Andrew Crothers, MD
Ophthalmology · Memphis, TNNPI 1952500373
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.5% of the total across 284 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 26.6% of the total. Among ophthalmology clinicians in TN 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 284 payments — averaging $45.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$3K
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$3K
- Glaukos Corporation$1K
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$965
- Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$699
- AbbVie$550
- plus $3K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3643%
- Food & beverage$12,38796%
- Entertainment$901%
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 | 60 | $3,420 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 50 | $2,893 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 13 | $1,134 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 20 | $965 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 28 | $699 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 22 | $550 |
| Ivantis, Inc | 13 | $528 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 9 | $482 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | 12 | $403 |
| Rxsight Inc | 8 | $312 |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $219 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | 6 | $212 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 4 | $195 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 6 | $193 |
| Eyepoint US, Inc. | 4 | $172 |
| Novartis | 7 | $98 |
| Optos, Inc. | 1 | $90 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 3 | $83 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Amgen | 1 | $30 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | 1 | $21 |
| Thea Pharma Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Beaver-visitec International, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $17 |
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$633
- LenSx$514
- Photrexa$473
- Tecnis IOL$465
- Hydrus Microstent$445
- Tecnis Simplicity$415
- KXL System$331
- DURYSTA$225
- iDose$161
- Prokera$161
- AmnioGraft$161
- ORA$145
- DEXTENZA$144
- iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System$142
- LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) AND LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD)$140
- ARGOS$138
- DEXYCU$135
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL$131
- STELLARIS$129
- ENVISTA$129
How this compares
$12,841 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 323 ophthalmology providers in Tennessee.
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 | 1,338 | $51,879 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 1,178 | $29,454 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 1,171 | $13,264 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 71 | $1,445 |
| Difluprednate | 11 | $1,096 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 19 | $790 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 41 | $672 |
| Acyclovir | 44 | $565 |
| Latanoprost | 31 | $178 |
| Tobramycin | 16 | $118 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 13 | $89 |
| Timolol Maleate | 14 | $37 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Memphis
- Melissa ToyosMemphis$1.3M
- Rolando ToyosMemphis$809K
- Brian FowlerMemphis$206K
- Brian JerkinsMemphis$150K
- James FreemanMemphis$141K
- John FreemanMemphis$136K
- Penny AsbellMemphis$131K
- Kourtney HouserMemphis$104K
- Subba GollamudiMemphis$67K
- Brian SmithMemphis$10K
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.