Barron Fishburne, MD
Retina Specialist · Columbia, SCNPI 1316948243
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 14 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Genentech USA, Inc. at 41.8% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for retina specialist clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $2,421.
Across 14 payments — averaging $29.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Genentech USA, Inc.$174
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$158
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$52
- Coherus Oncology, Inc.$31
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$415100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 6 | $174 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $158 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $52 |
| Coherus Oncology, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
How this compares
$415 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 20 retina specialist providers in South Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SimbrinzaBrinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 51 | $12,672 |
| ProlensaBromfenac Sodium | 35 | $11,969 |
| Bromfenac Sodium | 40 | $7,837 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 144 | $6,621 |
| IlevroNepafenac | 16 | $5,849 |
| Lotemax SmLoteprednol Etabonate | 19 | $4,658 |
| Difluprednate | 27 | $2,639 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 27 | $668 |
| Ofloxacin | 32 | $312 |
| Latanoprost | 23 | $184 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 11 | $159 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 27 | $147 |
| Cyclopentolate Hcl | 16 | $139 |
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 14 | $107 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other retina specialist in Columbia
- Jeffrey GrossColumbia$7K
- Derek BarkerColumbia$2K
- William CrosswellColumbia$82
- Hao TangCharleston$66K
- Carl BakerHilton Head Island$37K
- Adam PflugrathGreenville$13K
- Arman FarrRock Hill$5K
- Stephen HypesWest Columbia$5K
- James HallGreenville$4K
- Robert PrinziLittle River$4K
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.