Accepted Insurance Carriers

Information for Patients

The following are some of the most popular insurance plans we accept. If you do not see your insurance listed, please contact our billing department to verify your enrollment and benefits.

Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans

  • Medicare
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage (not Individual Value HMO)
  • Blue Cross Arizona Medicare Advantage (Referral required)
  • Blue Cross Out of State Medicare Advantage
  • Caremore
  • Cigna Health Springs Preferred HMO (Referral required)
  • Allwell (Referral required)
  • Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
  • United HealthCare Medicare Complete (ID # ENDS IN -00)
  • United HealthCare Optum
  • UHC Metro Tucson Network (ID # ENDS IN -01)

Commercial Plans

  • Aetna PPO, HMO, POS (not Value Plans)

  • AZ Foundation PPO

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield – PPO & HMO (not Select Plan, Alliance, or Acclaim)

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Out of State

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal

  • Cigna PPO, HMO, Open Access

  • Clover

  • Allwell (Referral required, Not contracted with Marketplace Plan)

  • Humana (not HMOx)

  • Imperial Insurance Companies

  • Tricare for Life, Tricare Standard, Tricare Prime (requires authorization)

  • United Health Care Plans – Tier 1 providers (HMO requires referral)

AHCCCS Plans (M.D. & D.O.’s Only)

Desert Eye Associates is contracted with AHCCCS for medical exams only and for patients 21 years of age and older. For routine vision exams or for patients under 21 years of age, please contact your AHCCCS plan for a contracted provider.

  • United Health Care Community Plan Medicaid (Referral required)
  • United Health Care Community Plan Long Term Care
  • United Health Care Community Plan Medicare
  • Mercy Care Advantage
  • Mercy Care (Referral required)
  • Medicaid Buy In Plan (Copays & Deductibles will be collected at time of service)

Vision Plans (Optometrists Only)

  • VSP

  • Spectera

  • EyeMed

  • Davis

  • Superior

  • MEDICARE - Post Cataract

Does Your Insurance Require a Referral?

Should your insurance plan(s) require a referral for your visit, please contact the appropriate doctor (usually primary care physician) to supply you with the document needed.