Blepharoplasty in Texas: the top 100 eyelid surgeons
These are the 100 highest-scored eyelid surgeons of the 336 listed in Texas. Each score adds Medicare eyelid operations, eyelid papers in PubMed, specialty training and the eyelid work the practice publishes; the method is public.
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 Texas list
Sorted by score. The name opens the practice's eyelid page; Medicare eyelid operations are 2022 to 2024.
| # | Surgeon | Medicare eyelid ops | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ivan Vrcek, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drvrcek.com · Top 500 #1 | 806 | 87.2 |
| 2 | Dr. Adam Sweeney, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · oculoplasticscenter.com · Top 500 #3 | 741 | 84.8 |
| 3 | Dr. Marie Somogyi, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · austinface.com · Top 500 #10 | 184 | 80 |
| 4 | Dr. Margaret Pfeiffer, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · keywhitman.com · Top 500 #32 | 257 | 70.2 |
| 5 | Dr. Charles Soparkar, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · plasticeyesurgery.com · Top 500 #45 | 354 | 68.3 |
| 6 | Dr. Christopher Debacker, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · iplasticsva.com · Top 500 #52 | 706 | 67.6 |
| 7 | Dr. Malena Amato, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · austinface.com · Top 500 #59 | 333 | 67.1 |
| 8 | Dr. Sean Blaydon, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · toceyeandface.com · Top 500 #66 | 448 | 66.3 |
| 9 | Dr. David Gay, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · teasurgery.com · Top 500 #67 | 203 | 66.2 |
| 10 | Dr. Brian Wong, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · prplastic.com · Top 500 #74 | 132 | 65.1 |
| 11 | Dr. Audrey Ahuero, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · houstoneyelids.com · Top 500 #79 | 145 | 64.6 |
| 12 | Dr. Richard Allen, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · oculosurg.com · Top 500 #82 | 410 | 64.1 |
| 13 | Dr. David Holck, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · baptisthealthsystem.com | 1,303 | 63.3 |
| 14 | Dr. Maria Choudhary, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · berkeleyeye.com · Top 500 #87 | 120 | 62.8 |
| 15 | Dr. Sean Paul, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · austinfaceandbody.com · Top 500 #109 | 51 | 59.5 |
| 16 | Dr. Mirwat Sami, MD Ophthalmologist · houstonoculofacial.com · Top 500 #120 | 205 | 58.6 |
| 17 | Dr. Krista Stewart, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · austineye.com · Top 500 #122 | 325 | 58.4 |
| 18 | Dr. Vikram Durairaj, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · toceyeandface.com · Top 500 #123 | 980 | 58.3 |
| 19 | Dr. Jordan Hollsten, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyefacialplasticspecialists.com · Top 500 #170 | 167 | 55.3 |
| 20 | Dr. Todd Shepler, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · hillcountryeye.com · Top 500 #177 | 530 | 55.1 |
| 21 | Dr. Kevin Bridge, MD Plastic surgeon · bridgeplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #180 | 276 | 54.8 |
| 22 | Dr. Stanley Saulny, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · westlakeeyes.com · Top 500 #189 | 378 | 54.3 |
| 23 | Dr. Helen Merritt, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · oatexas.com · Top 500 #205 | 334 | 53.6 |
| 24 | Dr. Edward Daniele, MD Plastic surgeon · lpsitexas.com · Top 500 #207 | 28 | 53.6 |
| 25 | Dr. Jorge Corona, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · oatexas.com · Top 500 #232 | 337 | 52.7 |
| 26 | Dr. Edward Lee, MD Plastic surgeon · nuveau.co · Top 500 #243 | – | 52.2 |
| 27 | Dr. Manuel Lopez, MD Otolaryngologist · lopezplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #254 | 68 | 51.5 |
| 28 | Dr. Bita Esmaeli, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · bitaesmaeli.com · Top 500 #260 | 28 | 51.2 |
| 29 | Dr. Brett Davies, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · sanantonio-lasik.com · Top 500 #268 | 178 | 50.6 |
| 30 | Dr. Amina Malik, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · houstonophthalmologywomen.com · Top 500 #269 | 229 | 50.5 |
| 31 | Dr. Mark Mayo, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyecenteroftexas.com · Top 500 #270 | 62 | 50.5 |
| 32 | Dr. Randy Mauffray, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · saeye.com · Top 500 #279 | 177 | 49.9 |
| 33 | Dr. Gregory Clariday, MD Ophthalmologist · coastaleyeassociates.com · Top 500 #314 | 177 | 48.4 |
| 34 | Dr. Jon Caster, MD Ophthalmologist · drcaster.com · Top 500 #320 | 160 | 48.1 |
