David Baker, MD
Ophthalmology · Pittsburgh, PANPI 1205808185
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 19 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 40.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $318 and has fallen 68.8% since, to $99 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in PA, where the typical reported total is $1,202.
Across 19 payments — averaging $39.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$308
- NEW World Medical,inc.$276
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$60
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$57
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$28
- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.$16
- plus $12 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$756100%
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 | 5 | $308 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 6 | $276 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | 1 | $60 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $57 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Ahmed Glaucoma Valve$167
- Kahook Dual Blade$167
- Centurion$124
- Luxor$106
How this compares
$756 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 920 ophthalmology providers in Pennsylvania.
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 | 315 | $9,454 |
| VyzultaLatanoprostene Bunod | 13 | $6,502 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 129 | $5,351 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 14 | $4,740 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 223 | $4,612 |
| Latanoprost | 645 | $4,144 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 64 | $1,016 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 39 | $534 |
| Timolol Maleate | 17 | $138 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Pittsburgh
- Francis MahPittsburgh$1.1M
- Robert NoeckerPittsburgh$632K
- Srinivas KondapalliPittsburgh$208K
- Deval ParanjpePittsburgh$121K
- Ian ConnerPittsburgh$82K
- Deepinder DhaliwalPittsburgh$65K
- Thomas FribergPittsburgh$55K
- Jenny YuPittsburgh$47K
- Vishal JhanjiPittsburgh$38K
- Omar AbbasiPittsburgh$36K
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.