Daniel Zimmer
Ophthalmology · Cranberry Twp., PANPI 1265438634
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 27 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 35.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $381 and has fallen 91.2% since, to $34 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in PA, where the typical reported total is $1,202.
Across 27 payments — averaging $30.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$295
- Alcon$139
- Novartis$76
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$75
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$63
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$47
- plus $126 from 5 others
Across 29 payments — averaging $8905.31 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.
- Bausch Health US, LLC$201K
- Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$42K
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$15K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$821100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 3 | $295 |
| Alcon | 2 | $139 |
| Novartis | 5 | $76 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $45 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Akorn, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 1 | $16 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$821 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 920 ophthalmology providers in Pennsylvania.
Other ophthalmology in Cranberry Twp.
- Julia HallerPhiladelphia$1.5M
- Francis MahPittsburgh$1.1M
- Brandon AyresBala Cynwyd$929K
- David AlmeidaErie$734K
- Carl RegilloPlymouth Meeting$721K
- Robert NoeckerPittsburgh$632K
- Beeran MeghparaPhiladelphia$496K
- Michael KlufasPlymouth Meeting$393K
- Jonathan MyersPhiladelphia$359K
- Mark BlecherPhiladelphia$357K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.