Michael Redmond, MD
Ophthalmology · Alexandria, LANPI 1821059213
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (56.1%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. accounts for 63.0% of it on its own, with 27 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $11,953 and has fallen 90.7% since, to $1,108 in 2025. Among ophthalmology clinicians in LA 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 198 payments — averaging $122.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$15K
- Alcon$4K
- Ivantis, Inc$1K
- Glaukos Corporation$830
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$683
- AbbVie$473
- plus $2K from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5002%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,56256%
- Travel & lodging$2,1119%
- Food & beverage$7,99833%
- Entertainment$220%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 24 | $15,245 |
| Alcon | 59 | $3,887 |
| Ivantis, Inc | 9 | $1,074 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 13 | $830 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 19 | $683 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 16 | $473 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 8 | $390 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 9 | $326 |
| Rxsight Inc | 5 | $248 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 5 | $224 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $206 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 6 | $129 |
| Iridex Corporation | 1 | $80 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 4 | $70 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | 3 | $45 |
| Novartis | 2 | $25 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Nova Eye, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Omeros Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Biogen | 1 | $16 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 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.
- Rocklatan$15,027
- Rhopressa$10,301
- LenSx$763
- Hydrus Microstent$663
- Tecnis IOL$241
- iDoseTR$167
- iDose$142
- Clareon$139
- ARGOS$135
- iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System$123
- VERITAS Vision System$119
- Hydrus$116
- VABYSMO$116
- iStent inject W$114
- XEN$110
- LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) AND LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD)$108
How this compares
$24,193 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 286 ophthalmology providers in Louisiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RestasisCyclosporine | 92 | $70,739 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 606 | $30,741 |
| XiidraLifitegrast | 28 | $26,868 |
| RhopressaNetarsudil Mesylate | 54 | $18,603 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 611 | $11,830 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 641 | $11,395 |
| RocklatanNetarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 17 | $7,033 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 138 | $6,967 |
| LumiganBimatoprost | 15 | $5,615 |
| CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 20 | $5,559 |
| SimbrinzaBrinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 17 | $5,297 |
| Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate | 16 | $4,912 |
| Latanoprost | 316 | $4,153 |
| Fluorometholone | 44 | $3,802 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 237 | $3,184 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieRestasis, Lumigan, Combigan, Alphagan P | $473 | $86,824143 claims |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Rhopressa, Rocklatan | $15,245 | $25,63671 claims |
| AlconSimbrinza | $3,887 | $5,29717 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 286 ophthalmology providers in Louisiana.
Other ophthalmology in Alexandria
- Eric ReishAlexandria$23K
- Patrick RedmondAlexandria$11K
- Thomas NortonAlexandria$8K
- Blake WilliamsonBaton Rouge$443K
- Rebecca MetzingerNew Orleans$63K
- Ze ZhangNew Orleans$44K
- Wyche ColemanShreveport$35K
- Peter KastlNew Orleans$32K
- Bryan VekoviusShreveport$29K
- Christopher ShelbyShreveport$27K
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.