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Dr. Sumit Garg, MD

(769 Ratings)

Specializes in: Eye Disease Ophthalmology (Corneal and External Diseases)

New York Medical College

Professional interests include: complex cataract surgery, cataract surgery, pterygium surgery, and more.

118 Med Surge 1
Irvine, CA 92697

(949) 824-0327

Dr. Sumit Garg, MD is a cornea specialist in Orange, CA specializing in eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases). He graduated from New York Medical College. Dr. Sumit Garg, MD is affiliated with UCI Health.

Office Locations

101 The City Drive South Building 30a
Orange, CA 92868

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118 Med Surge 1
Irvine, CA 92697

(949) 824-0327

(929) 824-4015

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19210 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92612

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850 Health Sciences Road
Irvine, CA 92617

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In The News

“The new technology, developed by VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, has been implanted in four patients by UC Irvine doctors Marjan Farid and Sumit Garg, who were the first in ophthalmologists in...”—"UCI In Focus: Miniature eye telescopes", The Orange County Register, April 2013

“*In the past year, Dr. Marjan Farid, UCI director of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery, and Dr. Sumit Garg, medical director of the institute, implanted a 4-millimeter telescope in the eyes...”—"Gavin Herbert Eye Institute goal: Eliminate blindness", The Orange County Register, August 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

corneal lesion excision

endothelial keratoplasty

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

eye procedures

laser surgery

SCODI of the posterior segment

YAG laser capsulotomy

In 2024, Dr. Sumit Garg, MD performed more corneal lesion excision, endothelial keratoplasty, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, eye procedures, laser surgery, SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2012 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	34
doctor visit	553
eye procedures	1792
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	62
laser treatment	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2013 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	40
doctor visit	1358
eye procedures	1083
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	49
laser treatment	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	100
Asian	99
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	101
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2014 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	63
doctor visit	1452
eye procedures	1681
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	69
laser treatment	63
transplant procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	688
Black	0
Hispanic	124
Asian	127
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	371
85 and over	150
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	68
doctor visit	1780
eye procedures	1735
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	47
laser treatment	68
transplant procedures	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	902
Female	1334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1598
Black	0
Hispanic	236
Asian	300
Other	70
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	874
From 75 to 84	882
85 and over	326
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2016 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	66
doctor visit	1822
excision	15
eye procedures	1474
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	66
laser treatment	66
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
transplant procedures	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	679

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	813
Black	0
Hispanic	113
Asian	152
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	483
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	146
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	76
doctor visit	1220
excision	12
eye procedures	2110
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	56
laser treatment	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
transplant procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	657

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	827
Black	0
Hispanic	112
Asian	143
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	455
From 75 to 84	449
85 and over	165
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	86
doctor visit	1625
eye procedures	1532
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	34
laser treatment	86
transplant procedures	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	675

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	787
Black	0
Hispanic	95
Asian	159
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	474
From 75 to 84	419
85 and over	150
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	98
doctor visit	1729
eye procedures	1347
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	27
laser treatment	98

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	704

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	828
Black	0
Hispanic	110
Asian	189
Other	55
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	513
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	146
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	87
doctor visit	1410
excision	13
eye procedures	1201
laser treatment	87
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	713
Black	0
Hispanic	75
Asian	155
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	405
From 75 to 84	428
85 and over	113
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	128
doctor visit	1645
excision	14
eye procedures	1856
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	17
laser treatment	128
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
transplant procedures	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	663

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	15
Hispanic	85
Asian	203
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	496
85 and over	124
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	118
doctor visit	1638
eye procedures	2094
laser treatment	118
transplant procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	723

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	875
Black	17
Hispanic	100
Asian	211
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	529
From 75 to 84	538
85 and over	148
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2023 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	102
doctor visit	1655
eye procedures	2070
laser treatment	102

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	579
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	938
Black	0
Hispanic	88
Asian	204
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	581
85 and over	162
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2023

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA during 2024 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	121
doctor visit	1601
excision	12
eye procedures	1988
laser treatment	121
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
transplant procedures	26

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	702

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	18
Hispanic	77
Asian	200
Other	67
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	564
85 and over	146
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD in 2024

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sumit Garg, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Orange, CA were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

capsulotomy	83
doctor visit	1499
excision	13
eye procedures	1689
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	47
laser treatment	83
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
transplant procedures	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	651

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	164
Non-Hispanic White	793
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	101
Other	38

**Age**
75 to 84	457
85 and over	144
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	459

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	12
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Sumit Garg, MD graduated from New York Medical College. He completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: New York Medical College

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sumit Garg, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCI Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sumit Garg, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.69 out of 5 stars based on 769 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sumit Garg, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Orange, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$393,899 INTRALASE FS FEMTOSEC LASER $99,760	COMPACT INTUITIV Phacofragmentation System $56,600	Tecnis IOL $55,932	Healon Viscoelastics $36,074	Tecnis Symphony Toric IOL $32,330	Other $113,203
VisionCare Inc.	$265,936 Implantable Miniature Telescope $259,436	Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz) $6,500
Shire North American Group Inc	$179,987 XIIDRA $153,284	$26,703
Abbott Laboratories	$107,899 Healon Viscoelastics $59,075	Optics $42,259	Medical Optics $2,936	Non-Covered $2,200	$1,428
Allergan Inc.	$37,648 RESTASIS $11,951	$25,697
Other	$240,523 VUITY $22,358	XIIDRA $18,967	EYSUVIS $13,228	TearCare $12,606	TEARCARE(TM) (2.2) SYSTEM KIT $9,384	Other $163,979

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$960,872
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$150,700
Food and Beverage	$38,245
Travel and Lodging	$35,355
Honoraria	$24,766
Other	$15,953

Research Payments

Dr. Sumit Garg, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $30,411.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Sumit Garg, MD.

Omera Medical, Inc.	2021	$15.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
Omera Medical, Inc.	2020	$15.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Options with 48-month vesting

Biography

Dr. Sumit Garg specializes in adult hospital medicine, general practice, and eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases) and practices in Irvine, CA and Orange, CA. He speaks Spanish. Clinical interests for Dr. Garg include complex cataract surgery, infections, and keratoconus. He is affiliated with UCI Health. He is a graduate of New York Medical College. Dr. Garg trained at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Irvine for residency. Patient ratings for Dr. Garg average 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Garg has received professional recognition including the following: Southern California Super Doctors; Southern California Rising Stars; and Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Orange, CA.