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Dr. Elena Gianfermi, MD

Dr. Elena Gianfermi, MD

Dearborn, MI

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Gianfermi, Ophthalmologist in Dearborn, MI?

    Dr. Elena Gianfermi, MD is an Ophthalmologist, who primarily practices in Dearborn, MI with 2 additional practice locations. She is board certified. Dr. Gianfermi completed her residency at Kresge Eye Institute. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Gianfermi is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Gianfermi’s practice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Gianfermi’s office at (313) 561-1777.

    Where did Dr. Gianfermi go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Fellowship: Children's Hosp, Pediatric Ophth | Children's Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Ophthalmology

    • Residency: Kresge Eye Institute

    Is Dr. Gianfermi board certified as an Ophthalmologist?

    Yes, Dr. Elena Gianfermi, MD is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

    What languages does Dr. Gianfermi speak?

    Dr. Gianfermi and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Gianfermi treat?

    As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Gianfermi 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. Gianfermi. 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:

    • Outward Hidden Eye Turn
    • Inward Turning Eye
    • Hidden Inward Eye Turn
    • Intermittent Alternating Exotropia
    • Intermittent Walleye
    • Monocular Esotropia
    • Crossed Eyes
    • Monocular Exotropia
    • Alternating Crossed Eyes
    • Vertical Strabismus
    • Intermittent Alternating Crossed Eyes
    • Vertical Eye Misalignment
    • Alternating Walleye
    • Eye Movement Disorder
    • Latent Outward Squint
    • Exophoria
    • Eye Muscle Imbalance
    • Crossed Eyes from Farsightedness
    • Accommodative Squint
    • Esotropia
    • Esophoria
    • Latent esotropia
    • Hidden crossed eyes
    • Intermittent Alternating Wall Eyes
    • Intermittent Alternating Divergent Strabismus
    • Temporary Wall Eye
    • Intermittent exotropia
    • Occasional outward eye turn
    • Eyes turn out sometimes
    • One Eye Turned In
    • Monocular Convergent Strabismus
    • Unilateral Esotropia
    • Convergent strabismus
    • Inward turning eye
    • One Eye Turned Out
    • Monocular Divergent Strabismus
    • Unilateral Exotropia
    • Alternating esotropia
    • Eyes take turns crossing
    • Intermittent esotropia
    • Hypertropia
    • Hypotropia
    • Intermittent alternating esotropia
    • Eyes take turns crossing sometimes
    • Occasional alternating inward eye turn
    • Vertical strabismus
    • One eye higher than the other
    • Alternating exotropia
    • Eyes take turns turning out

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H5052: Exophoria
    • H5043: Accommodative component in esotropia
    • H5051: Esophoria
    • H5034: Intermittent alternating exotropia
    • H50332: Intermittent monocular exotropia, left eye
    • H50331: Intermittent monocular exotropia, right eye
    • H50012: Monocular esotropia, left eye
    • H50011: Monocular esotropia, right eye
    • H50112: Monocular exotropia, left eye
    • H50111: Monocular exotropia, right eye
    • H5005: Alternating esotropia
    • H5021: Vertical strabismus, right eye
    • H5032: Intermittent alternating esotropia
    • H5022: Vertical strabismus, left eye
    • H5015: Alternating exotropia

    Also known as:

    • Retinopathy of Prematurity
    • Premature Babies
    • Retinal Disorder
    • ROP
    • Premature Retinopathy
    • Retinal Disease in Premature Babies

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H35113: Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Blocked Tear Duct at Birth
    • Birth Defects
    • Tears
    • Congenital Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
    • Narrow Tear Duct in Baby

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Q105: Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

    Also known as:

    • Congenital Nystagmus
    • Eye Movement Disorder
    • X-linked infantile nystagmus
    • Infantile Nystagmus
    • Born with Nystagmus
    • Childhood Nystagmus

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H5501: Congenital nystagmus

    Also known as:

    • Double Vision
    • Vision Impairment and Blindness
    • Diplopia
    • Seeing double
    • Ghosting vision

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H532: Diplopia

    Also known as:

    • Other Eyelid Birth Defects
    • Birth Defects
    • Eyelid Disorder
    • Various Congenital Eyelid Abnormalities
    • Rare Eyelid Malformations
    • Infant Eyelid Problems

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Q103: Other congenital malformations of eyelid

    What procedures does Dr. Gianfermi perform?

    As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Gianfermi 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. Gianfermi. 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:

    • Crossed Eye Surgery (2 Muscles)
    • Crossed Eye Surgery (One Muscle)
    • Eye Muscle Surgery for Strabismus
    • Complex Strabismus Surgery
    • Eye Muscle Transposition Surgery
    • Strabismus Surgery (Repeat)
    • Strabismus Repair
    • Eye Alignment Surgery
    • Ocular Muscle Surgery
    • Ocular Muscle Adjustment
    • Strabismus Correction Surgery
    • Crossed Eyes Surgery
    • Wall Eyes Surgery
    • Crossed Eye Surgery with Scarring
    • Restrictive Myopathy Strabismus Repair
    • Difficult Eye Alignment Surgery
    • Paretic Extraocular Muscle Surgery
    • Strabismus Surgery
    • Squint Surgery
    • Repeat Strabismus Repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 67312: Strabismus surgery, recession or resection procedure; 2 horizontal muscles
    • 67311: Strabismus surgery, recession or resection procedure; 1 horizontal muscle
    • 67314: Strabismus surgery, recession or resection procedure; 1 vertical muscle (excluding superior oblique)
    • 67332: Strabismus surgery on patient with scarring of extraocular muscles (eg, prior ocular injury, strabismus or retinal detachment surgery) or restrictive myopathy (eg, dysthyroid ophthalmopathy) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 67320: Transposition procedure (eg, for paretic extraocular muscle), any extraocular muscle (specify) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 67331: Strabismus surgery on patient with previous eye surgery or injury that did not involve the extraocular muscles (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Chalazion Removal (Under General Anesthesia)
    • Droopy Eyelid Repair (Ptosis Repair)
    • Eyelid Lesion Removal
    • Eyelid Abscess Drainage
    • Anesthesia
    • Eyelid Cyst Excision
    • Stye Removal Surgery
    • Chalazion Surgery
    • Blepharoptosis repair
    • Eyelid lift for ptosis
    • Frontalis sling for droopy eyelid
    • Eyelid growth removal
    • Eyelid bump excision
    • Eyelid skin lesion surgery
    • Blepharotomy for Abscess
    • Eyelid Incision and Drainage
    • Stye Drainage
    • Eyelid Infection Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 67808: Excision of chalazion; under general anesthesia and/or requiring hospitalization, single or multiple
    • 67901: Repair of blepharoptosis; frontalis muscle technique with suture or other material (eg, banked fascia)
    • 67840: Excision of lesion of eyelid (except chalazion) without closure or with simple direct closure
    • 67700: Blepharotomy, drainage of abscess, eyelid

