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Dr. Van Forrester, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

3320 N Main Street
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 642-1889

Dr. Van Forrester, OD is an optometrist in Anderson, SC specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

3320 N Main Street
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 642-1889

(864) 224-1768

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

eye tests

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, Dr. Van Forrester, OD had a list price for eye tests, 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 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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

In 2012, Dr. Van Forrester, OD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, and eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	296

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	502

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	13
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	402

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	554

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	32
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	511

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	15
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
eye procedures	440

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	13
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	355

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	126

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	301

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	246

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	284

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	14
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	242

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	15
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Van Forrester, OD treated as an optometrist in Anderson, SC were eye procedures.

doctor visit	14
eye procedures	375

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	210
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	51
85 and over	11
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$1,043 ULTRA $859	BIOTRUE ONE DAY $184
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$168 Contact Lenses $86	Simbrinza $82
Allergan Inc.	$152 RESTASIS $44	$108
Sucampo Pharma Americas, LLC	$125 Rescula $125
Coopervision Inc.	$116 CVI Contact Lens $116
Other	$241 Eylea $86	Infuse $53	ULTRA $45	VYZULTA $44	BTOD $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,422
Travel and Lodging	$422

Biography

Dr. Van Forrester practices optometry (primary eye care) in Anderson, SC. Dr. Forrester obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Forrester, 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. Van Forrester, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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