Dr. William Grace Crane Jr., DO, FACS

Dr. Crane practices at Northern New York Obs LLC in Watertown, New York.

Dr. Crane's NPI, 1558380964, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Crane graduated from Des Moines University in 1991. Dr. Crane holds New York license 190088.

Dr. Crane's primary practice is Northern New York Obs LLC, at 1815 State St, Watertown, NY 13601 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (315) 788-6070.

Dr. Crane's primary practice is Northern New York Obs LLC in Watertown, New York. Dr. Crane is also affiliated with Samaritan Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Crane to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Crane practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Crane's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Crane is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Crane's licenses on file in 4 states: New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Crane treats.

CMS data shows 1,511 Medicare services from Dr. Crane across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 358 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $91,293 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 358 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Crane in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 157 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Crane's median patient age at 67, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Crane wrote 1,274 Medicare Part D claims for 329 patients. 49% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,144 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $258,357 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,365 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Crane for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Crane accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 30 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Crane, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Crane. The most frequent topics are Electroretinography, Retina and Visual Acuity. Dr. Crane has published most often in Exp Eye Res. Dr. Crane's most frequent co-authors are Donald Calvin Fletcher, MD and Felix N. Sabates, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 118 general payments to Dr. Crane from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $538.

Dmand AI lists 15 awards for Dr. Crane, most recently America�s Top Ophthalmologists in 2019.

Dr. Crane graduated from Des Moines University in 1991. Dr. Crane is a member of AAO and ACS.

Dr. Crane is in network with 22 carriers, including Highmark, MVP Health Care and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.