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26 Years of Experience
Accepting patients
Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Chaudhry, Ophthalmologist in Huntingdon Valley, PA?
Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry, MD is an Ophthalmologist, who primarily practices in Huntingdon Valley, PA with 2 additional practice locations. He has been practicing for over 26 years and is board certified. Dr. Chaudhry completed his residency at Temple Univ Hosp, Ophthalmology; Abington Mem Hosp, Internal Medicine. Dr. Chaudhry is fluent in English, Arabic, French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Urdu, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Chaudhry’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Chaudhry’s office at (215) 379-2500.
Where did Dr. Chaudhry go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Temple Univ Hosp, Ophthalmology; Abington Mem Hosp, Internal Medicine | Abington Mem Hospital
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Is Dr. Chaudhry board certified as an Ophthalmologist?
Yes, Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry, MD is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
What languages does Dr. Chaudhry speak?
Dr. Chaudhry and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
Arabic
English
French
Hindi
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian
Urdu
What conditions does Dr. Chaudhry treat?
As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Chaudhry 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. Chaudhry. 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:
- Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Borderline Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Narrow Angle Glaucoma Risk
- Glaucoma
- Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Wide-Angle Glaucoma
- POAG
- Early Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Open-angle glaucoma suspect
- Risk of Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Anatomical Narrow Angle
- Angle-Closure Glaucoma Risk
- Eye angle problem
ICD-10 Codes:
- H401132: Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage
- H401131: Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage
- H40013: Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, bilateral
- H401112: Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
- H40023: Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, bilateral
- H40033: Anatomical narrow angle, bilateral
- H401122: Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage
Also known as:
- Cataract
- Combined Age-Related Cataract
- Other Secondary Cataract
- Secondary Cataract
- Cloudy lens
- Lens clouding
- Eye cloudiness
- Mixed Type Cataract
- Multiple Cataract Types
- Cataract from another condition
- Complicated cataract
- Acquired cataract
- After-Cataract
- Posterior Capsule Opacification
- PCO
ICD-10 Codes:
- H2513: Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral
- H2512: Age-related nuclear cataract, left eye
- H2511: Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye
- H25811: Combined forms of age-related cataract, right eye
- H25812: Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye
- H26491: Other secondary cataract, right eye
- H26492: Other secondary cataract, left eye
Also known as:
- Changes in Eye Blood Vessels
- Retinal Disorder
- Retinal Vascular Appearance Changes
- Abnormal Retinal Vessel Look
- Eye Vessel Changes
ICD-10 Codes:
- H35013: Changes in retinal vascular appearance, bilateral
Also known as:
- Dry Eyes
- Tears
- Dry eye syndrome
- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
- Ocular dryness
ICD-10 Codes:
- H04123: Dry eye syndrome of bilateral lacrimal glands
Also known as:
- Intraocular Lens Implant
- Cataract
- Refractive Errors
- IOL Implant
- Artificial Eye Lens
- Cataract Lens Implant
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z961: Presence of intraocular lens
Also known as:
- Pink Eye
- Conjunctivitis
- Red Eye
- Allergic Pink Eye
- Atopic Conjunctivitis
ICD-10 Codes:
- H1013: Acute atopic conjunctivitis, bilateral
Also known as:
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Diabetes Type 2
- Type 2 diabetes
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Adult-Onset Diabetes
- Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
ICD-10 Codes:
- E119: Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
Also known as:
- Age-Related Farsightedness
- Refractive Errors
- Presbyopia
- Aging Eyes
- Difficulty Reading Up Close
ICD-10 Codes:
- H524: Presbyopia
What procedures does Dr. Chaudhry perform?
