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Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

1000 19th Street
South Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 930-0700

Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS is an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in ophthalmic plastic surgery. Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS is affiliated with Children's of Alabama.

Office Locations

1000 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 930-0700

(205) 930-9127

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Children's of Alabama

1000 19th Street
South Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 930-0700

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In The News

“Alabama Ophthalmology sells building for $2.6M. Alabama Ophthalmology Associates has sold its Five Points South building to one of its practitioners, Dr. John Long, for $2.6 million, according to...”—"Alabama Ophthalmology sells building for $2.6M", Al.com, January 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

biopsy

incisional eyelid biopsy

In 2023, Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS performed more biopsy, and incisional eyelid biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eyelid plastic surgery

eyelid surgery

plastic surgery procedures

upper lid blepharoplasty

wound repair

By Affordability:

visual field test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS performed more eyelid plastic surgery, eyelid surgery, plastic surgery procedures, upper lid blepharoplasty, and wound repair (e.g. stitches) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for visual field test 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, reconstructive surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	60
excision	22
eye procedures	732
injections	59
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	42
minimally invasive procedures	59
plastic surgery procedures	300
reconstructive surgery	63
tissue transfer	63
vascular procedures	22
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	154
excision	24
eye procedures	638
injections	68
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	53
minimally invasive procedures	68
plastic surgery procedures	282
reconstructive surgery	46
tissue transfer	46
vascular procedures	24
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	67
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, reconstructive surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	215
excision	13
eye procedures	542
injections	70
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	70
plastic surgery procedures	315
reconstructive surgery	77
tissue transfer	64
vascular procedures	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	59
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, diagnostic procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	350
excision	43
eye procedures	615
injections	58
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	44
minimally invasive procedures	58
plastic surgery procedures	352
reconstructive surgery	72
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tissue transfer	59
vascular procedures	31
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	51

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	502
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	610
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	124
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, diagnostic procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	438
excision	21
eye procedures	529
injections	59
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	46
minimally invasive procedures	59
plastic surgery procedures	331
reconstructive surgery	60
tissue transfer	49
vascular procedures	21
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	77
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	280
excision	18
eye procedures	352
injections	52
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	48
minimally invasive procedures	52
plastic surgery procedures	196
reconstructive surgery	28
tissue transfer	28
vascular procedures	18
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	47
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	206
excision	12
eye procedures	397
injections	42
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	42
plastic surgery procedures	203
reconstructive surgery	33
tissue transfer	33
vascular procedures	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	60
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, diagnostic procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	210
excision	16
eye procedures	379
injections	38
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	47
minimally invasive procedures	38
plastic surgery procedures	183
reconstructive surgery	26
tissue transfer	26
vascular procedures	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	56
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	179
eye procedures	294
injections	38
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	38
plastic surgery procedures	164
reconstructive surgery	35
tissue transfer	35
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	43
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	275
eye procedures	224
injections	33
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	33
plastic surgery procedures	130
reconstructive surgery	22
tissue transfer	22
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	43
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, diagnostic procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	293
excision	11
eye procedures	233
injections	28
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	28
plastic surgery procedures	159
reconstructive surgery	33
tissue transfer	33
vascular procedures	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	44
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	260
excision	20
eye procedures	448
injections	49
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	49
plastic surgery procedures	237
reconstructive surgery	45
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tissue transfer	41
vascular procedures	18
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	438
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	157
85 and over	56
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	225

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Children's of Alabama

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Birmingham, AL.

Overall Rating

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Reviews Left On DocSpot

Overall Rating: 5.0 2019-08-09

My eyelids had gotten so bad I was unable to see any more without holding my eyebrows up to get my eyelids out of my line of sight.  I was very hesitant about having any kind of plastic surgery performed and had put it off for more years than I should have.  Dr. Long did a blepharoplasty on both eyes on March 1, 2019 and they look great!  I can see now and I am beyond thankful for that!  His staff was courteous and very helpful with appointments and scheduling surgery.  They took care of it all and I didn't have to do anything.  Dr. Long was great about answering any of my questions.  He LISTENED to me and my wants and don't wants.  He was very kind with a wonderful beside manner.  I don't really care about a doctor's bedside manner as long as the results are good, but it was a plus that Dr. Long did have a good bed side manner.  Dr. Long did a wonderful job on both my eyes. I could not possibly be any happier with the results. It wasn't too much or not enough....it was just right, which was a huge concern of mine.  I cannot recommend him enough.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2019-05-09

Dr. Long performed Ptosis repair surgery on me.  I regained my periphery vision and younger prettier eyes as a bonus.  My care was excellent from the first visit to the last.  Thank you so much Dr. Long.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Alva Long, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$76 $76
AbbVie Inc.	$68 DURYSTA $68
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$36 XIIDRA $36
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$23 XELPROS $23
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$22 $22
Other	$38 RXSIGHT LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (RXLAL) $19	Vascular Closure Device $19

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$262

Biography

Dr. John Long's specialty is ophthalmic plastic surgery. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Long is professionally affiliated with Children's of Alabama.