Rachel Ellis, MD
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Hicksville, NYNPI 1295873826
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.1% of the total across 66 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 24.3% of the total.
Across 66 payments — averaging $31.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$499
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$310
- Amgen$270
- Johnson & Johnson$175
- Incyte Corporation$168
- AbbVie$147
- plus $483 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,97396%
- Education$804%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | 3 | $499 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 15 | $310 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 9 | $270 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $175 |
| Incyte Corporation | 4 | $168 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $147 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 6 | $113 |
| Almirall LLC | 2 | $58 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $31 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $25 |
| GSK | 1 | $23 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Promius Pharma LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $22 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
How this compares
$2,053 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th 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 | 64 | $656 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 45 | $538 |
| Mupirocin | 16 | $104 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery in Hicksville
- Gary Lelli JrNew York$263K
- James ChelnisNew York$223K
- Edward WladisSlingerlands$179K
- George SalloumNorth Syracuse$141K
- Joseph ArmeniaWebster$38K
- Bryant CarruthNorth Syracuse$38K
- Kira SegalNew York$12K
- Leon RafailovSmithtown$5K
- Daniel KhodadadianGreat Neck$4K
- Katherine WhippleRochester$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.