| 35 | Dr. Angela Rowden, MD Plastic surgeon · saeye.com · Top 500 #341 | 175 | 47.2 |
| 36 | Dr. Shai Rozen, MD Plastic surgeon · drshairozen.com · Top 500 #345 | – | 47 |
| 37 | Dr. Paul Proffer, MD Ophthalmologist · drproffer.com · Top 500 #376 | 346 | 46.2 |
| 38 | Dr. Jenell Jackson, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · southwesteye.com · Top 500 #385 | 69 | 46 |
| 39 | Dr. Imtiaz Chaudhry, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · totaleyecarecenters.com · Top 500 #406 | 64 | 45.1 |
| 40 | Dr. Jose Barrera, MD Facial plastic surgeon · drjosebarrera.com · Top 500 #427 | – | 44.3 |
| 41 | Dr. Roy Lehman, MD Ophthalmologist · rgbeyeassociates.com · Top 500 #461 | 161 | 43.1 |
| 42 | Dr. Karina Richani, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · houstoneyelids.com · Top 500 #467 | 42 | 42.9 |
| 43 | Dr. Grant Gilliland, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · leapmissions.org · Top 500 #483 | 352 | 41.9 |
| 44 | Dr. Eric Hamill, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyecentersbmt.com · Top 500 #486 | 254 | 41.8 |
| 45 | Dr. Wesley Brundridge, DO Oculofacial plastic surgeon · www.eyeplastx.com · Top 500 #492 | 27 | 41.6 |
| 46 | Dr. Rodney Rohrich, MD Plastic surgeon · drrohrich.com | – | 41 |
| 47 | Dr. Mark Jaffe, MD Ophthalmologist · sweeneyeye.com | 97 | 40.6 |
| 48 | Dr. Jane Rowley, MD Plastic surgeon · rowleyplasticsurgery.com | 37 | 40 |
| 49 | Dr. Donald Hollsten, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · facial-injections.com | – | 40 |
| 50 | Dr. Fereshteh Azad, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · austinfaceandbody.com | – | 40 |
| 51 | Dr. Tanya Khan, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · khaneyelidsurgery.com | – | 40 |
| 52 | Dr. Kamel Itani, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · childrens.com | 19 | 39.8 |
| 53 | Dr. Rohan Verma, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · manneye.com | 148 | 39.7 |
| 54 | Dr. Malcolm Rude, MD Plastic surgeon · drrude.com | 12 | 39.7 |
| 55 | Dr. Mark Alford, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · myprivia.com | 135 | 38.4 |
| 56 | Dr. Matthew Kliethermes, MD Ophthalmologist · visaliaeye.com | 55 | 37.9 |
| 57 | Dr. Joel Cohen, MD Ophthalmologist · 1960eyesurgeons.com | 54 | 37.8 |
| 58 | Dr. Baptiste Dejean, MD Ophthalmologist · averyeyeclinic.com | 18 | 37.5 |
| 59 | Dr. Anson Nguyen, MD Plastic surgeon · avnplasticsurgery.com | – | 37.5 |
| 60 | Dr. Karen Ashley, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · bizfayetteville.com | 104 | 37.4 |
| 61 | Dr. Abby Culver, MD Plastic surgeon · drkenkel.com | – | 37 |
| 62 | Dr. Abigail Rodriguez, MD Plastic surgeon · drrodriguez.com | – | 37 |
| 63 | Dr. Aisha White, MD Plastic surgeon · draishawhite.com | – | 37 |
| 64 | Dr. Ameen Habash, MD Plastic surgeon · drhabash.com | – | 37 |
| 65 | Dr. Amita Shah, MD Plastic surgeon · hillcountryplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 66 | Dr. Andy Hand, MD Plastic surgeon · drandyhand.com | – | 37 |
| 67 | Dr. Anmol Chattha, MD Plastic surgeon · premieresurgicalarts.com | – | 37 |
| 68 | Dr. Ashley Steinberg, MD Plastic surgeon · drsteinberg.com | – | 37 |
| 69 | Dr. Azita Madjidi, MD Plastic surgeon · drazitamadjidi.com | – | 37 |
| 70 | Dr. Berry Fairchild, MD Plastic surgeon · drfairchildplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 71 | Dr. Bradley Eisemann, MD Plastic surgeon · cosmeticsurgeryhouston.com | – | 37 |
| 72 | Dr. Cameron Erickson, MD Plastic surgeon · premieresurgicalarts.com | – | 37 |
| 73 | Dr. Candis Lovelace, MD Plastic surgeon · newleafplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 74 | Dr. Carlos Barcelo, MD Plastic surgeon · sageplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 75 | Dr. Chandrasekhar Basu, MD Plastic surgeon · basuplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 76 | Dr. Charles Guy, DO Facial plastic surgeon · thefaceguy.com | – | 37 |
| 77 | Dr. Charles Slack, MD Plastic surgeon · drslack.net | – | 37 |
| 78 | Dr. Christina Yi, MD Plastic surgeon · plasticsurgeryvip.com | – | 37 |
| 79 | Dr. Christine Fisher, MD Plastic surgeon · austinplasticandreconstructivesurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 80 | Dr. Colin Pero, MD Facial plastic surgeon · drpero.com | – | 37 |
| 81 | Dr. Craig Staebel, MD Plastic surgeon · georgetownplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 82 | Dr. Danielle Dumestre, MD Plastic surgeon · austinplasticandreconstructivesurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 83 | Dr. Edward Buckingham, MD Facial plastic surgeon · buckinghamfacialplastics.com | – | 37 |
