Matthew Rauen, MD
Ophthalmology · West Des Moines, IANPI 1922216621
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.5%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Alcon accounts for 74.8% of it on its own, with 10 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $42,665, more than ten times the $1,145 reported in 2019. Among ophthalmology clinicians in IA 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 240 payments — averaging $451.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$81K
- Alcon Research LLC$24K
- US Retina LLC$2K
- Glaukos Corporation$179
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$165
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$50
- plus $90 from 5 others
Across 107 payments — averaging $6050.68 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.
- Alcon Research LLC$647K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$59,06255%
- Speaking & faculty fees$26,00024%
- Travel & lodging$12,11511%
- Food & beverage$8,7698%
- Ownership interest$2,4032%
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 | 206 | $81,028 |
| Alcon Research LLC | 14 | $24,435 |
| US Retina LLC | 5 | $2,403 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 7 | $179 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | 2 | $165 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Omeros Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| AbbVie | 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.
- Centurion$54,414
- Unity$21,986
- Clareon$13,539
- ARGOS$3,770
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL$2,845
- AcrySof IQ VIVITY$1,031
- Wavelight$145
- Wavelight Refractive Suite$144
- Hydrus Microstent$141
- VARIO 700$125
- ReSTOR$111
- Luxor$109
How this compares
$108,350 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 172 ophthalmology providers in Iowa.
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 | 1,392 | $65,204 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 1,268 | $27,794 |
| Fluorometholone | 68 | $5,209 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 44 | $1,909 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 127 | $1,790 |
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 36 | $398 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 38 | $278 |
| Tobramycin | 35 | $206 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in West Des Moines
- Jared NielsenWest Des Moines$117K
- Kyle AllimanWest Des Moines$8K
- Frederick BlodiWest Des Moines$6K
- Valerie KounkelWest Des Moines$4K
- George ClavennaWest Des Moines$4K
- Andrew SteffensmeierWest Des Moines$3K
- Matthew RaeckerWest Des Moines$3K
- Mohamed HassanWest Des Moines$3K
- Steven JohnsonWest Des Moines$3K
- David SaggauWest Des Moines$3K
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.