Mark Abelson
Ophthalmology · Andover, MANPI 1811990682
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 1 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Alcon. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in MA, where the typical reported total is $853.
Across 1 payment — averaging $47.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$48
Across 10 payments — averaging $130,811 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.
- Regeneron$1.3M
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$48100%
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.
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 | 1 | $48 |
How this compares
$48 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 653 ophthalmology providers in Massachusetts.
Other ophthalmology in Andover
- Rishi SinghBoston$1.7M
- Peter ChangWaltham$992K
- Stephen AnesiWaltham$922K
- David LallySpringfield$328K
- Adam RogersBoston$316K
- Bonnie HendersonBoston$279K
- Mark LatinaReading$279K
- Dean EliottBoston$250K
- Jeremy KievalLexington$232K
- Mina FarahaniBoston$227K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.