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Blepharoplasty in California: the top 100 eyelid surgeons

These are the 100 highest-scored eyelid surgeons of the 599 listed in California. Each score adds Medicare eyelid operations, eyelid papers in PubMed, specialty training and the eyelid work the practice publishes; the method is public.

599

Eyelid surgeons listed

Oculofacial plastic surgeons

9,669

Medicare eyelid operations, 2024

138

Cities

Each marker carries the surgeon's rank on this list and sits at the centre of the practice's ZIP code. Markers that would cover each other spread into a ring and move back as you zoom in. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The California list

Sorted by score. The name opens the practice's eyelid page; Medicare eyelid operations are 2022 to 2024.

#	Surgeon	Location	Medicare eyelid ops	Eyelid papers	On the practice site	Score
1	Dr. Don Kikkawa, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · rchsd.org · Top 500 #7	La Jolla	568	58	Eyelid page	80.7
2	Dr. Justin Hellman, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · aestheticeyeslo.com · Top 500 #8	San Luis Obispo	884	2	Eyelid page Gallery	80.6
3	Dr. Rona Silkiss, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyework.com · Top 500 #11	Oakland	1,031	15	Eyelid page	78.9
4	Dr. Scott Lee, MD Ophthalmologist · eastbayeyes.com · Top 500 #15	Pinole	431	11	Eyelid page Gallery	75.3
5	Dr. Jordan Conger, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyesthetica.com · Top 500 #17	Los Angeles	117	5	Eyelid page Gallery	74.2
6	Dr. Bruce Becker, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyelidocs.com · Top 500 #18	Encino	161	4	Eyelid page Gallery	73.9
7	Dr. Jean-Paul Abboud, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · oculofacialarts.com · Top 500 #40	Del Mar	92	2	Eyelid page Gallery	69.1
8	Dr. David Samimi, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyesthetica.com · Top 500 #49	Los Angeles	216	7	Eyelid page	68
9	Dr. Christopher Lo, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyesthetica.com · Top 500 #58	Los Angeles	248	5	Eyelid page	67.3
10	Dr. Ira Vidor, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · oceyelids.com · Top 500 #72	Colton	188	0	Eyelid page Gallery	65.4
11	Dr. Srinivas Iyengar, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · sandiegoeyelids.com · Top 500 #80	Encinitas	168	0	Eyelid page Gallery	64.5
12	Dr. Bobby Korn, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · providers.ucsd.edu	La Jolla	415	41	Profile	64
13	Dr. Jeremiah Tao, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · ucihealth.org	Irvine	603	26	Profile	63.6
14	Dr. Jennifer Hui, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · theeyelidinstitute.com · Top 500 #88	Palm Desert	136	0	Eyelid page Gallery	62.7
15	Dr. Justin Karlin, MD Ophthalmologist · justinkarlin.com · Top 500 #102	Los Angeles	120	11	Eyelid page	60.9
16	Dr. Ronald Mancini, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · ronaldmancinimd.com · Top 500 #111	Calabasas	447	0	Eyelid page	59.4
17	Dr. Robert Goldberg, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · uclahealth.org	Los Angeles	178	108	Profile	59.4
18	Dr. Kasra Eliasieh, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · lunataeyes.com · Top 500 #112	Berkeley	403	0	Eyelid page	59.1
19	Dr. Daniel Rootman, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · uclahealth.org	Los Angeles	120	44	Profile	58.7
20	Dr. Catherine Cox, MD Ophthalmologist · cceyelids.com · Top 500 #124	Oakland	172	0	Eyelid page Gallery	58.3
21	Dr. Daniel Ebroon, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · ebroon.com · Top 500 #139	Thousand Oaks	282	0	Eyelid page	57.4
22	Dr. Emma Mcdonnell, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · americaneyeassociates.com · Top 500 #141	Chula Vista	738	0	Eyelid page	57.3
23	Dr. Salvatore Pacella, MD Plastic surgeon · drpacella.com · Top 500 #162	San Diego	35	9	Eyelid page	55.7
24	Dr. William Chen, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · asianeyelid.com · Top 500 #176	Irvine	–	12	Eyelid page Gallery	55.2
25	Dr. Michael Burnstine, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · USC Roski Eye Institute · Top 500 #209	Los Angeles	295	6	Practice	53.5
26	Dr. Joseph Chang, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · modernaesthetic.institute · Top 500 #217	Bakersfield	–	10	Eyelid page Gallery	53.3
27	Dr. Jeffrey Joseph, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · ococuloplastic.com · Top 500 #233	Newport Beach	12	0	Eyelid page Gallery	52.7
28	Dr. Christopher Zoumalan, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drchristopherzoumalan.com · Top 500 #237	Beverly Hills	–	8	Eyelid page Gallery	52.5
29	Dr. Omar Ozgur, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · laserforeyes.com · Top 500 #238	Mission Viejo	269	0	Eyelid page	52.4
30	Dr. Stuart Seiff, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · stevenryoungocularist.com · Top 500 #245	San Francisco	82	29	Practice	52
31	Dr. Ethan Tittler, MD Ophthalmologist · cvemg.com · Top 500 #249	Stockton	349	0	Eyelid page	51.7
32	Dr. Asa Morton, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyecareofsandiego.com · Top 500 #258	San Diego	248	0	Eyelid page	51.2
33	Dr. Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · ucihealth.org	Irvine	164	5	Profile	51.1
34	Dr. Seanna Grob, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · ucihealth.org	Orange	83	10	Profile	50.4
35	Dr. Jessica Chang, MD Plastic surgeon · avenueeyecare.com · Top 500 #271	Los Angeles	–	10	Eyelid page Gallery	50.3
36	Dr. Andrea Kossler, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · stanfordchildrens.org · Top 500 #274	Stanford	106	10	Practice	50.2
37	Dr. Geva Mannor, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · scrippsclinicmedicalgroup.com · Top 500 #280	La Jolla	95	12	Practice	49.9
38	Dr. Yunxiang Liu, MD Ophthalmologist · rchsd.org · Top 500 #284	La Jolla	234	0	Eyelid page	49.7
39	Dr. Eric Poulsen, MD Ophthalmologist · insightvisioncenter.com · Top 500 #291	Fresno	27	0	Eyelid page Gallery	49.4
40	Dr. Albert Wu, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · grantome.com · Top 500 #292	Stanford	223	5	Practice	49.3
41	Dr. Noelene Pang, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · miramareye.com · Top 500 #300	Ventura	136	0	Eyelid page	49.1
42	Dr. Nicolas Biro, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · cafacialplastics.com · Top 500 #301	West Covina	130	0	Eyelid page	49.1
43	Dr. Madhu Agarwal, MD Ophthalmologist · myeyelidsurgeon.com · Top 500 #306	Redlands	60	0	Eyelid page Gallery	48.9
44	Dr. Steven Cohen, MD Plastic surgeon · facesplus.com · Top 500 #330	San Diego	–	7	Eyelid page Gallery	47.7
45	Dr. Louis Savar, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyesbysavar.com · Top 500 #335	Beverly Hills	95	0	Eyelid page	47.5
46	Dr. Colin Bacorn, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · americaneyeassociates.com · Top 500 #339	Chula Vista	104	0	Eyelid page	47.3
47	Dr. Joseph Lin, MD Ophthalmologist · cafacialplastics.com · Top 500 #347	West Covina	403	0	Eyelid page	46.9
48	Dr. Aaron Savar, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyesbysavar.com · Top 500 #350	Beverly Hills	88	0	Eyelid page	46.9
49	Dr. Jason Roostaeian, MD Plastic surgeon · drjasonplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #360	Los Angeles	–	4	Eyelid page Gallery	46.7
50	Dr. Abhay Gupta, MD Plastic surgeon · guptaplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #361	San Diego	–	3	Eyelid page Gallery	46.7
51	Dr. Anshu Gupta, MD Plastic surgeon · verveplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #362	Encinitas	–	3	Eyelid page Gallery	46.7
52	Dr. Michelle Lee, MD Plastic surgeon · bevhills.com · Top 500 #370	Beverly Hills	–	4	Eyelid page Gallery	46.5
53	Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs, MD Ophthalmologist · harvardeye.com · Top 500 #374	Laguna Hills	318	0	Eyelid page	46.3
54	Dr. John Rezapour, MD Ophthalmologist · cataractsurgeryca.com · Top 500 #375	Encino	352	0	Eyelid page	46.2
55	Dr. Alice Song, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drsongvision.com · Top 500 #381	Long Beach	71	0	Eyelid page	46.1
56	Dr. Malcolm Paul, MD Plastic surgeon · drtrott.com · Top 500 #388	Newport Beach	–	4	Eyelid page Gallery	45.9
57	Dr. Faramarz Davidi, MD Plastic surgeon · drdavidi.com · Top 500 #390	Encino	73	0	Eyelid page	45.8
58	Dr. Steven Yoon, MD Ophthalmologist · colvardvision.com · Top 500 #393	Sherman Oaks	287	0	Eyelid page	45.6
59	Dr. David Sieber, MD Plastic surgeon · sieberplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #403	San Francisco	–	2	Eyelid page Gallery	45.2
60	Dr. Andrew Frankel, MD Plastic surgeon · drandrewfrankel.com · Top 500 #426	Beverly Hills	–	2	Eyelid page Gallery	44.3
61	Dr. Robert Yohai, MD Ophthalmologist · great-eyes.com · Top 500 #430	Santa Rosa	113	0	Eyelid page	44.2
62	Dr. Atif Collins, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · emcfresno.com · Top 500 #432	Fresno	48	0	Eyelid page	44.2
63	Dr. Kimberly Cockerham, MD Ophthalmologist · stlukesatthevillages.com · Top 500 #437	San Diego	207	0	Eyelid page	43.9
64	Dr. Timothy Miller, MD Plastic surgeon · lookrefreshed.com · Top 500 #441	Los Angeles	–	2	Eyelid page Gallery	43.8
65	Dr. Timothy Miller, MD Plastic surgeon · lookrefreshed.com · Top 500 #442	Aliso Viejo	–	2	Eyelid page Gallery	43.8
66	Dr. Michael Ragen, MD Ophthalmologist · venturaeyeinstitute.com · Top 500 #443	Camarillo	280	0	Eyelid page	43.7
67	Dr. Bryan Crum, MD Ophthalmologist · shastaeye.com · Top 500 #456	Redding	169	0	Eyelid page	43.3
68	Dr. Rami Batniji, MD Facial plastic surgeon · drbatniji.com · Top 500 #459	Newport Beach	–	2	Eyelid page Gallery	43.3
69	Dr. Edward Lee, MD Ophthalmologist · laeyemedical.com · Top 500 #491	Los Angeles	118	0	Eyelid page	41.6
70	Dr. Kellie Satterfield, MD Ophthalmologist · sdeyeface.com · Top 500 #495	San Diego	54	0	Eyelid page	41.5
71	Dr. Roya Ghafouri, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · Www.royamd.com	Beverly Hills	26	0	Eyelid page	41.3
