Payal Patel, MD
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · New York, NYNPI 1912140781
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 30 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 25.3% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery clinicians in NY, where the typical reported total is $1,681.
Across 30 payments — averaging $36.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$280
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$181
- Polynovo North America LLC$156
- Alcon$102
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$97
- Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.$57
- plus $234 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,107100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 8 | $280 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $181 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $156 |
| Alcon | 2 | $102 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $97 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | 1 | $57 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $56 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $40 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Stryker | 1 | $31 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $17 |
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.
- Novosorb BTM$156
- TEPEZZA$121
How this compares
$1,107 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 25 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery providers in New York.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 41 | $393 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 33 | $316 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery in New York
- Gary Lelli JrNew York$263K
- James ChelnisNew York$223K
- Kira SegalNew York$12K
- Anna GinterNew York$2K
- Elizabeth MaherNew York$2K
- Kyle GodfreyNew York$824
- Kevin HeinzeNew York$477
- David FreilichNew York$263
- Brett KotlusNew York$194
- I Rand RodgersNew York$45
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.