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Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D.

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

Tulane University School of Medicine (2009)

3500 Us Highway 1
Vero Beach, FL 32960

(772) 299-1404

Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. is an ophthalmologist in Vero Beach, FL specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease) and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009 and has 15 years of experience. Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. is affiliated with WILLIAM J. MALLON, MD.

Office Locations

Address:

3500 Us Highway 1
Vero Beach, FL 32960

diagnostic imaging	13
eye procedures	668
plastic surgery procedures	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	39
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

capsulotomy	19
diagnostic imaging	61
eye procedures	2600
injections	56
lab tests	133
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	80
laser treatment	17
plastic surgery procedures	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	88

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	83
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	105
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	42
diagnostic imaging	73
eye procedures	3080
injections	209
lab tests	108
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	78
laser treatment	58
plastic surgery procedures	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	94

**Gender**
Male	636
Female	872

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1218
Black	172
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	702
From 75 to 84	454
85 and over	224
Less than 65	128

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	34
diagnostic imaging	65
eye procedures	3354
injections	226
lab tests	31
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	43
laser treatment	52
plastic surgery procedures	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	107

**Gender**
Male	377
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	705
Black	94
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	126
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	50
diagnostic imaging	39
doctor visit	32
eye procedures	4150
injections	199
lab tests	175
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	113
laser treatment	95
plastic surgery procedures	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	111

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	663

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	129
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	377
85 and over	187
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	59
diagnostic imaging	65
doctor visit	223
excision	21
eye procedures	4079
injections	162
lab tests	443
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	100
laser treatment	154
plastic surgery procedures	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	160

**Gender**
Male	443
Female	661

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	896
Black	129
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	168
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

capsulotomy	43
diagnostic imaging	42
doctor visit	227
eye procedures	3550
injections	132
lab tests	568
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	93
laser treatment	88
plastic surgery procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	262
vascular procedures	138

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	895
Black	121
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	174
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	64
eye procedures	3906
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	79
laser treatment	158
ultrasound (sonogram)	115

**Gender**
Male	478
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1118
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	516
From 75 to 84	465
85 and over	212
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

capsulotomy	220
doctor visit	2393
eye procedures	7559
foreign body removal	64
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	633
laser treatment	408
ultrasound (sonogram)	387

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. treated as an ophthalmologist in Vero Beach, FL were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

capsulotomy	66
diagnostic imaging	51
doctor visit	721
excision	21
eye procedures	3667
foreign body removal	64
injections	164
lab tests	243
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	152
laser treatment	129
plastic surgery procedures	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	150
vascular procedures	138

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	467

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	78
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	653
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	266
85 and over	123
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	344

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (2009)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

WILLIAM J. MALLON, MD

Ratings & Reviews

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2022-01-17

My name is Barry Cohen and I had my cataracts surgery on both eyes performed at Saint Lucie Eye Associates in Port Saint Lucie Florida. I am sorry to say that for me it was a failure and a horrible experience! My original doctor there and the doctor that did my cataracts surgery on both eyes was Dr Derek Ohlstein. Since I make my living online I paid many thousands of dollars extra on top of the regular surgery cost to have multi-focal lenses implanted into my eyes because I was assured by Dr Ohlstein that with these lenses I would be able to see well at both distances for driving while also being able to read normal small type fonts both online and in reading materials such as in books, magazines and on labels. All Without Glasses!

This is the bottom line! During the surgery the FEMTO laser that they used to cut loose my eyes lenses, misfired or was not set properly as it left my right eye with a permanent blur spot in my field of vision.

Also both implant lenses were the wrong prescription because I now have to wear glasses all of the time to be able to read normal small print both online, while reading books, magazines and on labels. I can see distances ok but its even better with the glasses on. Dr Channon the senior doctor took over and tried what I feel was his absolute best to improve my vision with stents and a YAG laser surgery. I appreciate Dr Channon's attempts to help better my vision but it simply did not help.

I never even received a simple apology from Dr Derek Ohlstein for the damage that was done to me!

This is when the practice gave me a pair of glasses and told me that this is the best they could do. They also offered me $1,600.00 back that equaled the cost of the screwed up FEMTO laser treatment for my one laser damaged eye! (My Right Eye) However they said that if I accepted the money I would have to sign Hold Harmless agreements and a disparagement release so I could not litigate Saint Lucie Eye Associates or tell this story!

Needless to say I refused the money! I am now left with poor vision that impairs my ability to work online and often gives me headaches because its still a strain to read even with the glasses on. No amount of money can buy back my now screwed up vision and how my ongoing poor vision makes me feel every single day! These are the reasons I am not happy with my cataracts surgery experience with Dr Derek Ohlstein. I believe he has now changed locations to perform cataracts surgery with a different group in Vero Beach Florida

I called Tami McCallum at Alcon the manufacturer of the ReSTOR multi-Focal lenses that were implanted into my eyes with the wrong prescription for possible help in this matter but they blew off my E-mails and phone calls without offering any help whatsoever!

I would like to litigate Derek Ohlstein for the ongoing damage and harm this gross negligence has and is still causing to me, however every attorney I talked to would amazingly not take my case unless I was totally blind or dead! I guess they all want the easy money!

The only thing left for me is to tell this accurate story of my horrible experience with Dr Derek Ohlstein, Saint Lucie Eye Associates and then Alcon to educate the people reading this website!

Update——My vision is now getting worse. Because of this I went to my local eye doctor at Cohens Optical In Port Saint Lucie Florida. I was informed by the eye doctor that I now actually have new cataracts growing on the implanted ReSTOR multi-focal replacement lenses themselves! I fear that maybe I will soon go blind if my eyes can no longer be fixed!

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Derek Hunter Ohlstein, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Shire North American Group Inc	$1,542 XIIDRA $690	$851
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$1,278 Refractive Equipment $410	RefractiveEquipment $208	CataractEquipment $160	Centurion $143	ACTIVEFOCUS $106	Other $251
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$824 STELLARIS $287	ENVISTA $246	TRULIGN TORIC $71	TORIC $60	LOTEMAX $48	Other $113
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$772 Tecnis 1-piece IOL $157	Phacofragmentation Accessories $126	VERITAS Vision System $108	Catalys Laser System $103	Tecnis Simplicity $77	Other $201
Allergan Inc.	$597 LUMIGAN $267	RESTASIS $196	COMBIGAN $66	$68
Other	$3,068 XIIDRA $267	EYLEA aflibercept injection $213	DEXTENZA $176	Centurion $171	Optics $156	Other $2,084

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,821
Consulting Fee	$680
Education	$430
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$150