72	Dr. Mireille Hamparian, MD Ophthalmologist · socalvisioncenter.com	Glendale	105	0	Eyelid page	41
73	Dr. Meleha Ahmad, MD Ophthalmologist · moyeseye.com	San Francisco	108	0	Eyelid page	40.9
74	Dr. Loreley Smith, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · pacificoculofacial.com	San Francisco	41	0	Eyelid page	40.7
75	Dr. Linden Doss, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · dosseye.com	Los Angeles	23	0	Eyelid page	40.7
76	Dr. Johnny Chang, MD Plastic surgeon · altosoaksplasticsurgery.com	Palo Alto	–	10	Eyelid page	40.3
77	Dr. Subhas Gupta, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · lluh.org	Loma Linda	–	6	Eyelid page	39.7
78	Dr. David Woods, MD Ophthalmologist · reevewoods.com	Chico	77	0	Eyelid page	39.5
79	Dr. Paul Chen, MD Ophthalmologist · nclasik.com	Carlsbad	76	0	Eyelid page	39.4
80	Dr. Wenjing Liu, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · hoag.org	Newport Beach	113	0	Practice	38.4
81	Dr. Leland Rosenblum, MD Ophthalmologist · montereyeye.com	Monterey	57	0	Eyelid page	38
82	Dr. Jerry Lai, MD Ophthalmologist · cdoc101.com	Sunnyvale	424	0	Practice	37.5
83	Dr. Alfred Marrone, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eastwesteye.com	Torrance	102	0	Practice	37.3
84	Dr. Ji-Kwan Park, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · johnparkmd.com	San Jose	–	2	Eyelid page	37.3
85	Dr. Gregory Keller, MD Plastic surgeon · gregorykeller.com	Santa Barbara	–	6	Eyelid page	37.2
86	Dr. Adam Lowenstein, MD Plastic surgeon · sbplasticsurgeon.com	Santa Barbara	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
87	Dr. Adelyn Ho, MD Plastic surgeon · dradelynho.com	Los Angeles	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
88	Dr. Albert Chow, MD Facial plastic surgeon · beautyplasticsurgery.com	Davis	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
89	Dr. Alessandro Cusano, MD Plastic surgeon · thejacobscenter.com	Healdsburg	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
90	Dr. Alexander Ereso, MD Plastic surgeon · eresoplasticsurgery.com	Mountain View	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
91	Dr. Alfred Lee, MD Plastic surgeon · aiplasticsurgery.com	Temecula	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
92	Dr. Ali Roham, DO Plastic surgeon · rohamplasticsurgery.com	Santa Ana	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
93	Dr. Ali Sepehr, MD Facial plastic surgeon · orangecountyfacialplasticsurgery.com	Newport Beach	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
94	Dr. Allen Doezie, MD Plastic surgeon · missionplasticsurgery.com	Ladera Ranch	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
95	Dr. Amnart Wongworawat, MD Plastic surgeon · aiplasticsurgery.com	Temecula	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
96	Dr. Amy Bandy, DO Plastic surgeon · drbandy.com	Newport Beach	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
97	Dr. Andre Aboolian, MD Plastic surgeon · andreaboolian.com	Beverly Hills	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
98	Dr. Andre Panossian, MD Plastic surgeon · drpanossian.com	Pasadena	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
99	Dr. Andrew Barnett, MD Plastic surgeon · drbarnett.com	San Francisco	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37
100	Dr. Arezou Yaghoubian, MD Plastic surgeon · aestheticala.com	Tarzana	–	0	Eyelid page Gallery	37

