Jennifer Olbum, DO
Ophthalmology · Fargo, NDNPI 1659373876
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $7,319 of the $8,162 with a category attached, or 89.7%. Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. accounts for 98.1% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $7,828 and has fallen 99.8% since, to $19 in 2021. Among ophthalmology clinicians in ND 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 33 payments — averaging $247.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$8K
- Novartis$119
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$19
- GSK$13
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$7,31990%
- Food & beverage$84310%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 25 | $8,010 |
| Novartis | 6 | $119 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| GSK | 1 | $13 |
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.
- EYLEA$7,545
How this compares
$8,162 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 41 ophthalmology providers in North Dakota.
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 | 18 | $1,087 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 15 | $560 |
| Atropine Sulfate | 12 | $463 |
| Latanoprost | 20 | $205 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Fargo
- Lance BergstromFargo$10K
- Michelle AtchisonFargo$3K
- Anne KeatingFargo$3K
- Craig MasonFargo$3K
- Thomas StrindenFargo$3K
- Steven AndersonFargo$2K
- Michael GriessFargo$461
- David AndersonFargo$400
- Mariaha CobbFargo$310
- David GroszFargo$260
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.