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Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease), General Surgery and General Practice

535 Saybrook Road
Middletown, CT 06457

(860) 347-9377

Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD is an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease), general surgery and general practice. Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD is affiliated with Connecticut Eye Physicians.

Office Locations

535 Saybrook Road
Middletown, CT 06457

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

eye procedures

intravitreal drug injection

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

corneal pachymetry

eye exam

eye tests

intermediate eye exam

intravitreal drug injection

laser eye surgery

ophthalmic ultrasound

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

visual field test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Connecticut, Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD performed more eye procedures, intravitreal drug injection, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), eye exam, eye tests, intermediate eye exam, intravitreal drug injection, laser eye surgery, ophthalmic ultrasound, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), ultrasound corneal pachymetry, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

secondary cataract surgery

simple cataract surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD had a list price for secondary cataract surgery, simple cataract surgery, YAG laser capsulotomy, and YAG laser surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut. 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:

laser surgery

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

comprehensive eye exam

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

fundus photography

intraocular lens implant

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Connecticut, Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD performed more laser surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for anterior segment surgery, cataract surgery, cataract surgery with IOL implantation, comprehensive eye exam, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, extracapsular lens removal, fundus photography, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, lens removal surgery, and lens replacement surgery 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. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2012 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), injections and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	60
excision	27
eye procedures	4314
injections	93
laser treatment	60
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	118

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	96
excision	16
eye procedures	4479
injections	146
laser treatment	96
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	127

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	557
Female	868

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1338
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	519
85 and over	336
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	52
eye procedures	4339
injections	194
laser treatment	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	97

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	819

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1258
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	503
85 and over	328
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	75
excision	18
eye procedures	4670
injections	216
laser treatment	75
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	63

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1042
Female	1738

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2582
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	62
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	972
From 75 to 84	1026
85 and over	682
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2016 were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	74
excision	22
eye procedures	4402
injections	176
lab tests	697
laser treatment	74
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	550
Female	868

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	505
From 75 to 84	502
85 and over	363
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2017 were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	57
excision	14
eye procedures	4596
injections	230
lab tests	507
laser treatment	57
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	572
Female	879

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1339
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	537
From 75 to 84	510
85 and over	345
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, lab tests and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	39
eye procedures	3159
injections	157
lab tests	60
laser treatment	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	621

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	959
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	373
85 and over	273
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	45
eye procedures	3149
injections	139
laser treatment	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	841
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	232
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	33
eye procedures	2327
injections	137
laser treatment	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	160
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	40
eye procedures	2695
injections	156
laser treatment	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	669
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	192
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	28
eye procedures	2364
injections	178
laser treatment	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	153
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Middletown, CT were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	54
excision	19
eye procedures	3681
injections	165
lab tests	421
laser treatment	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	435
Female	684

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1044
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	28

**Age**
75 to 84	414
85 and over	278
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	384

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Connecticut.

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Joseph Beggins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Connecticut Eye Physicians

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$624 DAILIES $250	Luxor $108	EXPRESS $87	Ilevro $60	Cataract Equipment $43	Other $76
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$464 PROLENSA $185	ENVISTA $143	LOTEMAX SM $86	VYZULTA $19	BIOTRUE ONE DAY $15	Other $15
Allergan Inc.	$212 LUMIGAN $42	RESTASIS $38	OZURDEX $28	ACZONE $16	BOTOX $14	Other $76
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$191 INVELTYS $148	EYSUVIS $43
Shire North American Group Inc	$188 XIIDRA $167	$21
Other	$907 TEPEZZA $108	Optics $102	Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $71	Bromsite $62	PROLENSA $41	Other $522

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,337
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$250

Biography

Dr. Thomas Beggins is a physician who specializes in general practice, general surgery, and ophthalmology (eye disease). He attended medical school at New York Medical College. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. Dr. Beggins's practice in Middletown, CT is open to new patients as reported by Yext.