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Dr. Steven Sarkisian, MD

Dr. Steven Sarkisian, MD

Oklahoma City, OK

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Sarkisian, Glaucoma Specialist in Oklahoma City, OK?

    Dr. Steven Sarkisian, MD is a Glaucoma Specialist, who primarily practices in Oklahoma City, OK. He is board certified. Dr. Sarkisian graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and completed his residency at Suny Hlth Sci Ctr Brooklyn, Ophthalmology; Chestnut Hill Hosp, Flexible Or Transitional Year. Dr. Sarkisian is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Sarkisian’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Sarkisian’s office at (405) 943-4413.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Sarkisian?

    Dr. Steven Sarkisian, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Glaucoma Specialist 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. Sarkisian empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Oklahoma City/OK community, Dr. Sarkisian is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

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

    • Residency: Suny Hlth Sci Ctr Brooklyn, Ophthalmology; Chestnut Hill Hosp, Flexible Or Transitional Year

    • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University | Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

    Is Dr. Sarkisian board certified as a Glaucoma Specialist?

    Yes, Dr. Steven Sarkisian, MD is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

    What languages does Dr. Sarkisian speak?

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

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Sarkisian treat?

    As a Glaucoma Specialist, Dr. Sarkisian 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. Sarkisian. 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
    • Combined Age-Related Cataract
    • Cloudy lens
    • Lens clouding
    • Eye cloudiness
    • Mixed Type Cataract
    • Multiple Cataract Types

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H25812: Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye
    • H25811: Combined forms of age-related cataract, right eye
    • H25813: Combined forms of age-related cataract, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
    • Glaucoma
    • Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma
    • Wide-Angle Glaucoma
    • POAG
    • Chronic Simple Glaucoma

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H401113: Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
    • H401123: Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, severe stage
    • H401122: Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage
    • H401112: Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage

    What procedures does Dr. Sarkisian perform?

    As a Glaucoma Specialist, Dr. Sarkisian 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. Sarkisian. 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:

    • Glaucoma Canal Dilation
    • Glaucoma Drainage Device Implant (Internal)
    • Glaucoma Drainage Device Insertion
    • Goniotomy (Glaucoma Surgery)
    • Glaucoma Drainage Device Implant
    • Ciliary Body Destruction for Glaucoma
    • Canaloplasty
    • Aqueous Outflow Dilation
    • Glaucoma Drainage Procedure
    • Eye Pressure Reduction Surgery
    • Trabecular meshwork stent
    • Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)
    • Internal glaucoma drain
    • Aqueous humor drainage device
    • Aqueous Shunt Placement
    • Glaucoma Implant Surgery
    • Eye Pressure Drainage Device
    • Goniotomy Procedure
    • Angle-Opening Glaucoma Surgery
    • Congenital Glaucoma Surgery
    • Aqueous Shunt Surgery
    • Glaucoma Shunt with Graft
    • Eye Pressure Shunt
    • Cyclodialysis
    • Glaucoma Eye Surgery
    • Ciliary Body Ablation

    CPT Codes:

    • 66174: Transluminal dilation of aqueous outflow canal (eg, canaloplasty); without retention of device or stent
    • 0671T: Insertion of anterior segment aqueous drainage device into the trabecular meshwork, without external reservoir, and without concomitant cataract removal, one or more
    • 66183: Insertion of anterior segment aqueous drainage device, without extraocular reservoir, external approach
    • 65820: Goniotomy
    • 66180: Aqueous shunt to extraocular equatorial plate reservoir, external approach; with graft
    • 66740: Ciliary body destruction; cyclodialysis

    Also known as:

