25 Years of Experience
Accepting patients
Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Nakkash, Ophthalmologist in Hazel Park, MI?
Dr. Emad Nakkash, MD is an Ophthalmologist, who primarily practices in Hazel Park, MI with 1 additional practice location. He has been practicing for over 25 years. Dr. Nakkash graduated from Wayne State Universtiy School Of Medicine and completed his residency at Wayne St Univ-Detroit M C, Flexible Or Transitional Year. Dr. Nakkash is fluent in English and Arabic, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Nakkash’s practice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Nakkash’s office at (248) 336-3937.
Where did Dr. Nakkash go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Wayne St Univ-Detroit M C, Flexible Or Transitional Year | Wayne State University School of Medicine Program
Medical School: Wayne State Universtiy School Of Medicine | Wayne State Universtiy School Of Medicine
What languages does Dr. Nakkash speak?
Dr. Nakkash and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
Arabic
English
What conditions does Dr. Nakkash treat?
As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Nakkash diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Nakkash. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Borderline Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Glaucoma
- Early Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Open-angle glaucoma suspect
- Risk of Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Wide-Angle Glaucoma
- POAG
ICD-10 Codes:
- H40013: Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, bilateral
- H401131: Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage
- H401132: Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage
Also known as:
- Baggy Eyelids
- Eyelid Disorder
- Eyelid Turning Inward
- Droopy eyelids
- Excess eyelid skin
- Dermatochalasis
- Eyelid Problems
- Eyelid Conditions
- Blepharitis
- Stye
- Inverted Eyelid
- Eyelid Inversion
- Mechanical Entropion
- Spastic Entropion
ICD-10 Codes:
- H02831: Dermatochalasis of right upper eyelid
- H0289: Other specified disorders of eyelid
- H02021: Mechanical entropion of right upper eyelid
Also known as:
- Visual Discomfort
- Vision Impairment and Blindness
- Eye strain
- Eye fatigue
- Uncomfortable vision
ICD-10 Codes:
- H53143: Visual discomfort, bilateral
Also known as:
- Macular Pucker
- Retinal Disorder
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Cellophane Maculopathy
- Macular Wrinkle
- Retinal Scar
ICD-10 Codes:
- H35373: Puckering of macula, bilateral
Also known as:
- Acquired Blocked Tear Duct
- Tears
- Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Stenosis
- Adult Tear Duct Blockage
- Obstructed Tear Duct in Adults
ICD-10 Codes:
- H04553: Acquired stenosis of bilateral nasolacrimal duct
Also known as:
- Vitreous Prolapse
- Eye Disease
- Vitreous Herniation
- Displaced Vitreous
- Vitreous Displacement
ICD-10 Codes:
- H4303: Vitreous prolapse, bilateral
Also known as:
- Conjunctival Cysts
- Eye Disease
- Cyst on eye
- Eye surface cyst
- Conjunctival fluid sac
ICD-10 Codes:
- H11443: Conjunctival cysts, bilateral
Also known as:
- Conjunctival Concretions
- Conjunctival Adhesions
- Eye Disease
- Eye Concretions
- Eye Stones
- Deposits in Eye
- Eye adhesions
- Conjunctival scarring
- Eye membrane sticking
ICD-10 Codes:
- H11123: Conjunctival concretions, bilateral
- H11213: Conjunctival adhesions and strands (localized), bilateral
Also known as:
- Cataract
- Cloudy lens
- Lens clouding
- Eye cloudiness
ICD-10 Codes:
- H2513: Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral
Also known as:
- Anterior Synechiae
- Eye Disease
- Iris Adhesions
- Front Eye Adhesions
ICD-10 Codes:
- H21513: Anterior synechiae (iris), bilateral
Also known as:
- Skin Tumor of Uncertain Behavior
- Skin Condition
- Skin Neoplasm
- Skin Growth
- Uncertain Skin Lesion
ICD-10 Codes:
- D485: Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin
Also known as:
- Type 2 Diabetes with Macular Edema
- Diabetes Type 2
- Diabetic Eye Problems
- Diabetic Eye Swelling
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic Macular Swelling
ICD-10 Codes:
- E113213: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
Also known as:
- Corneal and Eye Surface Inflammation
- Corneal Disorder
- Pink Eye
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Eye Surface Inflammation
- Corneal Inflammation
ICD-10 Codes:
- H16293: Other keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
Also known as:
- Choroid Thinning
- Eye Disease
- Choroid Atrophy
- Secondary Choroid Atrophy
ICD-10 Codes:
- H31123: Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, bilateral
Also known as:
- Dry Macular Degeneration
- Macular Degeneration
- Dry AMD
- Atrophic Macular Degeneration
- Age-related Macular Degeneration (Dry)
ICD-10 Codes:
- H353131: Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, early dry stage
What procedures does Dr. Nakkash perform?
