Frank Ashburn, MD
Ophthalmology · Washington, DCNPI 1811965288
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 89 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 29.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,085 and has fallen 51.5% since, to $526 in 2025.
Across 89 payments — averaging $37.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Alcon$552
- Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$248
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$206
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$205
- Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$191
- plus $953 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,361100%
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(2 entities) | 17 | $1,006 |
| Alcon | 16 | $552 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $248 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 6 | $206 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $205 |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $191 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 9 | $178 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 2 | $139 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 3 | $125 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 1 | $123 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $98 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $88 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $71 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 3 | $53 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Novartis | 1 | $20 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Biotissue Holdings 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.
- LUMIGAN$362
- DURYSTA$164
- TRYPTYR$125
- LOTEMAX SM$125
- INVELTYS$125
- Ahmed Glaucoma Valve$123
- Kahook Dual Blade$123
- Oxervate$121
- ReSTOR$120
- Rocklatan$116
- Rhopressa$116
- XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM$114
How this compares
$3,361 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 74 ophthalmology providers in District of Columbia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RestasisCyclosporine | 47 | $45,713 |
| XiidraLifitegrast | 18 | $19,080 |
| LumiganBimatoprost | 21 | $13,664 |
| RocklatanNetarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 27 | $10,598 |
| Travoprost | 52 | $9,537 |
| Cyclosporine | 14 | $8,156 |
| Latanoprost | 629 | $7,060 |
| RhopressaNetarsudil Mesylate | 14 | $6,715 |
| SimbrinzaBrinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 12 | $4,905 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 200 | $4,577 |
| AzoptBrinzolamide | 11 | $3,961 |
| Brinzolamide | 26 | $3,501 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 51 | $1,954 |
| Timolol Maleate | 130 | $1,945 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 14 | $1,281 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieRestasis, Lumigan | $1,006 | $59,37868 claims |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Xiidra | $178 | $19,08018 claims |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Rocklatan, Rhopressa | $205 | $17,31341 claims |
| AlconSimbrinza, Azopt | $552 | $8,86623 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 75th percentile of 74 ophthalmology providers in District of Columbia.
Other ophthalmology in Washington
- Wiley ChambersWashington$618K
- Keesha Williams ElliottWashington$167K
- Samuel StopakWashington$33K
- Jonca BullWashington$30K
- Leslie JonesWashington$22K
- Alexander HacopianWashington$13K
- Mehdi Tavakoli DastjerdiWashington$12K
- Andrew HammerWashington$11K
- Thandeka MyeniWashington$10K
- Dipak PanigrahiWashington$9K
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.