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Dr. Kenneth Wald, MD

Jamaica, NY

32 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Wald, Ophthalmologist in Jamaica, NY?

    Dr. Kenneth Wald, MD is an Ophthalmologist, who primarily practices in Jamaica, NY with 2 additional practice locations. He has been practicing for over 32 years and is board certified. Dr. Wald graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and completed his residency at Manhattan E E T Hosp, Ophthalmology. Dr. Wald is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Wald’s practice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Wald’s office at (212) 772-0600.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Wald?

    Dr. Kenneth Wald, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Ophthalmologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Wald empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Macular Degeneration, Retinal Disorders, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Jamaica/NY community, Dr. Wald is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

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

    • Residency: Manhattan E E T Hosp, Ophthalmology | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School Program

    • Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

    Is Dr. Wald board certified as an Ophthalmologist?

    Yes, Dr. Kenneth Wald, MD is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

    What languages does Dr. Wald speak?

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

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Wald treat?

    As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Wald 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. Wald. 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:

    • Type 2 Diabetes with Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Type 2 Diabetes with Early Diabetic Eye Disease (Both Eyes)
    • Type 2 Diabetes with Macular Edema
    • Type 2 Diabetes with Advanced Diabetic Eye Disease and Macular Swelling (Both Eyes)
    • Diabetes Type 2
    • Diabetic Eye Problems
    • Diabetic Eye Disease
    • Diabetic Retinal Disease
    • Diabetes Mellitus Eye Complications
    • Mild Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Bilateral
    • Early Retina Damage in Both Eyes
    • Beginning Diabetic Retinopathy in Both Eyes
    • Diabetic Eye Swelling
    • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    • Diabetic Macular Swelling
    • Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with Macular Edema Bilateral
    • Advanced Retina Damage Both Eyes with Macular Swelling
    • Diabetic Macular Edema Both Eyes

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E113593: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
    • E113293: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
    • E113313: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
    • E113513: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
    • E113213: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Wet Macular Degeneration
    • Macular Hole
    • Macular Degeneration
    • Wet AMD
    • Neovascular Macular Degeneration
    • Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet)
    • Exudative AMD
    • Macular Cyst
    • Foveal Hole
    • Retinal Hole
    • Macular Pseudohole

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H353221: Exudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, with active choroidal neovascularization
    • H353211: Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, with active choroidal neovascularization
    • H35341: Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, right eye
    • H35342: Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, left eye

    Also known as:

    • Aging of the eye's gel
    • Bleeding in the eye's gel
    • Strands and floaters in the eye's gel
    • Eye Disease
    • Vitreous Detachment
    • Vitreous syneresis
    • Eye gel breakdown
    • Vitreous aging
    • Eye bleeding
    • Blood in the vitreous
    • Ocular hemorrhage
    • Eye floaters
    • Vitreous opacities
    • Vitreous membranes

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H43813: Vitreous degeneration, bilateral
    • H4311: Vitreous hemorrhage, right eye
    • H4312: Vitreous hemorrhage, left eye
    • H43393: Other vitreous opacities, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Other Retinal Disorder
    • Macular Pucker
    • Retinal Disorder
    • Various Retinal Conditions
    • Uncommon Retinal Diseases
    • Miscellaneous Retinal Problems
    • Epiretinal Membrane
    • Cellophane Maculopathy
    • Macular Fibrosis
    • Wrinkled Retina
    • Macular Wrinkle
    • Retinal Scar

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H3589: Other specified retinal disorders
    • H35372: Puckering of macula, left eye
    • H35371: Puckering of macula, right eye

    Also known as:

    • Serous Retinal Detachment
    • Retinal Detachment
    • Fluid Retinal Detachment
    • Exudative Retinal Detachment
    • Non-Rhegmatogenous Detachment

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H3321: Serous retinal detachment, right eye
    • H3322: Serous retinal detachment, left eye

    Also known as:

    • Displaced intraocular lens
    • Cataract
    • Refractive Errors
    • IOL displacement
    • Slipped artificial lens
    • Moved implanted lens

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • T8522XA: Displacement of intraocular lens, initial encounter

    Also known as:

    • Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
    • Retinal Disorder
    • BRVO
    • Eye stroke (branch vein)
    • Branch eye vein blockage

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H348310: Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema

    What procedures does Dr. Wald perform?

