James Song, MD
Ophthalmology · Fremont, CANPI 1245341700
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.7% of the total across 24 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 25.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $286 and has fallen 92.1% since, to $23 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in CA, where the typical reported total is $1,218.
Across 24 payments — averaging $25.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$155
- Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$131
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$122
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$51
- Amgen$38
- AbbVie$30
- plus $80 from 4 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $368,336 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.
- Capsovision, Inc.$1.8M
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$122%
- Food & beverage$57495%
- Entertainment$203%
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 | 2 | $155 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $131 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 6 | $122 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | 1 | $51 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 2 | $38 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $30 |
| Akorn, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Optos, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Omeros Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Novartis | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$606 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 2,513 ophthalmology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BesivanceBesifloxacin Hcl | 218 | $48,031 |
| RestasisCyclosporine | 45 | $33,634 |
| Lotemax SmLoteprednol Etabonate | 68 | $30,156 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 211 | $23,881 |
| VyzultaLatanoprostene Bunod | 46 | $21,614 |
| Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate | 49 | $19,672 |
| ProlensaBromfenac Sodium | 50 | $16,805 |
| XiidraLifitegrast | 25 | $16,693 |
| Brinzolamide | 88 | $13,240 |
| ZirganGanciclovir | 22 | $12,773 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 234 | $10,395 |
| Cyclosporine | 34 | $9,286 |
| Bromfenac Sodium | 45 | $8,949 |
| SimbrinzaBrinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 31 | $8,092 |
| LumiganBimatoprost | 11 | $7,476 |
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, LLCBesivance, Lotemax Sm, Prolensa | $131 | $94,991336 claims |
| AbbVieRestasis, Alphagan P, Lumigan | $30 | $60,781105 claims |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Vyzulta, Xiidra, Zirgan | $122 | $51,08193 claims |
| AlconSimbrinza, Azopt | $155 | $15,13544 claims |
| NovartisIlevro | $14 | $5,50714 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 35th percentile of 2,513 ophthalmology providers in California.
Other ophthalmology in Fremont
- Daniel SchwartzSan Francisco$8M
- Michael BerlinWest Hollywood$5.7M
- Gilbert KlimanMenlo Park$1.5M
- Kuldev SinghStanford$1.5M
- Raymond DouglasBeverly Hills$1.3M
- John AffeldtLoma Linda$1.1M
- Srinivas SaddaPasadena$1M
- Sheri RowenNewport Beach$1M
- Savak TeymoorianLaguna Hills$955K
- Andrew MoshfeghiLos Angeles$895K
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.