Bryan Lee, MD
Ophthalmology · Los Altos, CANPI 1437336609
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $10,865 of the $16,226 with a category attached, or 67.0%. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. at 27.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $7,669 and has fallen 85.3% since, to $1,125 in 2025. Among ophthalmology clinicians in CA 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 62 payments — averaging $261.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$4K
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$4K
- Alcon$4K
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$2K
- NEW World Medical,inc.$1K
- Lensar, Inc.$700
- plus $1K from 11 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $4946.67 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Carl Zeiss Meditec Production LLC$10K
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$4K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$10,86567%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,95018%
- Food & beverage$2,39415%
- Gifts$170%
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. | 8 | $4,490 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 8 | $3,808 |
| Alcon | 3 | $3,524 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $1,580 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 4 | $1,098 |
| Lensar, Inc. | 1 | $700 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | 2 | $296 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 12 | $153 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 1 | $139 |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $130 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 5 | $92 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec Production LLC | 1 | $69 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $48 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $42 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Omeros Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Iridex Corporation | 1 | $13 |
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$3,925
- VisuMax$3,925
- AcrySof$3,500
- QUATERA 700$3,313
- CLARUS$2,800
- IOLMaster 700$1,638
- Rocklatan$1,559
- Tecnis Simplicity$1,300
- IFS ADVANCED FEMTOSEC LASER$1,300
- INTRALASE FS FEMTOSEC LASER$1,300
- MEL 90$1,125
- CALLISTO eye$1,125
- Kahook Dual Blade$1,073
- Ahmed Glaucoma Valve$1,073
- Streamline Surgical System$813
- LENSAR LASER SYSTEM$700
- Clearpath$260
- Streamline$260
- LUMERA$182
- VERACITY SURGICAL$182
How this compares
$16,226 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,513 ophthalmology providers in California.
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 | 294 | $8,288 |
| Fluorometholone | 48 | $3,569 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 147 | $2,777 |
| Ofloxacin | 137 | $1,369 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 128 | $980 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 55 | $394 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 35 | $271 |
| Latanoprost | 14 | $130 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Los Altos
- David ChangLos Altos$217K
- Daniel SchwartzSan Francisco$8M
- Michael BerlinWest Hollywood$5.7M
- Gilbert KlimanMenlo Park$1.5M
- Kuldev SinghStanford$1.5M
- Raymond DouglasBeverly Hills$1.3M
- John AffeldtLoma Linda$1.1M
- Srinivas SaddaPasadena$1M
- Sheri RowenNewport Beach$1M
- Savak TeymoorianLaguna Hills$955K
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.