As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Chaudhry 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. Chaudhry. 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:
- Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
- Complex Cataract Surgery with Glaucoma Device
- Extracapsular cataract extraction
- Phacoemulsification
- IOL implantation
- Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery
- Complex Lens Replacement with Drainage Device
- Phacoemulsification with Glaucoma Implant
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
- 66989: 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; with insertion of intraocular (eg, trabecular meshwork, supraciliary, suprachoroidal) anterior segment aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir, internal approach, one or more
Also known as:
- Laser Surgery for Secondary Cataract
- Laser Trabeculoplasty
- Laser Eye Surgery for Glaucoma
- Cataract Surgery with Glaucoma Drainage Device
- Iris or Ciliary Body Suture (Eye Surgery)
- Pterygium Removal with Graft
- Scleral Staphyloma Repair with Graft
- Corneal Incision for Astigmatism Correction
- Intraocular Lens Repositioning
- Vitreous Substitute Injection in Eye
- Endoscopic Eye Pressure Reduction
- Glaucoma Surgery (Trabeculectomy)
- Eye Drainage Device Insertion
- Vitrectomy for Macular Pucker
- Vitrectomy Eye Surgery
- Eye Implant Removal
- YAG Laser Capsulotomy
- Posterior Capsulotomy
- Secondary Cataract Removal
- Laser Eye Surgery
- Glaucoma laser surgery
- Laser eye treatment for glaucoma
- Trabeculoplasty
- Iridotomy
- Iridectomy
- Laser Glaucoma Treatment
- Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery
- Phacoemulsification with Aqueous Drainage Device
- IOL Insertion with Glaucoma Stent
- Iris Repair Surgery
- Ciliary Body Suture
- McCannel Suture
- Eye Iris Fixation
- Pterygium Excision with Autograft', 'Conjunctival Graft for Pterygium', 'Surfer's Eye Surgery with Graft
- Eye Wall Bulge Repair
- Scleral Repair with Graft
- Repair of Scleral Thinning
- Eye Wall Reinforcement Surgery
- Astigmatism correction surgery
- Corneal relaxing incision
- Eye surgery for astigmatism
- Limbal relaxing incision (LRI)
- IOL repositioning
- Lens implant adjustment
- Eye lens surgery
- Fluid-Gas Exchange Eye Surgery
- Vitreous Injection
- Pars Plana Injection
- Limbal Approach Eye Injection
- Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
- Ciliary body destruction (endoscopic)
- Glaucoma eye pressure surgery
- Trabeculectomy
- Glaucoma Filtering Surgery
- Eye Pressure Surgery
- Aqueous drainage device placement
- Glaucoma drainage implant
- Subconjunctival drainage device
- Retinal Membrane Removal
- Macular Pucker Surgery
- Pars Plana Vitrectomy
- Retinal Surgery
- Eye Gel Removal Surgery
- Anterior Segment Implant Removal
- Ocular Implant Extraction
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)
- 65855: Trabeculoplasty by laser surgery
- 66761: Iridotomy/iridectomy by laser surgery (eg, for glaucoma) (per session)
- 66991: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); with insertion of intraocular (eg, trabecular meshwork, supraciliary, suprachoroidal) anterior segment aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir, internal approach, one or more
- 66682: Suture of iris, ciliary body (separate procedure) with retrieval of suture through small incision (eg, McCannel suture)
- 65426: Excision or transposition of pterygium; with graft
- 66225: Repair of scleral staphyloma; with graft
- 65772: Corneal relaxing incision for correction of surgically induced astigmatism
- 66825: Repositioning of intraocular lens prosthesis, requiring an incision (separate procedure)
- 67025: Injection of vitreous substitute, pars plana or limbal approach (fluid-gas exchange), with or without aspiration (separate procedure)
- 66711: Ciliary body destruction; cyclophotocoagulation, endoscopic, without concomitant removal of crystalline lens
- 66170: Fistulization of sclera for glaucoma; trabeculectomy ab externo in absence of previous surgery
- 0449T: Insertion of aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir, internal approach, into the subconjunctival space; initial device
- 67041: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with removal of preretinal cellular membrane (eg, macular pucker)
- 67036: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach;
- 65920: Removal of implanted material, anterior segment of eye
Also known as:
- Goniotomy (Glaucoma Surgery)
- Glaucoma Drainage Device Implant
- Glaucoma Canal Dilation
- Glaucoma Drainage Device Insertion
- Glaucoma Surgery for Scarred Eye (Trabeculectomy)
- Goniotomy Procedure
- Angle-Opening Glaucoma Surgery
- Congenital Glaucoma Surgery
- Aqueous Shunt Surgery
- Glaucoma Shunt with Graft
- Eye Pressure Shunt
- Canaloplasty
- Aqueous Outflow Dilation
- Glaucoma Drainage Procedure
- Eye Pressure Reduction Surgery
- Aqueous Shunt Placement
- Glaucoma Implant Surgery
- Eye Pressure Drainage Device
- Trabeculectomy with antifibrotic agents
- Glaucoma drainage surgery
- Eye pressure surgery with scarring
CPT Codes:
- 65820: Goniotomy
- 66180: Aqueous shunt to extraocular equatorial plate reservoir, external approach; with graft
- 66174: Transluminal dilation of aqueous outflow canal (eg, canaloplasty); without retention of device or stent
- 66183: Insertion of anterior segment aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir, external approach
