Sarah Darbandi, MD
Ophthalmology · Jacksonville, FLNPI 1972777936
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (47.0%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Dompe US, Inc. accounts for 65.2% of it on its own, with 28 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $27,433, more than ten times the $2,639 reported in 2019. Among ophthalmology clinicians in FL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 311 payments — averaging $146.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Dompe US, Inc.$30K
- AbbVie$5K
- Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$5K
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$1K
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$862
- Amgen$465
- plus $4K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5,25012%
- Speaking & faculty fees$21,37547%
- Grants$1,0432%
- Travel & lodging$4,90611%
- Food & beverage$12,32227%
- Education$5481%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dompe US, Inc. | 56 | $29,618 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 83 | $4,765 |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 32 | $4,506 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 30 | $1,054 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 16 | $862 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 10 | $465 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 9 | $456 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 9 | $430 |
| Lensar, Inc. | 1 | $428 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 8 | $344 |
| Quidel Corporation | 4 | $344 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 4 | $339 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 6 | $245 |
| Alcon | 8 | $244 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $242 |
| Novartis | 4 | $159 |
| Tearlab Corp | 1 | $147 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 1 | $126 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 1 | $120 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | 6 | $119 |
| Rxsight Inc | 2 | $109 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $65 |
| Coopervision Inc. | 1 | $63 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 3 | $43 |
| Ivantis, Inc | 2 | $39 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $29 |
| GSK | 1 | $16 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Oxervate$28,287
- EYSUVIS$2,340
- INVELTYS$1,889
- VUITY$1,416
- RESTASIS MULTIDOSE$777
- LENSAR LASER SYSTEM$428
- TEPEZZA$359
- TYRVAYA$277
- MIEBO$274
- XIIDRA$274
- VYZULTA$250
- XELPROS$239
- BROMSITE$239
- LUMIGAN$235
- DURYSTA$235
- InflammaDry$234
- CEQUA$213
- enVista MX60 IOL$149
- STELLARIS ELITE$149
- ScoutPro Osmolarity System$147
How this compares
$45,444 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,405 ophthalmology providers in Florida.
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 | 136 | $133,691 |
| XdemvyLotilaner | 21 | $38,686 |
| MieboPerfluorohexyloctane/Pf | 35 | $25,790 |
| LumiganBimatoprost | 40 | $21,669 |
| XiidraLifitegrast | 13 | $20,311 |
| Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate | 41 | $14,824 |
| TyrvayaVarenicline Tartrate | 20 | $14,573 |
| Cyclosporine | 21 | $9,745 |
| Loteprednol Etabonate | 60 | $9,085 |
| LotemaxLoteprednol Etabonate | 18 | $5,894 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 118 | $5,472 |
| ProlensaBromfenac Sodium | 14 | $4,984 |
| VyzultaLatanoprostene Bunod | 12 | $4,862 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 72 | $4,144 |
| RocklatanNetarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 11 | $3,815 |
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, Alphagan P | $4,765 | $170,183217 claims |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Miebo, Xiidra, Vyzulta | $862 | $50,96260 claims |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Xdemvy | $242 | $38,68621 claims |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCLoteprednol Etabonate, Lotemax, Prolensa | $430 | $19,96492 claims |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.Tyrvaya | $456 | $14,57320 claims |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Rocklatan | $11 | $3,81511 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 90th percentile of 1,405 ophthalmology providers in Florida.
Other ophthalmology in Jacksonville
- Syril DorairajJacksonville$432K
- Frank BowdenJacksonville$169K
- David KostickJacksonville$108K
- Cathleen McCabeBradenton$2M
- Daniel KiernanSarasota$1.7M
- David EichenbaumSt Petersburg$1.7M
- Mark MilnerPalm Beach Gardens$1.2M
- Neel DesaiLargo$1M
- Jorge FortunPalm Beach Gardens$798K
- Courtney BoveeTampa$796K
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.