🎯 Course Overview
This comprehensive online course—designed and taught by optometry billing experts Chris Lopez and Andreas Zacharopoulos, ODs—is built to give optometrists and office managers everything they need to master the billing and coding landscape of modern eyecare.
Through 30+ high-yield video lectures (over 6+ hours), real-world case studies, and step-by-step walkthroughs, you'll gain the tools to:
- Improve billing accuracy
- Navigate audits with ease
- Boost practice revenue
🔂 Lifetime Access to "Living Course" with with yearly CPT and ICD-10 video updates. The price will go up annually, so secure the lowest price it will ever be by purchasing today.
Code with confidence - every single day
🔍 What You’ll Learn
✅ Foundational CPT Coding Mastery
Get a clear understanding of the 92- and 99-series codes, modifiers, time-based billing, and more.
🧠 Complex Case Walkthroughs
Dive into real case examples involving glaucoma, AMD, diabetic eye exams, after-hours care, and comanagement billing.
📋 Optimize patient care with Audit-Ready Preparation
Learn best practices on how to document correctly the first time to minimize audit risk
📈 Billing Systems That Work
Build internal protocols to train your team and create repeatable billing success at scale.
👩⚕️ Who This Course is For
This course was made for:
✅ New grads and associate ODs looking to master clinical coding early
✅ Practice owners who want to train their team and boost revenue
✅ Office managers who want an introduction crash-course
Meet Your Optometric Billing & Coding Instructors
"Hello, I'm Dr. Chris Lopez. Alongside my fellow optometry billing expert, Dr. Andreas Zacharopoulos, we've designed this comprehensive online course to empower optometrists, office managers, and billing staff to master the complexities of optometric billing and coding. Through over 30 focused video lectures, real-world case studies, and step-by-step walkthroughs, you'll learn to improve coding accuracy, navigate audits confidently, boost practice revenue, and gain full control of your billing processes."
Example Curriculum
- Introduction: Course overview, billing mindset, and introduction to key concepts. (2:09)
- Basics - 92 Codes: Detailed review of CPT 92002/92004 exam codes and billing fundamentals. (8:22)
- 99- Codes MDM Overview: Medical decision making (MDM) principles for 99-series evaluation codes. (7:39)
- 99- Problems List: How to document and code problem lists properly for billing (11:08)
- 99- Glaucoma Examples: Coding examples specific to glaucoma care and management (16:05)
- 99- Retina Examples: Coding examples focused on retinal conditions and treatments (7:45)
- S- Codes: Overview of supplemental codes (S-codes) and when to use them (3:44)
- Special Testing Part 1: Introduction to special testing and coding guidelines for common diagnostic procedure (12:27)
- Special Testing Part 2: Advanced special testing techniques and billing strategies (12:02)
- Interpretation and Reports: Best practices for coding interpretations and generating reports for medical necessity (11:16)
- Modifiers: How to apply CPT and HCPCS modifiers to maximize reimbursement (17:31)
- Procedures Part 1: Review of common optometric procedures and corresponding billing codes (13:40)
- Procedures Part 2: Coding of Foreign Body Removals & Therapeutic Contact Lens Application (11:07)
- Comanagement: Workflows for comanaged patients with ophthalmology or other specialties (15:00)
- Special Protocol AMD: Coding and documentation protocols for Age-related Macular Degeneration (11:06)
- Special Protocol DR: Best billing practices for Diabetic Retinopathy management (7:58)
- Special Protocol Plaquenil: Coding considerations for Plaquenil toxicity screening and monitoring (6:50)
- Special Protocol Glaucoma: In-depth glaucoma billing protocol review for compliance and reimbursement (16:31)
- Special Protocol Dry Eye: Documentation and billing for dry eye evaluation and treatment services (13:38)
- Practice Management Considerations: Navigating Medical eye care & Vision discount plans (7:37)
- BONUS: Medical vs. Vision Case Examples: Real-life situations & practical tips (19:48)
- Screening Photos: Proper use and coding of photos and imaging for screening purposes (5:31)
- Audits: Preparation strategies for audits and how to avoid common pitfalls (4:11)
- B&C Metrics: Key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and improve billing and coding efficiency (6:44)
- Simple Case Examples 1-5: Real-world coding examples and explanations (11:09)
- Simple Case Examples 6-10: Additional step-by-step coding guidance (12:59)
- Complex Case Examples 1-5: Difficult patient case scenarios with coding challenges and solutions (11:51)
- Complex Case Examples 6-10: Advanced complex cases with detailed billing strategy (16:16)
- Refraction: Coding specifics related to refraction and related services (5:15)
- ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notice): When and how to use ABNs correctly to protect your practice and inform patients (5:12)
- After Hours Services Billing: Guidelines for billing extended hours, urgent care, and after-hours patient services (7:58)
- Miscellaneous Definitions and Clarifications: Clarifying terms, codes, and common misunderstandings in billing (13:34)
- B&C Philosophy & Mindset: Billing and coding mindset for success — thinking like a coder and auditor (1:55)
- Conclusion: Course wrap-up, final tips, and next steps for continued billing mastery (2:08)
💬 Student Testimonial
"This course was a total game-changer. I now know exactly how to handle audits, bill correctly, and maximize revenue without guesswork. Every OD and office team should go through this."
— Dr. MD., Practice Owner
🌟 Your Instructors 🌟
Drs. Chris Lopez and Andreas Zacharopoulos O.Ds are a dynamic duo of optometry billing and coding experts dedicated to empowering their colleagues.
Chris graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Houston College of Optometry. Now based in Wisconsin, he hones his deep expertise in billing and coding within busy, heavy medical optometry practices. A recognized authority on ocular disease, Dr. Lopez has delivered 100+ lectures with the aim of helping optometrists master the complexities of medical billing and grow a practice while doing so. Beyond his clinical acumen, he contributes articles to various optometry journals and ODs On Finance and is passionate about mentoring optometry students and young doctors in their career development.
Andreas graduated from Nova Southeastern University, where he graduated #1 in his class with Florida's highest National Board scores. He further solidified his expertise by completing a residency at the Orlando VA Medical Center, gaining extensive experience in managing complex ocular diseases in a heavy medical optometry setting. Dr. Zacharopoulos is also a respected expert in billing and coding, delivering numerous lectures on these critical topics to help optometrists optimize practice revenue and ensure compliance. Additionally, he serves as an instructor for KMK Educational Services, guiding future eye doctors toward success on their National Board exams.
Together, Dr. Lopez and Dr. Zacharopoulos bring a wealth of practical experience and a shared passion for education to help optometric professionals navigate the financial and administrative aspects of their practices with confidence.
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