Alexander Vu, MD
Ophthalmology · Leawood, KSNPI 1205367943
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 39 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Alcon accounts for 62.9% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest.
Across 39 payments — averaging $58.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$1K
- Sight Sciences, Inc.$306
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$150
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$118
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$115
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$48
- plus $103 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,264100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon | 25 | $1,424 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $306 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $31 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Clareon$394
- Tecnis IOL$299
- OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US)$278
- Rocklatan$240
- Rhopressa$240
- CATALYS SYSTEM$150
- Hydrus Microstent$141
- PanOptix$138
- SIMBRINZA$125
- PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL$118
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix$113
- AcrySof IQ VIVITY$105
How this compares
$2,264 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 135 ophthalmology providers in Kansas.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| LumiganBimatoprost | 11 | $3,606 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 65 | $1,685 |
| Latanoprost | 59 | $1,380 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 25 | $459 |
| Ofloxacin | 42 | $410 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 12 | $215 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 14 | $202 |
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 12 | $113 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Leawood
- John DoaneLeawood$496K
- Matthew SniegowskiLeawood$22K
- Timothy WallineLeawood$5K
- Alaina GerenLeawood$4K
- Kevin PikeyLeawood$3K
- Daniel DurrieOverland Park$974K
- John HunkelerOverland Park$218K
- Christopher PoleOverland Park$129K
- Blake CooperLenexa$100K
- Miranda BisharaPrairie Village$45K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.