    Also known as:

    • Tear Duct Probing with Anesthesia
    • Tear Duct Balloon Dilation
    • Probing of Tear Duct
    • Anesthesia
    • Nasolacrimal duct probing
    • Blocked tear duct procedure
    • Tear duct irrigation
    • Nasolacrimal Duct Dilation
    • Blocked Tear Duct Ballooning
    • Tear Duct Probing with Balloon
    • Blocked tear duct treatment
    • Lacrimal duct probing

    CPT Codes:

    • 68811: Probing of nasolacrimal duct, with or without irrigation; requiring general anesthesia
    • 68816: Probing of nasolacrimal duct, with or without irrigation; with transluminal balloon catheter dilation
    • 68810: Probing of nasolacrimal duct, with or without irrigation;

    Also known as:

    • Partial Vitreous Removal (Eye Surgery)
    • Partial Vitreous Removal (Anterior)
    • Anterior Vitrectomy
    • Open Sky Vitrectomy
    • Eye Gel Removal
    • Vitreous Humor Surgery
    • Vitreous Gel Removal
    • Eye Gel Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 67010: Removal of vitreous, anterior approach (open sky technique or limbal incision); subtotal removal with mechanical vitrectomy
    • 67005: Removal of vitreous, anterior approach (open sky technique or limbal incision); partial removal

    Also known as:

    • Complex Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
    • Advanced Cataract Surgery
    • Phacoemulsification with IOL
    • Complex Extracapsular Cataract Extraction

    CPT Codes:

    • 66982: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1-stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery (eg, iris expansion device, suture support for intraocular lens, or primary posterior capsulorrhexis) or performed on patients in the amblyogenic developmental stage; without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation

    Also known as:

    • Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Treatment for Infants
    • ROP Treatment
    • Infant Retinopathy Therapy
    • Photocoagulation for ROP
    • Cryotherapy for ROP

    CPT Codes:

    • 67229: Treatment of extensive or progressive retinopathy, 1 or more sessions, preterm infant (less than 37 weeks gestation at birth), performed from birth up to 1 year of age (eg, retinopathy of prematurity), photocoagulation or cryotherapy

    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:

    • Secondary Intraocular Lens Implant
    • IOL implant (secondary)
    • Replacement eye lens surgery
    • Artificial lens insertion (secondary)

    CPT Codes:

    • 66985: Insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (secondary implant), not associated with concurrent cataract removal

    Also known as:

    • Eyelid Lift for Droopy Eyelid (Fascial Sling)
    • Blepharoptosis Repair (Frontalis Sling)
    • Droopy Eyelid Surgery (Autologous Fascia)
    • Ptosis Repair with Fascial Sling

    CPT Codes:

    • 67902: Repair of blepharoptosis; frontalis muscle technique with autologous fascial sling (includes obtaining fascia)

    Does Dr. Gianfermi accept my insurance?

    Dr. Gianfermi accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (313) 561-1777 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Gianfermi accept in Dearborn, MI?

    Dr. Gianfermi in Dearborn, MI accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

    • Citizens Rx

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Express Scripts

    • McLaren Health Plan

    • Medicare

    • Molina

    • Spectrum / Priority Health

    • State of Michigan

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    Where is Dr. Gianfermi's office located?

    Dr. Elena Gianfermi's Primary Practice

    22731 Newman St Ste 200

    Dearborn, MI 48124

    (313) 561-1777

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    Dr. Elena Gianfermi's Practice 2

    42700 Garfield Rd Ste 200

    Clinton Township, MI 48038

    (586) 532-3380

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    Dr. Elena Gianfermi's Practice 3

    3901 Beaubien St

    Detroit, MI 48201

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    Recognitions

    Memberships & Associations

    American Academy of Ophthalmology

    Fellow

    What is Dr. Gianfermi's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Gianfermi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1477755478.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Gianfermi?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Gianfermi

    What is Dr. Elena Gianfermi's specialty?

    Dr. Gianfermi is a Ophthalmologist near Dearborn, 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. Gianfermi to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Elena Gianfermi affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Gianfermi is affiliated with Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, Ascension St. John Hospital, Corewell Health William Beaumont University 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 Elena Gianfermi accepting new patients in Dearborn, MI?

    Yes, Dr. Elena Gianfermi is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Elena Gianfermi offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Gianfermi's office at (313) 561-1777 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Elena Gianfermi?

    Please contact Dr. Gianfermi's office at (313) 561-1777 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Elena Gianfermi have?

    Dr. Elena Gianfermi is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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