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Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

Baylor College of Medicine

5757 Harper Drive Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109

(505) 888-5757

Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD is a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD is affiliated with Lovelace Health System and Presbyterian Health System.

Office Locations

5757 Harper Drive Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109

(505) 888-5757

(505) 889-3589

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

intravitreal drug injection

In 2023, Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD performed more intravitreal drug injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Top 10%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

In 2012, Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD had a list price for anterior segment surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico. 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 David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	24
doctor visit	150
emergency care	13
eye procedures	234
injections	61
photocoagulation	11
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, emergency care and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	31
doctor visit	106
emergency care	43
eye procedures	534
injections	60
laser treatment	33
photocoagulation	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	63
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40
emergency care	16
eye procedures	577
injections	127
laser treatment	18
photocoagulation	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	31
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	54
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	44
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	42
doctor visit	191
eye procedures	3299
injections	891
laser treatment	21
photocoagulation	111
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	848
Female	1118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1314
Black	0
Hispanic	446
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	152

**Age**
From 65 to 74	730
From 75 to 84	566
85 and over	408
Less than 65	262

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	19
doctor visit	103
eye procedures	3747
injections	1090
laser treatment	20
photocoagulation	100
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	0
Hispanic	240
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	199
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	24
doctor visit	381
eye procedures	3529
injections	1114
laser treatment	12
photocoagulation	61
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	0
Hispanic	215
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	80

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	192
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	11
diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	524
eye procedures	3646
injections	1243
laser treatment	30
photocoagulation	71
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	409
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	611
Black	0
Hispanic	240
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	205
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	873
eye procedures	3835
injections	1640
laser treatment	15
photocoagulation	74
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	595

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	639
Black	0
Hispanic	266
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	218
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	963
eye procedures	3381
injections	1783
laser treatment	15
photocoagulation	55
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	0
Hispanic	242
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	233
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	19
doctor visit	1082
eye procedures	4243
injections	2185
laser treatment	40
photocoagulation	83
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	692

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	0
Hispanic	267
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	120

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	251
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	15
diagnostic imaging	11
doctor visit	1455
eye procedures	3941
injections	2231
laser treatment	28
photocoagulation	79
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	687

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	0
Hispanic	242
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	399
From 75 to 84	383
85 and over	261
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated as a retina specialist in Albuquerque, NM were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

capsulotomy	15
diagnostic imaging	24
doctor visit	533
emergency care	24
eye procedures	2815
injections	1129
laser treatment	23
photocoagulation	63
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	593
Native American / Alaskan Native	69
Hispanic	202
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	284
85 and over	189
Less than 65	107
65 to 74	330

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed residency at Ophthalmology residency: Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. He has a state license in New Mexico.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: Ophthalmology residency: Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Licensed In: New Mexico

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Lovelace Health System

Presbyterian Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$120,769 LUCENTIS $85,513	VABYSMO $35,114	SUSVIMO $142
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$105,939 Eylea $94,156	EYLEA aflibercept injection $9,758	EYLEA HD $2,010	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$21,724 BEOVU $14,835	brolucizumab $1,400	$5,489
Allergan Inc.	$16,585 OZURDEX $16,546	BOTOX $39
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$4,360 EYLEA HD $4,230	EYLEA aflibercept injection $115	Eylea $15
Other	$5,998 TYRVAYA $2,080	Non-Covered Product $1,222	LUCENTIS $885	Constellation $160	Daytona $130	Other $1,521

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$161,258
Consulting Fee	$74,026
Travel and Lodging	$31,767
Food and Beverage	$8,178
Entertainment	$130
Other	$16

Research Payments

Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD has received 154 research payments totaling $1,101,474.

Biography

Dr. John Pitcher is an Albuquerque, NM physician who specializes in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He studied medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Pitcher is affiliated with Presbyterian Health System and Lovelace Health System.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Pitcher III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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