499 more California surgeons are listed below rank 100; their city pages carry them.

Eyelid surgeons by city in California

Cities with a page have 10 or more listed surgeons.

Beverly Hills87 Los Angeles37 San Diego32 San Francisco31 Newport Beach29 Orange19 La Jolla17 Palo Alto15 Irvine14 Pasadena14 Sacramento12 Encino11Fresno9San Jose9Chico7Glendale7Torrance7Bakersfield6Long Beach6Santa Monica6Thousand Oaks6Danville5Murrieta5Oakland5Riverside5Santa Barbara5Santa Rosa5Temecula5Burbank4Lancaster4Loma Linda4Mission Viejo4Mountain View4Palm Desert4Redlands4Roseville4Fountain Valley3Greenbrae3La Mesa3Los Gatos3Marina Del Rey3Monterey3Rancho Mirage3Redding3Santa Ana3Stanford3Stockton3West Covina3

Medicare eyelid surgery in California, 2024

Medicare publishes every surgeon's billed operations by procedure code. California surgeons billed 9,669 eyelid operations to Medicare in 2024; the listed surgeons billed 16,562 from 2022 to 2024. Medicare covers eyelid surgery only when excess skin or a low lid blocks vision, so these counts are the medical side of the work. Source: CMS, Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners by Provider and Service.

Operation (CPT)	Surgeons	Operations	Medicare allowed, avg	US avg
Upper blepharoplasty, skin weighting down the lid (15823)	104	3,530	$867	$778
Upper blepharoplasty (15822)	1	20	$658	$440
Ptosis repair, levator, external approach (67904)	47	1,396	$946	$808
Ptosis repair, Muller muscle resection (67908)	19	518	$556	$539
Ptosis repair, levator, internal approach (67903)	27	657	$639	$599
Brow ptosis repair (67900)	15	273	$486	$428
Canthoplasty (67950)	30	1,058	$421	$373

Most Medicare eyelid operations in California, 2022 to 2024: Dr. Rona Silkiss, Oakland (1,031); Dr. Justin Hellman, San Luis Obispo (884); Dr. Emma Mcdonnell, Chula Vista (738); Dr. Jeremiah Tao, Irvine (603); Dr. Don Kikkawa, La Jolla (568).

Who operates in California

Specialty	Listed
Plastic surgeon	404
Facial plastic surgeon	70
Oculofacial plastic surgeon	62
Ophthalmologist	62
Otolaryngologist	1

528 of the 599 practices publish an eyelid surgery page and 194 publish an eyelid before-and-after gallery. Most eyelid papers in PubMed: Dr. Robert Goldberg (108); Dr. Don Kikkawa (58); Dr. Daniel Rootman (44); Dr. Bobby Korn (41); Dr. Stuart Seiff (29). Oculofacial plastic surgeons train in ophthalmology and then two years in eyelid, orbit and tear duct surgery; the specialty page compares the training paths.

Published eyelid surgery prices in California

Wayne I. Yamahata, MD, Sacramento: Eyelid surgery, "patients typically pay between $3,500 and $6,000; however, these figures are a very general ballpark." source
Bermudez Aesthetic Medicine, San Francisco: Blepharoplasty, "prices can range anywhere from $8,800 to $13,000" source
Bermudez Aesthetic Medicine, San Francisco: Lower blepharoplasty, "the average cost is anywhere from $5,300 to $8,500" source
Wave Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles: Upper blepharoplasty, "$3,000 and $5,000" source
Wave Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles: Lower blepharoplasty, "$4,000 to $6,500" source
Wave Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles: Upper and lower blepharoplasty, "$6,000 to $10,000" source
Beverly Hills Physicians, Beverly Hills: Upper or lower blepharoplasty, "Price range $4,000-$6,000 for upper or lower, depending on general or local anesthesia and other factors." source
Dr. Eugene Kim Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills: Upper blepharoplasty, "$4,000 to $6,000 in case of upper blepharoplasty" source

Median published starting price in California: $4,000 (5 practices). National prices and Medicare amounts are on the cost page.

How the California list is built

Every surgeon in California who billed Medicare for eyelid operations from 2022 to 2024, or whose NPI record lists plastic, facial plastic or oculofacial plastic surgery and whose practice site has an eyelid page, is a candidate. A candidate is listed when a web search finds their own practice site or a hospital profile that names them. The score adds Medicare eyelid volume (35 points), eyelid papers (20), specialty training (15), the eyelid page and gallery on the practice site (25) and teaching at eyelid meetings (5). Map markers sit at the centre of the practice's ZIP code. Records can be corrected through the contact page.

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