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Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD

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(William Holcomb, MD)

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease), Optometry (Primary Eye Care) and General Practice

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1986)

1813 Kress Street
Cullman, AL 35058

(256) 739-3605

Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD is an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease), optometry (primary eye care) and general practice. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1986 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD is affiliated with Holcomb Laser Center and WILLIAM E HOLCOMB, MD AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

Office Locations

1813 Kress Street
Cullman, AL 35058

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

laser trabeculoplasty

In 2023, Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD performed more laser trabeculoplasty procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 10%

By Volume:

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

laser surgery

In 2023, Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD performed more extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, and laser surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

YAG laser capsulotomy

In 2013, Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD performed more eye procedures, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	143
doctor visit	660
excision	19
eye procedures	3556
laser treatment	143
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	695
Female	1166

**Age**
From 65 to 74	746
From 75 to 84	816
85 and over	214
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	148
doctor visit	667
excision	14
eye procedures	3557
laser treatment	148
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	723
Female	1223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1929
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	763
From 75 to 84	869
85 and over	241
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	162
doctor visit	443
eye procedures	3760
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	21
laser treatment	162

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1388
Female	2416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3762
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1434
From 75 to 84	1678
85 and over	544
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2016 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	144
doctor visit	613
eye procedures	3739
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	17
laser treatment	165

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	731
Female	1244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1955
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	765
From 75 to 84	876
85 and over	272
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	134
doctor visit	388
eye procedures	3329
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	594
Female	1001

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1580
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	595
From 75 to 84	717
85 and over	236
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2018 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	137
doctor visit	409
eye procedures	2899
laser treatment	157
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	461
From 75 to 84	579
85 and over	182
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2019 were eye procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	137
doctor visit	529
eye procedures	2743
laser treatment	157

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	707

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	479
85 and over	180
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	120
doctor visit	416
eye procedures	2156
laser treatment	120

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	585

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	895
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	155
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2021 were eye procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	151
doctor visit	469
eye procedures	1900
laser treatment	170

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	556

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	154
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	136
doctor visit	623
eye procedures	1668
laser treatment	156

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	365
85 and over	153
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL during 2023 were eye procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	132
doctor visit	574
eye procedures	1546
laser treatment	162

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	62
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Cullman, AL were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	140
doctor visit	526
excision	16
eye procedures	2804
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	152
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	564
Female	957

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1334
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	670
85 and over	217
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	578

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1986. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1986)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Holcomb Laser Center

WILLIAM E HOLCOMB, MD AND ASSOCIATES, INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William E. Holcomb III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$4,193 CLAREON $1,880	ARGOS $562	AcrySof IQ VIVITY $339	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $183	ORA $178	Other $1,051
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$1,710 Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $637	Tecnis Simplicity $312	Tecnis IOL $206	Healon Viscoelastics $170	Tecnis 1-piece IOL $169	Other $217
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$1,177 CataractEquipment $175	ORA $162	AcrySof $152	ACTIVEFOCUS $127	ReSTOR $112	Other $450
AbbVie Inc.	$832 DURYSTA $736	VUITY $65	ALPHAGAN P $31
Abbott Laboratories	$728 Optics $288	Healon Viscoelastics $268	Medical Optics $172
Other	$3,092 AmnioGraft $356	DURYSTA $351	AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE $349	LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) $179	ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $170	Other $1,688

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,613
Consulting Fee	$66
Gift	$45
Education	$7

Biography

Dr. William Holcomb specializes in general practice, ophthalmology (eye disease), and optometry (primary eye care). Dr. Holcomb attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Cullman, AL.

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