In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD performed more anterior segment surgery, eye procedures, SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, eye exam, eye tests, gonioscopy, 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 95% 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 10%

By Affordability:

corneal pachymetry

intermediate eye exam

ophthalmic ultrasound

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

In 2023, Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD had a list price for corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), intermediate eye exam, ophthalmic ultrasound, and ultrasound corneal pachymetry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. 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 Affordability:

fundus photography

visual field test

In 2012, Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD had a list price for fundus photography, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. 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 Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2012 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	114
eye procedures	1678
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2013 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	269
eye procedures	5549
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	191
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	90
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2014 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	376
eye procedures	8773
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	199
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	96
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2015 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	274
eye procedures	10537
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	786

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	408
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	394
85 and over	170
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2016 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107
eye procedures	7286
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	164
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	97
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2017 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	263
eye procedures	4804
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	212
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	119
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2018 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180
eye procedures	5504
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	159
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	99
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2019 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	105
eye procedures	6646
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	165
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	91
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2020 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	115
eye procedures	6738
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	174
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	115
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2021 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
eye procedures	5924
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	528

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	182
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	112
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	140
eye procedures	9720

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	146
Hispanic	16
Asian	12
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	99
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated as an optometrist in Norfolk, VA were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	187
eye procedures	6650
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	181
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	456
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	204
85 and over	98
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	312

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD from all over the web to help you find the right in Norfolk, VA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, 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.	$399 Acuvue $389	Soft contact lenses $10
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$216 Simbrinza $91	Contact Lenses $13	AIR OPTIX $13	$99
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.	$165 CLARUS $131	CIRRUS HD-OCT $34
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$91 $91
Alcon Vision LLC	$80 DAILIES $63	DAILIES TOTAL1 $17
Other	$187 RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $48	XIIDRA $35	CEQUA $29	ULTRA $23	RESTASIS $14	Other $38

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,138

Biography

Dr. John Dragon's specialty is optometry (primary eye care). The average patient rating for Dr. Dragon is 3.5 stars (out of 5).

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Christopher Dragon, OD From 2012 - 2022

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