Overview
Dr. Anderson is a board-certified ophthalmologist who has been practicing ophthalmology in St. Cloud since 2004, where he has performed thousands of surgical procedures with a special interest in cataract, refractive, and oculoplastic surgery as well as glaucoma and diabetic eye management. Dr. Anderson is one of a select few doctors providing the iStent® Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent as a treatment option to reduce eye pressure for patients with both cataracts and glaucoma.
Dr. Anderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, and Cataract Removal.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE PDP
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
2055 15th Street North, St. Cloud, MN 56303
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Anderson has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Central Minnesota Retina Consultants, PLLC
Vamsi Gullapalli is an Ophthalmologist in Sartell, Minnesota. Dr. Gullapalli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Gullapalli is currently accepting new patients.
West Metro Ophthalmology PA
Steven Grosser is an Ophthalmologist in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Dr. Grosser is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Presbyopia, Retinitis Pigmentosa, and X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP). Dr. Grosser is currently accepting new patients.
St. Cloud Eye Clinic PA
Dr. Joel Nelson is a Minnesota native who received his bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from Gustavus Adolphus College before moving on to his medical training in Des Moines, Iowa. He then spent 4 years completing his ophthalmology training in Miami, FL at Nova Southeastern University. The last stop of his training was at the University of MN to specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of corneal disease. He is one of the only surgeons in Central Minnesota performing a variety of corneal transplant techniques, including PKP, DSEK, DMEK, and DALK. He has also been specially prepared to surgically manage intraocular lens dislocations using the intrascleral haptic fixation technique. In addition to corneal surgery, Dr. Nelson also has emphasis in his practice on the surgical treatment of cataracts and LASIK surgery. He is one of the few surgeons in the state certified to implant the new iStent Inject Micro-Bypass device for the management of glaucoma at the time of cataract surgery.Beyond work, Joel enjoys spending time camping, hiking, and gardening with his young family. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Neurotrophic Keratitis, Glaucoma, Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), and Cataract Removal.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- CataractDr. Anderson isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract.
- Experienced
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)Dr. Anderson isExperienced. Learn about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
- Cone DystrophyDr. Anderson isExperienced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis ImperfectaDr. Anderson isExperienced. Learn about Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta.
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Anderson isExperienced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive DeafnessDr. Anderson isExperienced. Learn about Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness.
- Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)Dr. Anderson isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).