    As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Wald 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. Wald. 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:

    • Eye Injection
    • Intravitreal Injection
    • Retinal Injection
    • Macular Degeneration Injection
    • Eye Medication Injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 67028: Intravitreal injection of a pharmacologic agent (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Vitrectomy Eye Surgery
    • Retinal Detachment Repair with Vitrectomy
    • Intraocular Lens Repositioning
    • Vitrectomy for Macular Pucker
    • Iris or Ciliary Body Suture (Eye Surgery)
    • Pars Plana Vitrectomy
    • Retinal Surgery
    • Eye Gel Removal Surgery
    • Vitrectomy for retinal detachment
    • Retinal reattachment surgery
    • Eye surgery for detached retina
    • IOL repositioning
    • Lens implant adjustment
    • Eye lens surgery
    • Retinal Membrane Removal
    • Macular Pucker Surgery
    • Iris Repair Surgery
    • Ciliary Body Suture
    • McCannel Suture
    • Eye Iris Fixation

    CPT Codes:

    • 67036: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach;
    • 67108: Repair of retinal detachment; with vitrectomy, any method, including, when performed, air or gas tamponade, focal endolaser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, drainage of subretinal fluid, scleral buckling, and/or removal of lens by same technique
    • 66825: Repositioning of intraocular lens prosthesis, requiring an incision (separate procedure)
    • 67041: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with removal of preretinal cellular membrane (eg, macular pucker)
    • 66682: Suture of iris, ciliary body (separate procedure) with retrieval of suture through small incision (eg, McCannel suture)

    Also known as:

    • Retina Repair for Macular Hole or Edema
    • Vitrectomy with Endolaser Treatment
    • Vitrectomy with Membrane Peel
    • Macular Hole Repair
    • Diabetic Macular Edema Surgery
    • Internal Limiting Membrane Removal
    • Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Laser
    • Retinal Laser Surgery
    • Diabetic Retinopathy Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 67042: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina (eg, for repair of macular hole, diabetic macular edema), includes, if performed, intraocular tamponade (ie, air, gas or silicone oil)
    • 67040: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with endolaser panretinal photocoagulation

    Also known as:

    • Retina Laser Treatment (Photocoagulation)
    • Laser Treatment for Retinopathy
    • Retinal photocoagulation
    • Macular edema laser
    • Retina tumor laser treatment
    • Photocoagulation for Retinopathy
    • Diabetic Retinopathy Laser Treatment
    • Retinal Laser Therapy

    CPT Codes:

    • 67210: Destruction of localized lesion of retina (eg, macular edema, tumors), 1 or more sessions; photocoagulation
    • 67228: Treatment of extensive or progressive retinopathy (eg, diabetic retinopathy), photocoagulation

    Also known as:

    • Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
    • Cataract Removal by Phacoemulsification
    • Lens Material Removal from Eye (Pars Plana Approach)
    • Extracapsular cataract extraction
    • Phacoemulsification
    • IOL implantation
    • Lens Material Removal
    • Cataract Surgery (Phaco)
    • Ultrasonic Cataract Removal
    • Pars Plana Lensectomy
    • Vitrectomy with Lens Removal
    • Eye Lens Material Extraction

    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
    • 66850: Removal of lens material; phacofragmentation technique (mechanical or ultrasonic) (eg, phacoemulsification), with aspiration
    • 66852: Removal of lens material; pars plana approach, with or without vitrectomy

    Also known as:

    • Complex Retinal Detachment Repair
    • Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment
    • Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Repair
    • Diabetic Retinal Detachment Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 67113: Repair of complex retinal detachment (eg, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, stage C-1 or greater, diabetic traction retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal tear of greater than 90 degrees), with vitrectomy and membrane peeling, including, when performed, air, gas, or silicone oil tamponade, cryotherapy, endolaser photocoagulation, drainage of subretinal fluid, scleral buckling, and/or removal of lens

    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:

    • Intraocular Lens Exchange
    • IOL Exchange
    • Cataract Lens Replacement (Secondary)
    • Replacement of Eye Implant

    CPT Codes:

    • 66986: Exchange of intraocular lens

    Does Dr. Wald accept my insurance?

    Dr. Wald accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (212) 772-0600 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Wald accept in Jamaica, NY?

    Dr. Wald in Jamaica, NY accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • BlueCross and BlueShield of Vermont

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Deutsche Bank

    • Express Scripts

    • HealthComp

    • Medicare

    • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

    • State of Tennessee

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Wald's office located?

    Dr. Kenneth Wald's Primary Practice

    13303 Jamaica Ave

    Jamaica, NY 11418

    (212) 772-0600

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    Dr. Kenneth Wald's Practice 2

    140 E 80th St # P

    New York, NY 10075

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    Dr. Kenneth Wald's Practice 3

    222 E 41st St Fl 3

    New York, NY 10017

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

    Dr. Wald's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1700870904.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Wald?

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

    What is Dr. Kenneth Wald's specialty?

    Dr. Wald is a Ophthalmologist near Jamaica, NY. 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. Wald to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Kenneth Wald affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Wald is affiliated with NYU Langone Health - Tisch Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn 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 Kenneth Wald accepting new patients in Jamaica, NY?

    Yes, Dr. Kenneth Wald is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Kenneth Wald offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Wald's office at (212) 772-0600 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Kenneth Wald?

    Please contact Dr. Wald's office at (212) 772-0600 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Kenneth Wald have?

    Dr. Kenneth Wald is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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