In 2023, Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD had a list price for eye tests, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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.

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In 2012, Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD had a list price for fundus photography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2013

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2014

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	39
eye procedures	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2015

Hypertension	25
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2016

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
eye procedures	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2017

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67
eye procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2018

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80
eye procedures	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2019

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42
eye procedures	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2020

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74
eye procedures	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2021

Hypertension	31
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	72
eye procedures	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	53

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2022

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated as an optometrist in Albany, CA were eye procedures.

doctor visit	52
eye procedures	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	32

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	32
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	1
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	1
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

She has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$184 Acuvue $103	Soft contact lenses $56	AXERT $26
Lumenis BE inc	$128 OptiLight $128
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$53 BIOTRUE ONE DAY $29	enVista MX60 IOL $23
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$52 DAILIES $18	AIR OPTIX $16	$17
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$43 BIOTRUE ONE DAY $25	BTOD $17
Other	$75 Multiple Brands Contact Lens $17	None Specified $17	DAILIES $17	MyDay Contact Lens $13	LUMIGAN $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$507
Gift	$17
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. Ruth Chen is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Albany, CA. Dr. Chen obtained a license to practice in California.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth J. Chen, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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