    • Cataract Surgery with Glaucoma Drainage Device
    • Eye Drug Implant
    • Laser Trabeculoplasty
    • Eye Implant Removal
    • Aqueous Shunt Revision
    • Laser Surgery for Secondary Cataract
    • Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
    • Endoscopic Eye Pressure Reduction
    • Laser Eye Surgery for Glaucoma
    • Glaucoma Surgery (Trabeculectomy)
    • Eye Adhesion Removal
    • Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery
    • Phacoemulsification with Aqueous Drainage Device
    • IOL Insertion with Glaucoma Stent
    • Intraocular Drug Delivery System
    • Anterior Segment Drug Implant
    • Eye Medication Implant
    • Glaucoma laser surgery
    • Laser eye treatment for glaucoma
    • Trabeculoplasty
    • Anterior Segment Implant Removal
    • Ocular Implant Extraction
    • Glaucoma shunt repair
    • Eye drainage device adjustment
    • Revision of eye implant
    • YAG Laser Capsulotomy
    • Posterior Capsulotomy
    • Secondary Cataract Removal
    • Laser Eye Surgery
    • Cataract surgery
    • intraocular lens implantation
    • phacoemulsification
    • IOL implant
    • Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
    • Ciliary body destruction (endoscopic)
    • Glaucoma eye pressure surgery
    • Trabeculostomy
    • Glaucoma Laser Surgery
    • Eye Pressure Laser Treatment
    • Trabeculectomy
    • Glaucoma Filtering Surgery
    • Eye Pressure Surgery
    • Goniosynechiae surgery
    • Anterior segment adhesion release
    • Eye scar tissue removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 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
    • 0660T: Implantation of anterior segment intraocular nonbiodegradable drug-eluting system, internal approach
    • 65855: Trabeculoplasty by laser surgery
    • 65920: Removal of implanted material, anterior segment of eye
    • 66184: Revision of aqueous shunt to extraocular equatorial plate reservoir; without graft
    • 66821: Discission of secondary membranous cataract (opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid); laser surgery (eg, YAG laser) (1 or more stages)
    • 66988: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); with endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
    • 66711: Ciliary body destruction; cyclophotocoagulation, endoscopic, without concomitant removal of crystalline lens
    • 0621T: Trabeculostomy ab interno by laser
    • 66170: Fistulization of sclera for glaucoma; trabeculectomy ab externo in absence of previous surgery
    • 65865: Severing adhesions of anterior segment of eye, incisional technique (with or without injection of air or liquid) (separate procedure); goniosynechiae

    Also known as:

    • Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
    • Complex Cataract Surgery with Glaucoma Device
    • Complex Cataract Surgery with Lens Implant
    • Extracapsular cataract extraction
    • Phacoemulsification
    • IOL implantation
    • Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery
    • Complex Lens Replacement with Drainage Device
    • Phacoemulsification with Glaucoma Implant
    • Advanced Cataract Removal
    • Phacoemulsification with IOL
    • Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation for Cataract

    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
    • 66987: 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 endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation

    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:

    • Glaucoma Laser Treatment (Cyclophotocoagulation)
    • Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
    • Ciliary body laser
    • CPC treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 66710: Ciliary body destruction; cyclophotocoagulation, transscleral

    Also known as:

    • Scleral Reinforcement with Graft
    • Scleral Grafting
    • Eye Wall Strengthening
    • Posterior Scleral Reinforcement

    CPT Codes:

    • 67255: Scleral reinforcement (separate procedure); with graft

    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:

    • Eye Medication Injection
    • Intraocular injection
    • Anterior chamber injection
    • Eye drug injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 66030: Injection, anterior chamber of eye (separate procedure); medication

    Also known as:

    • Major Arm or Leg Nerve Repair
    • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
    • Nerve Reconstruction Arm/Leg
    • Open Neuroplasty

    CPT Codes:

    • 64708: Neuroplasty, major peripheral nerve, arm or leg, open; other than specified

    Also known as:

    • Nerve Release Surgery (Microscope)
    • Internal Neurolysis
    • Microscopic Nerve Release
    • Nerve Decompression Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 64727: Internal neurolysis, requiring use of operating microscope (List separately in addition to code for neuroplasty) (Neuroplasty includes external neurolysis)

    Does Dr. Sarkisian accept my insurance?

    Dr. Sarkisian accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (405) 943-4413 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Sarkisian accept in Oklahoma City, OK?

    Dr. Sarkisian in Oklahoma City, OK accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • Benefit and Risk Management Services (BRMS)

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • GlobalHealth

    • Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)

    • Humana

    • Medicare

    • MedImpact

    • State of Oklahoma

    • State of Tennessee

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Sarkisian's office located?

    Dr. Steven Sarkisian's Primary Practice

    5600 N Portland Ave

    Oklahoma City, OK 73112

    (405) 943-4413

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

    Dr. Sarkisian's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1386601318.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Sarkisian?

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

    What is Dr. Steven Sarkisian's specialty?

    Dr. Sarkisian is a Glaucoma Specialist near Oklahoma City, OK. An ophthalmologist specializing in the treatment of glaucoma and related disorders focuses on managing conditions associated with increased intraocular pressure and optic nerve damage. This specialty encompasses both medical and surgical interventions to effectively treat these conditions. Contact Dr. Sarkisian to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Steven Sarkisian affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Sarkisian is affiliated with OneCore Health which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. 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

    Where can I learn more about Glaucoma Specialist?

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    Is Steven Sarkisian accepting new patients in Oklahoma City, OK?

    Yes, Dr. Steven Sarkisian is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Steven Sarkisian offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Sarkisian's office at (405) 943-4413 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Steven Sarkisian?

    Please contact Dr. Sarkisian's office at (405) 943-4413 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Steven Sarkisian have?

    Dr. Steven Sarkisian is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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