Kenneth Farr
Ophthalmology · Springfield, ILNPI 1740366244
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 95 payments — averaging $31.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$771
- Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$458
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$448
- Merz North America, Inc.$253
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$214
- AbbVie$209
- plus $611 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,964100%
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 | 21 | $771 |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 11 | $458 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 8 | $448 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 2 | $253 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 9 | $214 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 10 | $209 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 10 | $158 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 4 | $100 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 5 | $81 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 5 | $76 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Novartis | 1 | $22 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $21 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Lensar, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Alcon Research LLC | 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.
How this compares
$2,964 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 773 ophthalmology providers in Illinois.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ondansetron Hcl | 26 | $110 |
| Lorazepam | 12 | $5 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Springfield
- Lisa NijmSpringfield$1.9M
- Ramanath BhandariSpringfield$1.2M
- Sandra YehSpringfield$197K
- Veeral ShethOak Forest$14.8M
- Seenu HariprasadChicago$2.3M
- Manjot GillChicago$1.4M
- Mitchell JacksonLake Villa$1.4M
- Kathleen MornoNorth Riverside$1.2M
- Amani FawziChicago$864K
- Navaneet Chailert BorisuthRock Island$737K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.