| 84 | Dr. Eric Cole, MD Plastic surgeon · coleaestheticcenter.com | – | 37 |
| 85 | Dr. Eric Schaffer, MD Plastic surgeon · eschaffer.com | – | 37 |
| 86 | Dr. Erika Sato, MD Plastic surgeon · drerikasato.com | – | 37 |
| 87 | Dr. Grant Bond, MD Plastic surgeon · northtexasplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 88 | Dr. Herve Gentile, MD Plastic surgeon · tolookgood.com | – | 37 |
| 89 | Dr. Huay-Zong Law, MD Plastic surgeon · lawplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 90 | Dr. Jack Hua, MD Plastic surgeon · designerplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 91 | Dr. Jacob Carlson, MD Plastic surgeon · aeris.co | – | 37 |
| 92 | Dr. Jaime Haidenberg, MD Plastic surgeon · planoplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 93 | Dr. James Goggin, MD Plastic surgeon · westsideplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 94 | Dr. Janak Parikh, MD Plastic surgeon · townandcountryplasticsurgeons.com | – | 37 |
| 95 | Dr. Jay Xue, MD Plastic surgeon · 2301plasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 96 | Dr. Jeffrey Cone, MD Plastic surgeon · wellspringplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 97 | Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins, MD Plastic surgeon · drjhopkins.com | – | 37 |
| 98 | Dr. Jeffrey Kenkel, MD Plastic surgeon · drkenkel.com | – | 37 |
| 99 | Dr. Jennifer Rokosz, MD Plastic surgeon · texasplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 100 | Dr. John Hamati, MD Plastic surgeon · todaysface.com | – | 37 |
236 more Texas surgeons are listed below rank 100; their city pages carry them.
Eyelid surgeons by city in Texas
Cities with a page have 10 or more listed surgeons.
Medicare eyelid surgery in Texas, 2024
Medicare publishes every surgeon's billed operations by procedure code. Texas surgeons billed 7,484 eyelid operations to Medicare in 2024; the listed surgeons billed 14,166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper blepharoplasty, skin weighting down the lid (15823) | 80 | 2,996 | $784 |
| Ptosis repair, levator, external approach (67904) | 40 | 1,691 | $818 |
| Ptosis repair, Muller muscle resection (67908) | 4 | 66 | $620 |
| Ptosis repair, levator, internal approach (67903) | 22 | 546 | $575 |
| Brow ptosis repair (67900) | 21 | 614 | $431 |
| Canthoplasty (67950) | 9 | 200 | $344 |
Most Medicare eyelid operations in Texas, 2022 to 2024: Dr. David Holck, San Antonio (1,303); Dr. Vikram Durairaj, Austin (980); Dr. Ivan Vrcek, Dallas (806); Dr. Adam Sweeney, Houston (741); Dr. Christopher Debacker, San Antonio (706).
Who operates in Texas
| Specialty | Listed |
|---|---|
| Plastic surgeon | 238 |
| Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 48 |
| Ophthalmologist | 27 |
| Facial plastic surgeon | 21 |
| Otolaryngologist | 2 |
304 of the 336 practices publish an eyelid surgery page and 116 publish an eyelid before-and-after gallery. Most eyelid papers in PubMed: Dr. Richard Allen (41); Dr. Rodney Rohrich (31); Dr. Edward Lee (16); Dr. David Holck (15); Dr. Ivan Vrcek (13). 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 Texas
- The Clinic for Plastic Surgery, Houston: Upper blepharoplasty, "Upper blepharoplasty cost in Houston, TX typically ranges from about $5,000 to $6,000 for straightforward upper eyelid surgery." source
- The Clinic for Plastic Surgery, Houston: Lower blepharoplasty, "lower blepharoplasty alone often runs from about $7,000 to $8,000 or more in Houston." source
- The Clinic for Plastic Surgery, Houston: Upper and lower blepharoplasty, "combined upper and lower eyelid procedures can range from roughly $13,000 to $14,000" source
- Dr. Jose Barrera's Plastic Surgery, San Antonio: Upper blepharoplasty, "Blepharoplasty (Upper): $4,750" source
- Dr. Jose Barrera's Plastic Surgery, San Antonio: Lower blepharoplasty, "Blepharoplasty (Lower): $4,750" source
- Dr. Jose Barrera's Plastic Surgery, San Antonio: Lower blepharoplasty with fat transposition, "Blepharoplasty (Lower with Fat Transposition): $6,000" source
- Bailey Plastic Surgery, Austin: Eyelid surgery, "the average cost of eyelid surgery typically ranges from $3,000 to $6,000" source
- Kelly R. Kunkel, MD, Fort Worth: Upper blepharoplasty, "approximately $6,800" source
Median published starting price in Texas: $4,873 (12 practices). National prices and Medicare amounts are on the cost page.
How the Texas list is built
Every surgeon in Texas 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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