Blepharoplasty in Virginia: the top 85 eyelid surgeons
These are the 85 highest-scored eyelid surgeons of the 85 listed in Virginia. 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 Virginia 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. Maria Kirzhner, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyelidsbymk.com · Top 500 #14 | 345 | 77.3 |
| 2 | Dr. Nicole Langelier, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · veiaesthetics.com · Top 500 #33 | 522 | 70.1 |
| 3 | Dr. Dimitrios Sismanis, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · medrva.com · Top 500 #125 | 1,044 | 58.2 |
| 4 | Dr. Roger Newsom, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · tidewatereye.com · Top 500 #201 | 383 | 53.7 |
| 5 | Dr. Viraj Mehta, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · massurg.com · Top 500 #299 | 145 | 49.1 |
| 6 | Dr. Marc Shields, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyeoneva.com · Top 500 #309 | 137 | 48.8 |
| 7 | Dr. Thomas Joly, MD Ophthalmologist · virginiaeyeconsultants.com · Top 500 #371 | 333 | 46.4 |
| 8 | Dr. Patrick Barker, MD Ophthalmologist · beacheyecare.com · Top 500 #401 | 11 | 45.3 |
| 9 | Dr. Tamer Mansour, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · theeyecenter.com · Top 500 #447 | 42 | 43.6 |
| 10 | Dr. Teresa Shenouda, MD Ophthalmologist · eyecarevirginiabeach.com · Top 500 #464 | 57 | 43 |
| 11 | Dr. William Bearden, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · vaeye.com · Top 500 #480 | 244 | 42.2 |
| 12 | Dr. Maryam Nazemzadeh, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · thenazexperience.com | – | 40 |
| 13 | Dr. Michael Keverline, MD Ophthalmologist · southsideeye.com | 25 | 39.1 |
| 14 | Dr. Brandon Nuckles, MD Plastic surgeon · richmondplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 15 | Dr. Burton Sundin, MD Plastic surgeon · drsundin.com | – | 37 |
| 16 | Dr. Darrin Hubert, MD Plastic surgeon · richmondplasticsurgeons.com | – | 37 |
| 17 | Dr. George Bitar, MD Plastic surgeon · bitarinstitute.com | – | 37 |
| 18 | Dr. Howard Heppe, MD Plastic surgeon · plasticsurgeryservices.com | – | 37 |
| 19 | Dr. Inzhili Kitto, MD Plastic surgeon · kittoplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 20 | Dr. Jae Kim, MD Facial plastic surgeon · jaekimmd.com | – | 37 |
| 21 | Dr. Jonathan Jacobs, MD Plastic surgeon · associatesplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 22 | Dr. Joseph Mckeown, MD Plastic surgeon · virginiacosmetic.com | – | 37 |
| 23 | Dr. Kevin Bounds, MD Plastic surgeon · boundsplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 24 | Dr. Kyle Choe, MD Facial plastic surgeon · choecenter.com | – | 37 |
| 25 | Dr. Lewis Ladocsi, MD Plastic surgeon · richmondplasticsurgeons.com | – | 37 |
| 26 | Dr. Marwan Khalifeh, MD Plastic surgeon · dccosmetics.com | – | 37 |
| 27 | Dr. Mason Williams, MD Plastic surgeon · richmondplasticsurgeons.com | – | 37 |
| 28 | Dr. Michael Denk, MD Plastic surgeon · associatesplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 29 | Dr. Munique Pinheiro Maia, MD Plastic surgeon · maiaplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 30 | Dr. Navin Singh, MD Plastic surgeon · washingtonianplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 31 | Dr. Neil Zemmel, MD Plastic surgeon · drneilzemmel.com | – | 37 |
| 32 | Dr. Reps Sundin, MD Plastic surgeon · drsundin.com | – | 37 |
