen, OD From 2012 - 2022

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