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Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD

(Dr. Joseph Hoffmann Krug Jr., MD)

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Specializes in: Glaucoma and General Ophthalmology

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1982)

Professional interests include: eye exam, cataracts, cataract surgery, and more.

135 S Sharon Amity Road
Charlotte, NC 28211

(704) 365-0555

Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD is an ophthalmologist in Charlotte, NC specializing in glaucoma and general ophthalmology. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1982 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD is affiliated with Horizon Eye Care and HORIZON EYE CARE PA.

Office Locations

Address:

135 S Sharon Amity Road
Charlotte, NC 28211

capsulotomy	57
doctor visit	469
excision	27
eye procedures	5623
laser treatment	175
ultrasound (sonogram)	158
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	26

**Gender**
Male	705
Female	1144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1482
Black	309
Hispanic	20
Asian	14
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	790
From 75 to 84	659
85 and over	312
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	74
doctor visit	396
excision	19
eye procedures	4880
laser treatment	184
ultrasound (sonogram)	140
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	995

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1294
Black	255
Hispanic	30
Asian	20
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	658
From 75 to 84	625
85 and over	271
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

**Gender**
Male	1250
Female	1918

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2504
Black	528
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	62
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1294
From 75 to 84	1164
85 and over	564
Less than 65	146

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

capsulotomy	64
doctor visit	481
excision	24
eye procedures	4630
laser treatment	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	114
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

**Gender**
Male	629
Female	949

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1237
Black	263
Hispanic	28
Asian	20
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	656
From 75 to 84	566
85 and over	285
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	67
doctor visit	380
excision	16
eye procedures	4298
laser treatment	122
ultrasound (sonogram)	56
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	19

**Gender**
Male	601
Female	858

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1147
Black	239
Hispanic	22
Asian	18
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	625
From 75 to 84	534
85 and over	239
Less than 65	61

capsulotomy	104
doctor visit	742
eye procedures	4020
laser treatment	142
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

**Gender**
Male	607
Female	885

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1184
Black	227
Hispanic	24
Asian	19
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	611
From 75 to 84	578
85 and over	244
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	104
doctor visit	935
eye procedures	3878
laser treatment	144
ultrasound (sonogram)	47
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

**Gender**
Male	641
Female	851

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1190
Black	217
Hispanic	26
Asian	18
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	621
From 75 to 84	576
85 and over	241
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	85
doctor visit	860
eye procedures	3328
laser treatment	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1044
Black	186
Hispanic	24
Asian	17
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	496
85 and over	235
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	53
doctor visit	1685
eye procedures	2420
laser treatment	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	759

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1039
Black	171
Hispanic	21
Asian	29
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	224
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	57
doctor visit	1637
eye procedures	2081
laser treatment	81
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	691

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	969
Black	145
Hispanic	17
Asian	26
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	541
85 and over	201
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Charlotte, NC were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	73
doctor visit	816
excision	20
eye procedures	3991
laser treatment	135
ultrasound (sonogram)	81
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	666
Female	980

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	254
Asian / Pacific Islander	18
Non-Hispanic White	1309
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	38

**Age**
75 to 84	626
85 and over	281
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	674

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	11
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1982. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1982)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Horizon Eye Care

HORIZON EYE CARE PA

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$1,950 LUMIGAN $521	XEN $481	COMBIGAN $447	RESTASIS $420	ALPHAGAN P $15	Other $67
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$1,550 Cataract Equipment $435	LenSx $191	CyPass $133	CataractEquipment $124	Simbrinza $101	Other $566
Abbott Laboratories	$1,031 Optics $538	Healon Viscoelastics $493
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,004 Rocklatan $517	Rhopressa $487
Alcon Vision LLC	$942 Hydrus Microstent $394	CLAREON $330	Rhopressa $57	ARGOS $42	Rocklatan $34	Other $85
Other	$5,666 VUITY $673	LUMIGAN $368	Bromsite $318	INVELTYS $286	TEPEZZA $250	Other $3,771

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,306
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$701
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$76
Education	$60

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Joseph H. Krug Jr., MD.

Company	Year	Amount	Source of Ownership	Terms of Ownership
US Retina LLC	2023	$4,630.46	Physician Covered Recipient	Membership Interest
US Retina LLC	2018	$2,272.73	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2017	$2,272.73	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2019	$2,272.73	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2016	$2,272.73	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2015	$2,272.73	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2022	$1,923.08	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2020	$1,923.08	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares

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Biography

Dr. Joseph Krug works as a general ophthalmology and glaucoma. He is especially interested in glaucoma and cataract surgery. Dr. Krug graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is professionally affiliated with Horizon Eye Care.