Justin Hellman, MD
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · San Luis Obispo, CANPI 1487041018
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $146 of the $163 with a category attached, or 89.3%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 46.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $75 and has fallen 58.3% since, to $31 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery clinicians in CA, where the typical reported total is $1,399.
Across 8 payments — averaging $20.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$75
- Amgen$29
- Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited$23
- Rxsight Inc$19
- Optos, Inc.$17
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$14689%
- Entertainment$1711%
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 | 3 | $75 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 2 | $29 |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | 1 | $23 |
| Rxsight Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Optos, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$163 in reported general payments places this provider in the 0th percentile of 50 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery providers in California.
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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 | 38 | $1,834 |
| Ofloxacin | 18 | $303 |
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 20 | $207 |
| Famciclovir | 28 | $197 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 20 | $192 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 46 | $154 |
| Methylprednisolone | 15 | $88 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 13 | $76 |
| Cephalexin | 16 | $59 |
| Diazepam | 42 | $42 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery in San Luis Obispo
- Marjan FaridIrvine$742K
- Jeffrey JosephNewport Beach$292K
- Sandy Zhang-NunesLos Angeles$149K
- Soheab UgradarLos Angeles$131K
- Andrea KosslerStanford$91K
- Nicolas BiroWest Covina$76K
- Joseph ChangBakersfield$74K
- Anupam JayaramMenlo Park$26K
- Charles KimStockton$21K
- Omar OzgurMission Viejo$16K
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.