As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Nakkash performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Nakkash. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Laser Surgery for Secondary Cataract
- Laser Eye Surgery for Adhesions
- Laser Vitreous Surgery
- Eye Adhesion Repair
- Conjunctival Lesion Removal
- Laser Trabeculoplasty
- Entropion Repair (Eyelid Surgery)
- YAG Laser Capsulotomy
- Posterior Capsulotomy
- Secondary Cataract Removal
- Laser Eye Surgery
- Anterior Segment Adhesiolysis
- Laser Adhesiolysis
- Eye Adhesion Removal
- Vitreolysis
- laser eye surgery
- vitreous strand removal
- YAG laser vitreolysis
- Symblepharon repair
- conjunctivoplasty
- eyelid adhesion surgery
- ocular adhesion repair
- Eye Growth Excision
- Conjunctiva Lesion Surgery
- Pterygium Removal
- Glaucoma laser surgery
- Laser eye treatment for glaucoma
- Trabeculoplasty
- Eyelid Turning In Repair
- Thermocautery for Entropion
- Eyelid Correction
CPT Codes:
- 66821: Discission of secondary membranous cataract (opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid); laser surgery (eg, YAG laser) (1 or more stages)
- 65860: Severing adhesions of anterior segment, laser technique (separate procedure)
- 67031: Severing of vitreous strands, vitreous face adhesions, sheets, membranes or opacities, laser surgery (1 or more stages)
- 68330: Repair of symblepharon; conjunctivoplasty, without graft
- 68110: Excision of lesion, conjunctiva; up to 1 cm
- 65855: Trabeculoplasty by laser surgery
- 67922: Repair of entropion; thermocauterization
Also known as:
- Repair of Eyelid-to-Eyeball Adhesion
- Eyelid Lesion Removal
- Symblepharon repair
- Eyelid adhesion surgery
- Division of symblepharon
- Eyelid growth removal
- Eyelid bump excision
- Eyelid skin lesion surgery
- Eyelid Margin Lesion Destruction
- Eyelid Growth Removal
- Lid Margin Lesion Treatment
- Eyelid Bump Removal
CPT Codes:
- 68340: Repair of symblepharon; division of symblepharon, with or without insertion of conformer or contact lens
- 67840: Excision of lesion of eyelid (except chalazion) without closure or with simple direct closure
- 67850: Destruction of lesion of lid margin (up to 1 cm)
Also known as:
- Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
- Extracapsular cataract extraction
- Phacoemulsification
- IOL implantation
CPT Codes:
- 66984: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
Also known as:
- Goniotomy (Glaucoma Surgery)
- Goniotomy Procedure
- Angle-Opening Glaucoma Surgery
- Congenital Glaucoma Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 65820: Goniotomy
Also known as:
- Retina Laser Treatment (Photocoagulation)
- Retinal photocoagulation
- Macular edema laser
- Retina tumor laser treatment
CPT Codes:
- 67210: Destruction of localized lesion of retina (eg, macular edema, tumors), 1 or more sessions; photocoagulation
Also known as:
- Laser Treatment for Choroid Lesion
- Eye Lesion Removal
- Choroidal Photocoagulation
- Eye Laser Therapy
- Choroidal Neovascularization Treatment
- Conjunctival Lesion Destruction
- Eye Growth Removal
- Conjunctiva Lesion Treatment
CPT Codes:
- 67220: Destruction of localized lesion of choroid (eg, choroidal neovascularization); photocoagulation (eg, laser), 1 or more sessions
- 68135: Destruction of lesion, conjunctiva
Also known as:
- Tear Duct Opening Dilation
- Probing of Tear Duct
- Lacrimal Punctum Dilation
- Tear Duct Widening
- Punctal Dilation
- Nasolacrimal duct probing
- Tear duct irrigation
- Blocked tear duct treatment
- Lacrimal duct probing
CPT Codes:
- 68801: Dilation of lacrimal punctum, with or without irrigation
