Sharon Fekrat, MD
Ophthalmology · Wilson, NCNPI 1235191115
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $87,976 of the $113,178 with a category attached, or 77.7%. It is spread thinly across 26 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.3%. 2025 is the largest year on record at $48,575, more than ten times the $693 reported in 2019. Among ophthalmology clinicians in NC 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 181 payments — averaging $625.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Glaukos Corporation$20K
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$18K
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$16K
- Alcon$15K
- Regeneron$12K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$12K
- plus $20K from 20 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $8150.95 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.
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$26K
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$4K
- Genentech, Inc.$3K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$87,97678%
- Travel & lodging$15,20713%
- Food & beverage$9,9969%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Glaukos Corporation | 9 | $19,537 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 26 | $18,299 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 20 | $15,931 |
| Alcon | 14 | $15,312 |
| Regeneron | 23 | $11,868 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 13 | $11,738 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $8,751 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | 8 | $3,861 |
| Eyepoint US, Inc. | 8 | $2,051 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | 6 | $1,006 |
| Alcon Research LLC | 1 | $930 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 8 | $559 |
| Lupin Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $417 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $379 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | 2 | $329 |
| Coherus Oncology, Inc. | 3 | $303 |
| Alimera Sciences, Inc. | 6 | $216 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $210 |
| Heidelberg Engineering, Inc. | 1 | $205 |
| Dutch Ophthalmic, USA | 1 | $150 |
| Cardinal Health 110 LLC | 1 | $150 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $144 |
| Topcon Healthcare, Inc. | 3 | $142 |
| Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $107 |
| Biogen | 1 | $84 |
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.
- EYLEA HD$19,827
- STELLARIS$13,764
- Constellation$13,223
- SURGICAL MISC$11,402
- Syfovre$10,331
- VABYSMO$8,351
- TRIESENCE$3,500
- SUSVIMO$3,300
- YUTIQ$1,858
- STELLARIS ELITE$1,758
- DEXTENZA$886
- Cimerli$276
- OZURDEX$232
- XIPERE$227
- EYLEA$213
- Spectralis$205
- CIRRUS HD-OCT$187
- EVA, combined machine$150
- TISSUEBLUE$150
- ARTEVO 800$142
How this compares
$113,178 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 588 ophthalmology providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone Acetate | 73 | $2,853 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 85 | $1,712 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 18 | $356 |
| Latanoprost | 20 | $180 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 14 | $82 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Wilson
- Preeya GuptaRaleigh$1.8M
- Julie WoodwardDurham$1M
- Rajiv ShahWinston Salem$909K
- Lejla VajzovicDurham$681K
- Karl StonecipherGreensboro$653K
- Terry KimDurham$605K
- Keith WalterWinston Salem$397K
- Leon HerndonDurham$230K
- Thomas MundorfCharlotte$220K
- Glenn JaffeDurham$218K
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.