Daniel Smith
Aiken, SCNPI 1629027628
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 140 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 25.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,208 and has fallen 75.9% since, to $291 in 2025.
Across 140 payments — averaging $26.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$952
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$641
- AbbVie$490
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$332
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$312
- Alcon$216
- plus $817 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,760100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 24 | $952 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 12 | $641 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 27 | $490 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 6 | $332 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 13 | $312 |
| Alcon | 10 | $216 |
| Amgen | 7 | $170 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 9 | $146 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 8 | $132 |
| Novartis | 9 | $128 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 4 | $93 |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $39 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Omeros Corporation | 2 | $32 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $24 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 2 | $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.
- enVista MX60 IOL$366
- ENVISTA$363
- LUMIGAN$125
- COMBIGAN$125
- CATALYS SYSTEM$125
- Tecnis Multifocal Family of 1-piece IOLS$101
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.