- 66172: Fistulization of sclera for glaucoma; trabeculectomy ab externo with scarring from previous ocular surgery or trauma (includes injection of antifibrotic agents)
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:
- Eye Surface Reconstruction with Amniotic Membrane
- Amniotic Membrane Transplant (Eye)
- Ocular Surface Repair
- Cornea Reconstruction
CPT Codes:
- 65780: Ocular surface reconstruction; amniotic membrane transplantation, multiple layers
Also known as:
- Eye Injection
- Injection into Eye Capsule
- Intravitreal Injection
- Retinal Injection
- Macular Degeneration Injection
- Eye Medication Injection
- Tenon's Capsule Injection
- Periocular Injection
CPT Codes:
- 67028: Intravitreal injection of a pharmacologic agent (separate procedure)
- 67515: Injection of medication or other substance into Tenon's capsule
Also known as:
- Corneal Transplant Surgery
- Endothelial Corneal Transplant
- Keratoplasty
- Penetrating Keratoplasty
- Full-Thickness Corneal Transplant
- Eye Surface Transplant
- Endothelial keratoplasty
- Corneal graft
CPT Codes:
- 65755: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); penetrating (in pseudophakia)
- 65756: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); endothelial
Also known as:
- Intraocular Lens Exchange
- IOL Exchange
- Cataract Lens Replacement (Secondary)
- Replacement of Eye Implant
CPT Codes:
- 66986: Exchange of intraocular lens
Also known as:
- Eyelid Skin Biopsy
- Eyelid Biopsy
- Lid Margin Biopsy
- Eyelid Lesion Biopsy
CPT Codes:
- 67810: Incisional Biopsy Of Eyelid Skin Including Lid Margin
Also known as:
- Eye Shunt Revision with Graft
- Aqueous Shunt Repair
- Glaucoma Drainage Device Revision
- Eye Pressure Shunt Adjustment
CPT Codes:
- 66185: Revision of aqueous shunt to extraocular equatorial plate reservoir; with graft
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 Fluid Removal
- Anterior Chamber Paracentesis
- Aqueous Humor Removal
- Eye Pressure Relief Procedure
CPT Codes:
- 65800: Paracentesis of anterior chamber of eye (separate procedure); with removal of aqueous
Also known as:
- Tear Duct Plug Insertion
- Punctal Plug Insertion
- Lacrimal Punctum Closure
- Dry Eye Plugs
CPT Codes:
- 68761: Closure of the lacrimal punctum; by plug, each
Also known as:
- Glaucoma Laser Treatment (Cyclophotocoagulation)
- Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
- Ciliary body laser
- CPC treatment
CPT Codes:
- 66710: Ciliary body destruction; cyclophotocoagulation, transscleral
Also known as:
- Amniotic Membrane Placement on Eye (No Stitches)
- Ocular surface repair with amniotic membrane
- Eye membrane graft
- Sutureless amniotic membrane transplant
CPT Codes:
- 65778: Placement of amniotic membrane on the ocular surface; without sutures
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 Lesion Removal
- Droopy Eyelid Repair (Ptosis Surgery)
- Upper Eyelid Lift (Blepharoplasty)
- Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
- Eyelid growth removal
- Eyelid bump excision
- Eyelid skin lesion surgery
- Blepharoptosis Repair
- Levator Resection
- Eyelid Lift Surgery
- Ptosis Correction
- Droopy Eyelid Surgery
- Upper Eyelid Reduction
- Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 67840: Excision of lesion of eyelid (except chalazion) without closure or with simple direct closure
- 67904: Repair of blepharoptosis; (tarso) levator resection or advancement, external approach
- 15823: Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid; with excessive skin weighting down lid
Does Dr. Chaudhry accept my insurance?
Dr. Chaudhry accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (215) 379-2500 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Chaudhry accept in Huntingdon Valley, PA?
Dr. Chaudhry in Huntingdon Valley, PA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
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CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
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Where is Dr. Chaudhry's office located?
Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry's Primary Practice
821 Huntingdon Pike Ste 200
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(215) 379-2500
What is Dr. Chaudhry's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Chaudhry's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1700874740.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Chaudhry?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Chaudhry
What is Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry's specialty?
Dr. Chaudhry is a Ophthalmologist near Huntingdon Valley, PA. 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. Chaudhry to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Chaudhry is affiliated with Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Temple University Hospital, Jefferson Abington Hospital, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center 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 Iftikhar Chaudhry accepting new patients in Huntingdon Valley, PA?
Yes, Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Chaudhry's office at (215) 379-2500 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with Iftikhar Chaudhry?
Please contact Dr. Chaudhry's office at (215) 379-2500 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.
Which board certifications does Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry have?
Dr. Iftikhar Chaudhry is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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