| 33 | Dr. Rhett Willis, MD Plastic surgeon · charlottesvilleplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 34 | Dr. Robert Deconti, MD Plastic surgeon · discoverplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 35 | Dr. Roger Emory, MD Plastic surgeon · plsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 36 | Dr. Sharline Aboutanos, MD Plastic surgeon · richmondplasticsurgeons.com | – | 37 |
| 37 | Dr. Steven Montante, MD Plastic surgeon · montanteaesthetics.com | – | 37 |
| 38 | Dr. Timothy Mountcastle, MD Plastic surgeon · mountcastlemedicalspa.com | – | 37 |
| 39 | Dr. Vartan Mardirossian, MD Facial plastic surgeon · palmbeachplastics.com | – | 37 |
| 40 | Dr. Yaqub Baraki, MD Plastic surgeon · lansdowneaestheticcenter.com | – | 37 |
| 41 | Dr. Soheila Rostami, MD Ophthalmologist · beauty4eye.com | 13 | 36 |
| 42 | Dr. Gary Tanner, MD Ophthalmologist · hrea-op.com | 25 | 34.1 |
| 43 | Dr. Kenlyn Miller, MD Ophthalmologist · sentara.com | 100 | 30.5 |
| 44 | Dr. Arash Mansouri, MD Ophthalmologist · accesseye.com | 11 | 30.3 |
| 45 | Dr. William Kiser, MD Ophthalmologist · balladhealth.org | 86 | 30 |
| 46 | Dr. James Gigantelli, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · med.virginia.edu | 12 | 27.7 |
| 47 | Dr. Alexander Sailon, MD Plastic surgeon · northbeachplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 48 | Dr. David Allison, MD Plastic surgeon · mdallison.com | – | 27 |
| 49 | Dr. Elizabeth Chance, MD Facial plastic surgeon · drchance.com | – | 27 |
| 50 | Dr. Eric Dobratz, MD Facial plastic surgeon · everyfacialplastics.com | – | 27 |
| 51 | Dr. Eric Jablonka, MD Plastic surgeon · northbeachplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 52 | Dr. George Weston, MD Plastic surgeon · austin-weston.com | – | 27 |
| 53 | Dr. Gianfranco Frojo, MD Plastic surgeon · virginiaplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 54 | Dr. Helena Guarda, MD Plastic surgeon · pssva.com | – | 27 |
| 55 | Dr. John Alspaugh, MD Plastic surgeon · dralspaugh.com | – | 27 |
| 56 | Dr. John Barbour, MD Plastic surgeon · drjohnbarbour.com | – | 27 |
| 57 | Dr. John Zinsser, MD Plastic surgeon · zinsserplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 58 | Dr. Kenneth Ortiz, MD Plastic surgeon · theglowaesthetics.com | – | 27 |
| 59 | Dr. Khalique Zahir, MD Plastic surgeon · zahircosmetics.com | – | 27 |
| 60 | Dr. Lawrence Colen, MD Plastic surgeon · norfolkplasticsurgerypc.com | – | 27 |
| 61 | Dr. Mazen Bedri, MD Plastic surgeon · ecaplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 62 | Dr. Michael Cohen, MD Plastic surgeon · pschr.com | – | 27 |
| 63 | Dr. Michael Godin, MD Plastic surgeon · drgodin.com | – | 27 |
| 64 | Dr. Michael Lofgren, MD Plastic surgeon · pschr.com | – | 27 |
| 65 | Dr. Nicholas Galardi, MD Plastic surgeon · gbrplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 66 | Dr. Pejman Aflaki, MD Plastic surgeon · plasticsurgeryservices.com | – | 27 |
| 67 | Dr. Peter Vonu, MD Plastic surgeon · pschr.com | – | 27 |
| 68 | Dr. Roshan Morbia, MD Plastic surgeon · virginiaplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 69 | Dr. Saied Asfa, MD Plastic surgeon · asfaplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 70 | Dr. Susan Kurian, MD Facial plastic surgeon · larrabeecenter.com | – | 27 |
| 71 | Dr. Tamara Kemp, MD Plastic surgeon · theglowaesthetics.com | – | 27 |
