Gregg Kokame
Ophthalmology · Aiea, HINPI 1760590988
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — other (39.9%), consulting fees and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. at 58.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $23,453 and has fallen 97.5% since, to $583 in 2025. Among ophthalmology clinicians in HI with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 83 payments — averaging $877.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$43K
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$10K
- Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$9K
- Dutch Ophthalmic, USA$3K
- Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc.$3K
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$1K
- plus $4K from 17 others
Across 54 payments — averaging $19,190 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.
- Novartis$701K
- Genentech, Inc.$264K
- Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc.$52K
- Astellas Pharma Global Development$10K
- AbbVie$9K
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$669
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$27,15337%
- Speaking & faculty fees$7,25010%
- Travel & lodging$4,6826%
- Food & beverage$4,6916%
- Other$29,06740%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | 9 | $42,794 |
| F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG | 4 | $9,860 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 13 | $9,423 |
| Dutch Ophthalmic, USA | 2 | $3,017 |
| Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc. | 1 | $2,706 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 5 | $1,487 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 17 | $631 |
| Alcon | 6 | $536 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $477 |
| Novartis | 4 | $408 |
| Astellas Pharma Global Development | 2 | $252 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 2 | $216 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $203 |
| Alimera Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $188 |
| Hoffmann-la Roche Limited | 2 | $163 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $89 |
| Regeneron | 1 | $85 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $29 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 1 | $14 |
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.
- CIRRUS photo$29,067
- CIRRUS HD-OCT$8,643
- VABYSMO$7,271
- VISUDYNE$6,388
- CLARUS$4,135
- CIRRUS 6000$4,000
- LOTEMAX$3,750
- EVA Ophthalmic Surgical System$3,000
- FORUM$2,750
- SMD-Sr90-DA$2,706
- Izervay$374
- EYLEA HD$247
- EYLEA$230
- SUSVIMO$226
- STELLARIS$208
- Unity$140
- Constellation$140
- ARGOS$139
- Iluvien$125
- ACTHAR$125
How this compares
$72,842 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 120 ophthalmology providers in Hawaii.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ProlensaBromfenac Sodium | 61 | $21,818 |
| Bromfenac Sodium | 98 | $21,103 |
| IlevroNepafenac | 42 | $15,203 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 117 | $7,779 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 32 | $5,208 |
| Timolol Maleate | 31 | $2,550 |
| Brinzolamide | 13 | $2,201 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 28 | $789 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 38 | $375 |
| Latanoprost | 15 | $180 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCProlensa | $9,423 | $21,81861 claims |
| NovartisIlevro | $408 | $15,20342 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 95th percentile of 120 ophthalmology providers in Hawaii.
Other ophthalmology in Aiea
- William WongAiea$40K
- Luis OmphroyAiea$25K
- Sarah ReadAiea$24K
- Raymond WeeAiea$7K
- James LaiAiea$6K
- Kenneth LeeAiea$3K
- Neda NikpoorHonolulu$293K
- Carlton YuenHonolulu$175K
- Alan FaulknerHonolulu$135K
- Michael BennettHonolulu$108K
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.