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Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD

(Dr. William M. Stapleton, MD)

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease) and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Washington School of Medicine (2005)

3403 Powerhouse Road
Yakima, WA 98902

(509) 966-2253

Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD is an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease) and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD is affiliated with RICHARD E EHLERS MD PC.

Office Locations

3403 Powerhouse Road
Yakima, WA 98902

(509) 966-2253

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985540 Nebraska Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Omaha, NE 68198

(402) 559-4276

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

eyelid lesion excision

In 2023, Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD had a list price for eyelid lesion excision that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Washington. 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:

eye procedures

laser surgery

SCODI of the posterior segment

simple cataract surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

By Affordability:

complex cataract surgery

laser eye surgery

secondary cataract surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser surgery

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within Washington, Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD performed more eye procedures, laser surgery, SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), simple cataract surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for complex cataract surgery, laser eye surgery, secondary cataract surgery, YAG laser capsulotomy, and YAG laser 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

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	43
doctor visit	1415
eye procedures	1965
injections	451
laser treatment	43
plastic surgery procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	539
Black	0
Hispanic	157
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	120
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	65
doctor visit	1245
eye procedures	1894
injections	330
laser treatment	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	0
Hispanic	164
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	116
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	62
doctor visit	1194
eye procedures	2138
injections	385
laser treatment	62
plastic surgery procedures	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	720
Female	932

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1182
Black	0
Hispanic	378
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	672
From 75 to 84	560
85 and over	246
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	76
doctor visit	1166
eye procedures	2360
injections	497
laser treatment	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	0
Hispanic	217
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	140
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	78
doctor visit	1175
eye procedures	2734
injections	560
laser treatment	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	521

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	682
Black	0
Hispanic	201
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	154
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
capsulotomy	77
doctor visit	1006
excision	11
eye procedures	2937
injections	615
laser treatment	88
photocoagulation	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	538

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	714
Black	0
Hispanic	161
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	146
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	79
doctor visit	985
eye procedures	2912
injections	614
laser treatment	79
plastic surgery procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	710
Black	0
Hispanic	135
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	363
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	145
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	72
doctor visit	571
eye procedures	2218
injections	671
laser treatment	72

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	0
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	94
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	92
doctor visit	877
eye procedures	3156
injections	877
laser treatment	92
plastic surgery procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	601
Black	0
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	138
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	81
doctor visit	773
excision	12
eye procedures	2979
injections	730
laser treatment	81
plastic surgery procedures	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	147
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA during 2023 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	109
doctor visit	863
excision	11
eye procedures	3035
injections	804
laser treatment	109
plastic surgery procedures	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	145
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Yakima, WA were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

ablation	11
capsulotomy	75
doctor visit	1024
excision	11
eye procedures	2575
injections	594
laser treatment	76
photocoagulation	11
plastic surgery procedures	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	659
Native American / Alaskan Native	22
Hispanic	160
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	313
85 and over	144
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	337

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2005. He has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine (2005)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RICHARD E EHLERS MD PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$177 CLAREON $126	AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL $29	ARGOS $22
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$115 PROLENSA $41	LOTEMAX SM $30	enVista MX60 IOL $25	VYZULTA $20
Shire North American Group Inc	$110 XIIDRA $110
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$76 BESIVANCE $37	LOTEMAX GEL $22	SOFPORT AO $17
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$73 Rocklatan $60	Rhopressa $13
Other	$455 AmnioGraft $47	PROLENSA $45	EYLEA HD $41	COMBIGAN $36	AmnioGuard $33	Other $252

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$989
Gift	$17

Biography

Dr. William Stapleton's specialty is ophthalmology (eye disease). He studied medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Stapleton, MD From 2013 - 2023

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