| 72 | Dr. Theodore Uroskie, MD Plastic surgeon · norfolkplasticsurgerypc.com | – | 27 |
| 73 | Dr. Travis Shaw, MD Plastic surgeon · feelsynergy.com | – | 27 |
| 74 | Dr. Vineet Mehan, MD Plastic surgeon · dominionprs.com | – | 27 |
| 75 | Dr. Tedd Puckett, MD Ophthalmologist · nrveye.com | 22 | 23.5 |
| 76 | Dr. Anne Nickodem, MD Plastic surgeon · aestheticallyyours.com | – | 22 |
| 77 | Dr. Eva Dentcheva, MD Plastic surgeon · riveplasticsurgery.com | – | 22 |
| 78 | Dr. Gregory Lynam, MD Plastic surgeon · medrva.com | – | 22 |
| 79 | Dr. John Mancoll, MD Plastic surgeon · mancollplasticsurgery.com | – | 22 |
| 80 | Dr. Karishma Reddy, MD Plastic surgeon · medrva.com | – | 22 |
| 81 | Dr. Nicholas Roney, MD Plastic surgeon · surgery.com | – | 22 |
| 82 | Dr. Nima Vahidi, MD Facial plastic surgeon · drducic.com | – | 22 |
| 83 | Dr. Norman Harris, MD Plastic surgeon · doctor-harris.com | – | 22 |
| 84 | Dr. Richard Lewis, MD Plastic surgeon · medrva.com | – | 22 |
| 85 | Dr. Thomas Lee, MD Facial plastic surgeon · medrva.com | – | 22 |
Eyelid surgeons by city in Virginia
Cities with a page have 10 or more listed surgeons.
Medicare eyelid surgery in Virginia, 2024
Medicare publishes every surgeon's billed operations by procedure code. Virginia surgeons billed 2,082 eyelid operations to Medicare in 2024; the listed surgeons billed 3,557 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) | 22 | 806 | $785 |
| Ptosis repair, levator, external approach (67904) | 14 | 565 | $786 |
| Ptosis repair, Muller muscle resection (67908) | 3 | 72 | $593 |
| Ptosis repair, levator, internal approach (67903) | 3 | 42 | $646 |
| Brow ptosis repair (67900) | 2 | 101 | $376 |
| Canthoplasty (67950) | 2 | 30 | $257 |
Most Medicare eyelid operations in Virginia, 2022 to 2024: Dr. Dimitrios Sismanis, Richmond (1,044); Dr. Nicole Langelier, Richmond (522); Dr. Roger Newsom, Portsmouth (383); Dr. Maria Kirzhner, Charlottesville (345); Dr. Thomas Joly, Norfolk (333).
Who operates in Virginia
| Specialty | Listed |
|---|---|
| Plastic surgeon | 57 |
| Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 10 |
| Ophthalmologist | 10 |
| Facial plastic surgeon | 8 |
80 of the 85 practices publish an eyelid surgery page and 31 publish an eyelid before-and-after gallery. Most eyelid papers in PubMed: Dr. Maria Kirzhner (3). 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 Virginia
- The Virginia Institute for Surgical Arts, Chantilly: Upper blepharoplasty, "Upper eyelid surgery may cost from $3,500 to $6,000" source
- The Virginia Institute for Surgical Arts, Chantilly: Lower blepharoplasty, "lower eyelid surgery may cost from $4,500 to $7,000" source
- The Virginia Institute for Surgical Arts, Chantilly: Upper and lower blepharoplasty, "the cost may range between $7,000 and $9,000" source
- Richmond Aesthetic Surgery, Richmond: Upper blepharoplasty, "Upper eyelid lift: between $6,000-$8,000" source
- Richmond Aesthetic Surgery, Richmond: Lower blepharoplasty, "Lower eyelid lift: between $8,000-$10,000" source
- Richmond Aesthetic Surgery, Richmond: Upper and lower blepharoplasty, "Combined upper and lower eyelid lift: approximately $11,000-$12,000" source
Median published starting price in Virginia: $4,750 (2 practices). National prices and Medicare amounts are on the cost page.
How the Virginia list is built
Every surgeon in Virginia 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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