Leon Herndon, MD
Ophthalmology · Durham, NCNPI 1992889059
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.0%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 25.4% of the total. Among ophthalmology clinicians in NC 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 254 payments — averaging $906.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$58K
- AbbVie$54K
- Sight Sciences, Inc.$38K
- NEW World Medical,inc.$33K
- Glaukos Corporation$21K
- Alcon Research LLC$12K
- plus $14K from 10 others
Across 21 payments — averaging $5873.06 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.
- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.$84K
- Alcon Research LLC$40K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$124,36254%
- Speaking & faculty fees$78,71534%
- Travel & lodging$17,6588%
- Food & beverage$9,2694%
- Education$1600%
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 | 49 | $58,449 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 80 | $53,647 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 22 | $38,458 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 33 | $32,830 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 27 | $21,444 |
| Alcon Research LLC | 7 | $11,750 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 9 | $4,933 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $3,140 |
| Regeneron | 2 | $2,751 |
| Ivantis, Inc | 4 | $1,536 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | 11 | $761 |
| Thea Pharma Inc. | 2 | $247 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 3 | $106 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| Oculus Surgical Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $34 |
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.
- Hydrus Microstent$44,430
- OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US)$37,149
- Ahmed Glaucoma Valve$30,223
- Kahook Dual Blade$29,223
- DURYSTA$27,563
- SION SURGICAL INSTRUMENT$24,888
- Clearpath$20,986
- Streamline$19,986
- XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM$15,404
- CyPass$11,400
- Via360$9,714
- iDose TR$9,212
- Rocklatan$4,836
- Rhopressa$4,180
- ARGOS$3,990
- iStent inject W$2,856
- iDose$2,550
- iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model G2-M-IS$2,125
- LUMIGAN$1,534
- DEXTENZA$1,447
How this compares
$230,163 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 588 ophthalmology providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RocklatanNetarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 44 | $22,829 |
| CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 69 | $20,729 |
| SimbrinzaBrinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 31 | $9,726 |
| LumiganBimatoprost | 18 | $8,971 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide/Timolol/Pf | 68 | $8,144 |
| RhopressaNetarsudil Mesylate | 18 | $7,287 |
| Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate | 23 | $7,143 |
| VyzultaLatanoprostene Bunod | 26 | $6,809 |
| Brinzolamide | 13 | $6,489 |
| TafluprostTafluprost/Pf | 36 | $6,475 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 178 | $6,147 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 403 | $5,939 |
| Latanoprost | 490 | $4,541 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 265 | $2,654 |
| Difluprednate | 20 | $2,174 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieCombigan, Lumigan, Alphagan P | $53,647 | $36,842110 claims |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Rocklatan, Rhopressa | $4,933 | $30,11662 claims |
| AlconSimbrinza | $58,449 | $9,72631 claims |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Vyzulta | $106 | $6,80926 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 95th percentile of 588 ophthalmology providers in North Carolina.
Other ophthalmology in Durham
- Julie WoodwardDurham$1M
- Lejla VajzovicDurham$681K
- Terry KimDurham$605K
- Glenn JaffeDurham$218K
- Robin VannDurham$213K
- Anthony KuoDurham$186K
- Michael RichardDurham$113K
- Priyatham MettuDurham$111K
- Jason LissDurham$69K
- Majda HadziahmetovicDurham$37K
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.