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Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD

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Specializes in: General Ophthalmology

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

1136 H Avenue Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

(319) 362-9855

Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD is an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA specializing in general ophthalmology. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD is affiliated with UnityPoint Health and St. Luke's Mercy Hospital.

Office Locations

1136 H Avenue Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

(319) 362-9855

(319) 362-0655

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St. Luke's Mercy Hospital

1136 H Avenue
Northeast Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

(319) 362-9855

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In The News

“Des Moines Register: Addition To Spending Bill Would Benefit One C.R. Doctor When it comes to state permission to run a surgery center alongside his medical practice in Cedar Rapids, Dr. Lee...”—"State Roundup: Mass. May Vote On Assisted Suicide; Colo. To Try Medical Homes - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, April 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

goniotomy

In 2023, Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD performed more goniotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

eye tests

In 2023, Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD had a list price for eye tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

eye procedures

laser surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

By Affordability:

ophthalmic biometry

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD performed more extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, eye procedures, laser surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for ophthalmic biometry, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) 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. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	154
doctor visit	701
eye procedures	2674
injections	221
laser treatment	154
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	132
doctor visit	678
eye procedures	2764
injections	307
laser treatment	132

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	752
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	138
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	149
doctor visit	727
eye procedures	2970
injections	401
laser treatment	149

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	790
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	129
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	184
doctor visit	848
eye procedures	3203
injections	461
laser treatment	184

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	1094

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1802
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	690
From 75 to 84	794
85 and over	274
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	164
doctor visit	823
eye procedures	3294
injections	467
laser treatment	164

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	873
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	140
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	167
doctor visit	811
eye procedures	3248
injections	457
laser treatment	167

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	565

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	888
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	379
85 and over	128
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	222
doctor visit	889
eye procedures	3873
injections	393
laser treatment	222

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	423
Female	570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	968
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	140
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	206
doctor visit	677
eye procedures	3739
injections	445
laser treatment	206

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	838
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	124
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	176
doctor visit	630
eye procedures	3725
injections	387
laser treatment	176

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	737
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	99
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	216
doctor visit	703
eye procedures	4246
injections	462
laser treatment	216

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	825
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	100
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	219
doctor visit	676
eye procedures	3876
injections	429
laser treatment	219

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	777
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	90
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cedar Rapids, IA were eye procedures, injections, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	180
doctor visit	742
eye procedures	3419
injections	402
laser treatment	180
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	840
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	360
85 and over	123
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	346

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

St. Luke's Mercy Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$1,922 LenSx $299	ORA $166	ReSTOR $111	CLAREON $92	AcrySof $88	Other $1,165
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$593 Cataract Equipment $247	ORA $140	LenSx $120	Ilevro $48	Durezol $21	Other $18
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$169 iSTENT iNJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $129	$40
The Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc.	$152 Symfony $74	Phaco Tubing and Accessories $60	Triamcinolone-Moxifloxacin PF $17
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$101 ENVISTA $40	STELLARIS $37	LOTEMAX $24
Other	$177 STELLARIS $62	EYLEA aflibercept injection $38	EYLEA HD $21	Durezol $15	XIIDRA $15	Other $25

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,107
Travel and Lodging	$1,007

Biography

Dr. Lee Birchansky specializes in general ophthalmology. His clinical interests include cosmetic surgery. Dr. Birchansky is professionally affiliated with UnityPoint Health. After attending the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. According to UnityPoint Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Northeast Cedar Rapids, IA.

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Daron Birchansky, MD From 2012 - 2022

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