- 68810: Probing of nasolacrimal duct, with or without irrigation;
Also known as:
- Eye Surgery Wound Repair
- Anterior segment wound revision
- Eye wound repair
- Ocular wound revision
CPT Codes:
- 66250: Revision or repair of operative wound of anterior segment, any type, early or late, major or minor procedure
Also known as:
- Eye Cyst Drainage (Conjunctiva)
- Conjunctival Cyst Incision
- Eye Membrane Cyst Drainage
- Cyst Removal from Eye Surface
CPT Codes:
- 68020: Incision of conjunctiva, drainage of cyst
Also known as:
- Tear Duct Probing
- Lacrimal Duct Probing
- Tear Duct Irrigation
- Unblocking Tear Duct
CPT Codes:
- 68840: Probing of lacrimal canaliculi, with or without irrigation
Also known as:
- Eyelash Correction for Trichiasis
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ingrown Eyelash Removal
- Electrosurgery for Eyelashes
CPT Codes:
- 67825: Correction of trichiasis; epilation by other than forceps (eg, by electrosurgery, cryotherapy, laser surgery)
Also known as:
- Facial Tissue Transfer (Eyelids, Nose, Ears, Lips)
- Local Flap Surgery
- Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
- Facial Reconstruction
CPT Codes:
- 14060: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, eyelids, nose, ears and/or lips; defect 10 sq cm or less
Also known as:
- Small Benign Lesion Removal (Face/Ears/Eyelids/Nose/Lips)
- Facial Lesion Excision
- Ear Lesion Removal
- Eyelid Lesion Surgery
- Lip Lesion Removal
CPT Codes:
- 11440: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less
Does Dr. Nakkash accept my insurance?
Dr. Nakkash accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (248) 336-3937 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Nakkash accept in Hazel Park, MI?
Dr. Nakkash in Hazel Park, MI accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
California Foundation for Medical Care
Centene
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
Humana
Medicare
Molina
State of Michigan
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Nakkash's office located?
What is Dr. Nakkash's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Nakkash's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1003899774.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Nakkash?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Nakkash
What is Dr. Emad Nakkash's specialty?
Dr. Nakkash is a Ophthalmologist near Hazel Park, MI. An ophthalmologist possesses the knowledge and professional skills required to deliver comprehensive eye and vision care. These medical doctors are trained to diagnose, monitor, and treat all ocular and visual disorders, whether through medical or surgical interventions. Their expertise encompasses a wide range of issues affecting the eye and its structures, including the eyelids, orbit, and visual pathways. Additionally, ophthalmologists prescribe vision services, such as glasses and contact lenses, to help patients achieve optimal visual health. Contact Dr. Nakkash to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Emad Nakkash affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Nakkash is affiliated with DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health Wayne Hospital which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Emad Nakkash accepting new patients in Hazel Park, MI?
Yes, Dr. Emad Nakkash is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Emad Nakkash offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Nakkash's office at (248) 336-3937 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
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