Amir Kashani
Ophthalmology · Baltimore, MDNPI 1659425601
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (49.8%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. at 45.2% of the total. Among ophthalmology clinicians in MD with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 35 payments — averaging $1432.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$23K
- Abbott$11K
- Alcon Research LLC$10K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$6K
- Alcon$213
- Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC$20
- plus $12 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$17,27534%
- Speaking & faculty fees$24,95050%
- Travel & lodging$7,05214%
- Food & beverage$8162%
- Education$150%
- Gifts$160%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | 15 | $22,635 |
| Abbott | 10 | $11,118 |
| Alcon Research LLC | 2 | $10,000 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $6,125 |
| Alcon | 1 | $213 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $12 |
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.
- CIRRUS HD-OCT$22,182
- AMPLATZER Occluders$11,000
- SUSVIMO$6,083
- FORUM$1,950
- VisuMax$1,500
- QUATERA 700$1,500
- CALLISTO eye$1,500
- PLEX Elite$124
- PLEX Elite 9000$112
- Clarus 700$112
How this compares
$50,124 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 493 ophthalmology providers in Maryland.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone Acetate | 25 | $1,224 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 40 | $1,150 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Baltimore
- Alfred SommerBaltimore$2.9M
- Richard AdlerBaltimore$2.7M
- Peter McDonnellBaltimore$1.4M
- Esen AkpekBaltimore$782K
- Neil BresslerBaltimore$265K
- Adrienne ScottBaltimore$170K
- Jennifer ThorneBaltimore$128K
- Earl CravenBaltimore$120K
- Peter CampochiaroBaltimore$103K
- Gail SchwartzBaltimore$85K
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.