Kenneth Olander
Ophthalmology · Maryville, TNNPI 1568431393
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 6 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Glaukos Corporation at 38.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $124 and has fallen 81.7% since, to $23 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in TN, where the typical reported total is $1,443.
Across 6 payments — averaging $32.34 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Glaukos Corporation$74
- AbbVie$64
- Sight Sciences, Inc.$23
- NEW World Medical,inc.$17
- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.$17
Across 92 payments — averaging $7258.43 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.
- AbbVie$230K
- Novartis$136K
- Padagis US LLC$99K
- Sight Sciences, Inc.$94K
- Alcon Research LLC$53K
- NEW World Medical,inc.$34K
- plus $21K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$194100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Glaukos Corporation | 1 | $74 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $64 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$194 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 323 ophthalmology providers in Tennessee.
Other ophthalmology in Maryville
- Deborah ShermanNashville$3M
- Melissa ToyosMemphis$1.3M
- Rolando ToyosMemphis$809K
- Brian BiesmanNashville$630K
- Brian FowlerMemphis$206K
- Edward ChaumNashville$158K
- Brian JerkinsMemphis$150K
- James FreemanMemphis$141K
- Michael PattersonCrossville$138K
- John FreemanMemphis$136K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.