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Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: eye problems, comprehensive ophthalmology

4717 Saint Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201

(313) 577-8900

Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD is an ophthalmologist in Detroit, MI specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD is affiliated with Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Ascension St. John Hospital, Ascension, Wayne Health and UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUP.

Office Locations

Address:

4717 Saint Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201

Some issues Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD can help you with:

Eye Problems

Millions of people every year have problems with their eyes. Some of the most common eye problems are refractive disorders, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataracts.

Refractive disorders happen when the shape of the eye doesn't let allow someone focus very precisely. They might be myopic (nearsighted), hyperopic (farsighted), or have an astigmatism, which is a focus problem caused by the cornea. Refractive disorders can be corrected by glasses or contacts.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It happens when fluid pressure builds up within the eye and damages the optic nerve. It is treated with medications and surgery.

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. The retina is tissue at the back of the eye that is filled with numerous, tiny blood vessels. When diabetes damages these delicate blood vessels, they burst or leak, leading to blind spots and blurred vision. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy and surgery, but often vision cannot be restored.

Macular degeneration is common in older adults. The macula is the central part of the retina and is responsible for crisp center vision. Over time, the cells in the macula begin to die, making central vision blurry. An early symptom of macular degeneration is that straight lines appear wavy.

Cataracts happen when the clear lens in the front of the eye becomes cloudy, making things look blurry or faded. They are extremely common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans will have had a cataract. In early stages, prescription glasses and magnifying lenses can help. As the cataracts get worse, surgery to replace the lens may be the best option.

More than just one of the five senses, the eyes are heavily relied upon to communicate, work, and get around every day. It's important to have regular eye exams for vision stays in good shape for years to come.

capsulotomy	23
eye procedures	1810
laser treatment	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	141

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	622
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	70
Less than 65	180

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	56
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	24
eye procedures	1871
laser treatment	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	142

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	491

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	626
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	82
Less than 65	171

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	56
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	28
eye procedures	2002
laser treatment	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	129

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	984

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	1328
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	570
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	188
Less than 65	336

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	55
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	32
eye procedures	1957
laser treatment	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	127

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	647
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	88
Less than 65	131

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	51
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

capsulotomy	22
eye procedures	1870
laser treatment	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	120

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	654
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	87
Less than 65	139

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	38
eye procedures	1629
laser treatment	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	99

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	457

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	566
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	71
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	54
eye procedures	1644
laser treatment	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	98

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	571
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	81
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	27
eye procedures	1048
laser treatment	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	377
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	46
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

capsulotomy	17
doctor visit	972
eye procedures	879
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
laser treatment	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	118

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Detroit, MI were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	29
doctor visit	972
eye procedures	1635
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
laser treatment	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	114

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Female	421
Male	172

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	539
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	35
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	71
75 to 84	141
Less than 65	127
65 to 74	253

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the ABMS Ophthalmology and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Residency: Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: ABMS Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital

Ascension St. John Hospital

Ascension

Wayne Health

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUP

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Priority Health PPO, Priority Health, Blue Preferred Plus, AmeriHealth, Medicare Advantage, AARP, MultiPlan, McLaren Health Plan, HAP PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, HAP HMO, HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select EPO, HAP/AHL EPA, HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA, United Healthcare Options PPO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Aetna, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare Navigate, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Molina Healthcare, HAP POS, HealthSmart, United Healthcare Navigate Plus, HealthCare USA, HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO, Cofinity, Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, PHP - PPO, Trusted HP- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan-Advantage HMO, BCN Local Network Southeast, HAP ASO POS, HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog., HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild, Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP, Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child, BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO, PHP - POS, Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild, Blue Cross Complete, KCC Colon Rectal, Meridian Complete, Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan, BCBSM Traditional, Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan, Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan, BCBSM Trust, KCC Bone Marrow Transplant, AHL - PPO, Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold, HAP ASO HMO, BCN- Commercial, KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, Meridian/Ambetter From Meridian, Vision Service Plan, Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose, BCN- Advantage, AHL - POS, DMC Renal Transplant and Harbor Healthy MI Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Priority Health PPO

Priority Health

Blue Preferred Plus

AmeriHealth

Medicare Advantage

AARP

MultiPlan

McLaren Health Plan

HAP PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

HAP HMO

HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select EPO

HAP/AHL EPA

HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA

United Healthcare Options PPO

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare Navigate

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Molina Healthcare

HAP POS

HealthSmart

United Healthcare Navigate Plus

HealthCare USA

HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO

Cofinity

Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

PHP - PPO

Trusted HP- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan-Advantage HMO

BCN Local Network Southeast

HAP ASO POS

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog.

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild

Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP

Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child

BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO

PHP - POS

Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild

Blue Cross Complete

KCC Colon Rectal

Meridian Complete

Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan

BCBSM Traditional

Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan

Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan

BCBSM Trust

KCC Bone Marrow Transplant

AHL - PPO

Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold

HAP ASO HMO

BCN- Commercial

KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

Meridian/Ambetter From Meridian

Vision Service Plan

Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose

BCN- Advantage

AHL - POS

DMC Renal Transplant

Harbor Healthy MI Plan

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William Robert Lucas Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Detroit, MI.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2018-01-09

I have been consulting Dr. Lucas for close to three years. I meet him once every year for annual follow up for a suspected Glaucoma. 

He is a very kind and humble person. He always explains in the detail about the findings. He compares the findings with previous visits and provide a plan on what he is going to look for during my next visit.

His staff at Kresge eye institute in Detroit are also kind.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Shire North American Group Inc	$75 XIIDRA $75
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$44 NON-PRODUCT $44
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$31 BESIVANCE $31
Alcon Vision LLC	$12 Rhopressa $12

**Types of Payments**
Education	$119
Food and Beverage	$43

Biography

Dr. William Lucas' medical specialty is ophthalmology (eye disease). His areas of expertise consist of comprehensive ophthalmology and eye problems. Dr. Lucas can accept United Healthcare Navigate, Cofinity, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Wayne State University. Dr. Lucas's professional affiliations include Wayne Health, Ascension St. John Hospital, and Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital.