Michael Hochman, MD
Ophthalmology · Laredo, TXNPI 1073527669
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 5 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 3 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alimera Sciences, Inc. at 60.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $85 and has fallen 79.1% since, to $18 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $1,835.
Across 5 payments — averaging $33.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alimera Sciences, Inc.$101
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$37
- Sight Sciences, Inc.$30
Across 2 payments — averaging $1870.00 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.
- Sight Sciences, Inc.$4K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$169100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alimera Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $101 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
How this compares
$169 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 1,355 ophthalmology providers in Texas.
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 | 326 | $29,595 |
| Latanoprost | 896 | $5,775 |
| Fluorometholone | 54 | $5,763 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 40 | $5,197 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 421 | $4,486 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 19 | $2,396 |
| Atropine Sulfate | 38 | $1,361 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 61 | $954 |
| Timolol Maleate | 99 | $622 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 13 | $191 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Laredo
- Michael SingerSan Antonio$1.8M
- Oluwatosin SmithDallas$1.5M
- Charles WykoffBellaire$1.5M
- John MichelettiHouston$916K
- Davinder GroverDallas$705K
- Christina WengHouston$676K
- Peter ChangHouston$656K
- Zaina Al-MohtasebHouston$636K
- Ashkan AbbeyDallas$559K
- Stephen SladeHouston$530K
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.