Connor Ferguson, MD
Ophthalmology · Gastonia, NCNPI 1700415791
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.8% of the total across 32 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 41.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $539, 5.4 times the $100 reported in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $1,378.
Across 32 payments — averaging $43.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$571
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$156
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$149
- AbbVie$132
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$117
- Amgen$71
- plus $193 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,28993%
- Education$1007%
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 | 10 | $571 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $156 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $149 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $132 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 3 | $117 |
| Amgen | 3 | $71 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | 2 | $41 |
| Rxsight Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
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$299
- Prokera$156
- AmnioGraft$156
How this compares
$1,389 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 588 ophthalmology providers in North 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone Acetate | 202 | $10,486 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 12 | $1,807 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 43 | $1,715 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 81 | $1,125 |
| Ofloxacin | 80 | $898 |
| Latanoprost | 111 | $734 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 46 | $706 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 35 | $429 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 17 | $421 |
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 11 | $118 |
| Timolol Maleate | 13 | $53 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Gastonia
- Preeya GuptaRaleigh$1.8M
- Julie WoodwardDurham$1M
- Rajiv ShahWinston Salem$909K
- Lejla VajzovicDurham$681K
- Karl StonecipherGreensboro$653K
- Terry KimDurham$605K
- Keith WalterWinston Salem$397K
- Leon HerndonDurham$230K
- Thomas MundorfCharlotte$220K
- Glenn JaffeDurham$218K
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.