Scott Lambert, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist · Palo Alto, CANPI 1093748766
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $19,350 of the $19,985 with a category attached, or 96.8%. Vertex accounts for 96.8% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialist clinicians in CA 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 48 payments — averaging $416.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vertex$19K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$257
- Lumenis BE Inc$252
- Novartis$102
- Glaukos Corporation$23
Across 16 payments — averaging $6963.57 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.
- Eyepoint US, Inc.$85K
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$26K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$19,35097%
- Food & beverage$6353%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex | 43 | $19,350 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $257 |
| Lumenis BE Inc | 1 | $252 |
| Novartis | 1 | $102 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 1 | $23 |
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
$19,985 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 28 pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialist providers in California.
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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.
Other pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialist in Palo Alto
- Euna KooPalo Alto$6K
- Donny SuhIrvine$14K
- Leila KhazaeniLoma Linda$9K
- Mark SilverbergSanta Barbara$5K
- Jennifer DunbarSan Bernardino$5K
- Shira RobbinsSan Diego$5K
- Mona FayadLos Angeles$3K
- Douglas FredrickDaly City$2K
- Ann ShueStanford$1K
- Sheryl HandlerEncino$1K
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.