RxDoctor Payments Data

Edward Rashid

Ophthalmology · San Antonio, TXNPI 1922001114

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 9 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Akorn, Inc. at 56.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $58 and has fallen 61.1% since, to $23 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $1,835.

$163in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 9 payments — averaging $18.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Akorn, Inc.$91
  • Akorn Operating Company LLC$36
  • Biotissue Holdings Inc.$23
  • Novartis$13
$523,183in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 50 payments — averaging $10,464 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.

  • AbbVie$413K
  • Bausch Health US, LLC$60K
  • Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$28K
  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$23K

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$163100%

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

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20
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23

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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Akorn, Inc.5$91
Akorn Operating Company LLC2$36
Biotissue Holdings Inc.1$23
Novartis1$13

How this compares

$163 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 1,355 ophthalmology providers in Texas.

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