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Richard Vance Edney, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

Southern College of Optometry (1987)

69 Shuford Road
Columbus, NC 28722

(828) 894-3930

Richard Vance Edney, OD is an optometrist in Columbus, NC specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1987 and has 39 years of experience.

Office Locations

69 Shuford Road
Columbus, NC 28722

(828) 894-3930

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

eye procedures

fundus photography

In 2023, Richard Vance Edney, OD performed more eye procedures, and fundus photography procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

simple cataract surgery

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

intraocular lens implant

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

simple cataract surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Richard Vance Edney, OD performed more simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for anterior segment surgery, cataract surgery, cataract surgery with IOL implantation, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, extracapsular lens removal, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, and simple cataract surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

anterior segment surgery

In 2012, Richard Vance Edney, OD performed more anterior segment surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	297
eye procedures	3019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	325
eye procedures	3888

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	133

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	24
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	380
eye procedures	4366

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	26
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2014

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	482
eye procedures	4872

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	670
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	66
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2015

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	484
eye procedures	3986

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	34
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	516
eye procedures	6408

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	37
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2017

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	556
eye procedures	5911

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	39
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	640
eye procedures	5741

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	38
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	543
eye procedures	8207

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	37
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	788
eye procedures	8225

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	63
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2021

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	799
eye procedures	11312

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	81
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Richard Vance Edney, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated as an optometrist in Columbus, NC were eye procedures.

doctor visit	528
eye procedures	5994

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	384
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	111
85 and over	40
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	221

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Richard Vance Edney, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Richard Vance Edney, OD graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1987. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Southern College of Optometry (1987)

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Richard Vance Edney, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$53 BIOTRUE ONE DAY $22	LOTEMAX GEL $16	BESIVANCE $15
Abbott Laboratories	$25 Optics $25
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$14 Acuvue $14
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$13 ZYLET $13
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$13 Healon Viscoelastics $13
Other	$12 RESTASIS $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$130

Biography

Dr. Richard Edney is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Columbus, NC. Dr. Edney has obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard Vance Edney, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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