Dr. John M. Gooch, MD

Dr. Gooch practices at The Villages Surgery Center LLC in The Villages, Florida.

Dr. Gooch's NPI, 1417935511, was assigned on January 9, 2006. Dr. Gooch graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Gooch holds Florida license ME123220.

Dr. Gooch's primary practice is The Villages Surgery Center LLC, at 2955 Brownwood Blvd, The Villages, FL 32163 in Sumter County. The practice phone is (615) 234-5924.

Dr. Gooch's primary practice is The Villages Surgery Center LLC in The Villages, Florida. The medical group on file is St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gooch to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gooch practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Gooch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Gooch is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Gooch's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Kentucky.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Gooch treats.

CMS data shows 9,518 Medicare services from Dr. Gooch across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 3,999 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $718,574 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 3,999 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gooch in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 2,203 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 0% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gooch's median patient age at 77, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gooch wrote 6,180 Medicare Part D claims for 1,406 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,058 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $669,153 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,719 claims across 26 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Gooch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gooch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 603 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Gooch, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Gooch in 2011. The most frequent topics are Military Personnel, Refractive Errors and Visual Acuity. Dr. Gooch has published most often in Aviat Space Environ Med. Dr. Gooch's most frequent co-authors are Douglas J. Ivan, MD, Charles Daniel Reilly, MD and Richard Rubin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 105 general payments to Dr. Gooch from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $578.

Dr. Gooch graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 1992.

Dr. Gooch is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.