Dr. W J. Knauer III, MD

  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1104896158PAC ID4688857519
Medicare services, 2024
578
Medicare patients, 2024
401
Part D claims, 2024
97
Publications
2
Industry payments
$98
Practice address
751 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Practice phone
Call (904) 366-3781
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Primary practice

Levenson Eye Associates, Inc.

Jacksonville, Florida

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Dr. W J. Knauer III is an ophthalmologist in Jacksonville, Florida

Dr. Knauer practices at Levenson Eye Associates, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Knauer's NPI, 1104896158, was assigned on January 24, 2006. Dr. Knauer graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Knauer holds Florida license 41501.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688857519
NPI enumeration date
January 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(904) 366-3781
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. W J. Knauer III practices at Levenson Eye Associates, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida

Dr. Knauer's primary practice is Levenson Eye Associates, Inc., at 751 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 32204 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 366-3781.

  • Levenson Eye Associates, Inc.
    751 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 32204 · Duval CountyPhone(904) 366-3781

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. W J. Knauer III is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Knauer's primary practice is Levenson Eye Associates, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knauer to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. W J. Knauer III's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Levenson Eye Associates, Inc.Available with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. W J. Knauer III is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida

Ophthalmology is Dr. Knauer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Knauer is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Knauer is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimaryLicense 41501 · 1983 to 2027 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, hereditary corneal conditions and inflammation of iris among the conditions Dr. Knauer treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Knauer

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. W J. Knauer III billed Medicare for 578 services in 2024

CMS data shows 578 Medicare services from Dr. Knauer across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 401 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,387 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024578
Medicare patients401
Paid by Medicare$32,387
Procedure codes4

Dr. Knauer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6042024: 54210%
Tests and treatments
2023: 512024: 3629%

Dr. Knauer compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Knauer
  • Florida median
Medicare services
578vs 1,69966% below
Medicare patients
401vs 55728% below
Part D claims
43vs 81895% below

Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Knauer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. W J. Knauer III treated 401 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 401 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knauer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 182 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Knauer's median patient age at 74, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024401
Average age78
Average risk score1.22

Dr. Knauer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Knauer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women24060%
  • Men16140%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Knauer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Diabetes35%
  5. Ischemic heart disease31%
  6. Anxiety22%
  7. Chronic kidney disease22%
  8. Atrial fibrillation21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Knauer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. W J. Knauer III wrote 97 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Knauer wrote 97 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 65% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 43 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $381 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202497
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$381
Part D patients37

Dr. Knauer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic63 claims65%
  • Brand-name34 claims35%

Dr. Knauer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 312024: 4339%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. W J. Knauer III takes part in Medicare

Dr. Knauer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. W J. Knauer III has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Knauer in 2023. The most frequent topics are Cattle, Lactation and Milk. Dr. Knauer has published most often in J Dairy Sci.

Papers2

Topics Dr. Knauer writes about most

  • Cattle
  • Lactation
  • Milk

Recent publications by Dr. Knauer

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Dr. W J. Knauer III received $98 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Knauer from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Halozyme Inc paid the most, $60.

General payments to Dr. Knauer by program year, 2017 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Knauer by kind, 2017 to 2024

$98in total
  • Food and beverage$7880%
  • Gifts$1920%

Companies that paid Dr. Knauer the most, 2017 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. W J. Knauer III graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine

Dr. Knauer graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1979.

  1. Medical schoolWake Forest School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. W J. Knauer III accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Knauer is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Knauer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO8
  2. PPO8
  3. Medicare5
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. W J. Knauer III's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. W J. Knauer III's NPI number?

Dr. W J. Knauer III's NPI number is 1104896158. It was assigned on January 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. W J. Knauer III?

Dr. W J. Knauer III is an ophthalmologist in Jacksonville, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. W J. Knauer III practice?

Dr. Knauer practices at 751 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 32204. Dr. Knauer's primary practice is Levenson Eye Associates, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knauer to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. W J. Knauer III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Knauer is (904) 366-3781.

What is Dr. W J. Knauer III's medical license number?

Dr. Knauer holds Florida license 41501.

Does Dr. W J. Knauer III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Knauer billed Medicare for 578 services in 2024, and Dr. Knauer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. W J. Knauer III see?

CMS counts 401 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knauer in 2024, with an average age of 78.

Is Dr. W J. Knauer III board certified?

Yes. Dr. Knauer is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. W J. Knauer III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Knauer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), eye exam or test (92083) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. W J. Knauer III go to medical school?

Dr. Knauer graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1979.

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What drugs does Dr. W J. Knauer III prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Knauer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost and Timolol Maleate.

Has Dr. W J. Knauer III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $98 in general payments to Dr. Knauer from 3 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Halozyme Inc.

How long has Dr. W J. Knauer III been practicing?

Dr. Knauer graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

Does Dr. W J. Knauer III do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Knauer.

What insurance does Dr. W J. Knauer III accept?

Dr. Knauer is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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