Cole Milliken, MD
Ophthalmology · Charleston, SCNPI 1477110799
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (55.7%), food and beverage and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 53.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $12,707, more than ten times the $329 reported in 2020. Among ophthalmology clinicians in SC 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 112 payments — averaging $149.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$9K
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$2K
- Glaukos Corporation$1K
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$868
- AbbVie$819
- Alcon Research LLC$650
- plus $3K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$9,30056%
- Speaking & faculty fees$3252%
- Food & beverage$6,79441%
- Education$2912%
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 | 31 | $8,967 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $1,598 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 11 | $1,275 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 8 | $868 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 11 | $819 |
| Alcon Research LLC | 1 | $650 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 6 | $604 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 8 | $414 |
| Rxsight Inc | 6 | $261 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 4 | $255 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 4 | $249 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $205 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $151 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $138 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 3 | $76 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | 1 | $16 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- Voyager DSLT$7,475
- Clareon PanOptix Pro$1,950
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL$650
- Viscoat$650
- iDoseTR$561
- Clareon$558
- XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM$487
- Kahook Dual Blade$425
- Clearpath$425
- Ahmed Glaucoma Valve$425
- Streamline$425
- KXL System$349
- STELLARIS$255
- Via360$234
- Photrexa$228
- AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL$222
- Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa$176
- Hydrus Microstent$168
- iStent Infinite$139
- OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US)$136
How this compares
$16,710 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 293 ophthalmology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RestasisCyclosporine | 20 | $19,102 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 102 | $4,118 |
| Fluorometholone | 24 | $1,683 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 16 | $1,021 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 48 | $1,014 |
| Latanoprost | 43 | $505 |
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 20 | $316 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 18 | $291 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 22 | $289 |
| Timolol Maleate | 26 | $164 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 11 | $125 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieRestasis | $819 | $19,10220 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 293 ophthalmology providers in South Carolina.
Other ophthalmology in Charleston
- Karolinne RochaCharleston$552K
- Drew DicksonCharleston$53K
- Mona CamacciCharleston$26K
- Daniel AlfaroCharleston$15K
- Karen FernandezCharleston$13K
- John KerrisonCharleston$12K
- Eric JablonCharleston$12K
- Marion WilsonCharleston$9K
- Michael JohnsonCharleston$9K
- Berdine BurgerCharleston$7K
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.