National Provider Identifier
Ramakrishna Ratnakaram, MD
Ramakrishna Ratnakaram, MD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Ophthalmology Physician in Williamsville, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 632-1595.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated February 08, 2011. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1780624577
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Ophthalmology Physician
- Enumeration Date
- June 08, 2006
- Last Updated
- February 08, 2011
Practice Location
- 6637 Main St
- Williamsville, NY 14221-5974
Phone: (716) 632-1595
Specialties
- Ophthalmology Physician (207W00000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 4,801 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Ophthalmology providers in the Buffalo, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 94th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Among the highest-volume peers.
Performs 288% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 58 of 62 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 93.5%
- Rank by Services
- 4 of 62
- Total Services
- 4,801
- Est. Allowed Value
- $943,184.99
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 26.6%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Ophthalmology classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Ophthalmology across the Buffalo, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 50 to 18,931 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 92134: Imaging of retina
1,403 services | $54,216.63
- 67028: Injection of drug into eye
847 services | $101,118.79
- 92014: Established patient complete exam of visual system
489 services | $59,959.56
- 92012: Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
350 services | $30,312.48
- 92250: Photography of the retina
114 services | $4,080.13
Common Drug-Related Codes
- J0178: Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg
716 services | $618,342.86
- J9035: Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg
559 services | $39,409.56
Procedure Cost Comparisons
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Retina OCT | Buffalo, NY
Provider price$38.64
Around the middle of included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 57th price percentile.
High experience
Retina photography | Buffalo, NY
Provider price$35.79
Higher than most included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 86th price percentile.
Biography
Ramakrishna Ratnakaram, MD, FASRS, is a retina specialist in Williamsville with Retina Consultants of Western New York. He previously served as an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Florida, where he directed vitreoretinal surgery and fellowship training; his background also includes a vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Tulane and ophthalmology residency at UMDNJ. His practice profile notes board certification in ophthalmology and prior work as a principal investigator in clinical trials, including NIH gene therapy research.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1780624577
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Ratnakaram
- First Name
- Ramakrishna
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- MD
- Provider Other Last Name
- Ratnakaram
- Provider Other First Name
- Ramakrishna
- Provider Other Middle Name
- Lva
- Provider Other Last Name Type Code
- 5
- Mailing Street Address
- 6637 Main St
- Mailing City
- Williamsville
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14221-5974
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 632-1595
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 204-4895
- Practice Street Address
- 6637 Main St
- Practice City
- Williamsville
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14221-5974
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 632-1595
- Practice Fax
- (716) 204-4895
- Enumeration Date
- June 08, 2006
- Last Updated
- February 08, 2011
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Ophthalmology Physician (207W00000X)
- Other Identifiers
- 03235325 (NY)