Stephen Rice
Optometrist · Springfield, MONPI 1558342808
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.6% of the total across 190 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Coopervision Inc. at 26.7% of the total. Among optometrist clinicians in MO 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 190 payments — averaging $45.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Coopervision Inc.$2K
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$2K
- Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$1K
- ABB Con-cise Optical Group LLC$947
- LKC Technologies, Inc.$435
- Sight Sciences, Inc.$386
- plus $2K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$3054%
- Food & beverage$8,28296%
- Entertainment$731%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coopervision Inc. | 55 | $2,310 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 28 | $1,726 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 20 | $1,138 |
| ABB Con-cise Optical Group LLC | 38 | $947 |
| LKC Technologies, Inc. | 6 | $435 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | 6 | $386 |
| Alcon | 4 | $323 |
| Rxsight Inc | 4 | $197 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 3 | $180 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 3 | $180 |
| Maculogix, Inc. | 8 | $177 |
| Optovue, Inc. | 3 | $171 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $112 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 1 | $107 |
| Novartis | 2 | $91 |
| Optos, Inc. | 2 | $73 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 3 | $49 |
| Heru, Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| Lombart Brothers, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
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.
- INFUSE$355
- MiSight Contact Lens$263
- Clariti Contact Lens$262
- AcrySof IQ VIVITY$143
- TEARCARE SYSTEM$133
- MyDay Contact Lens$121
- Multiple Brands Contact Lens$116
- iStent inject W$107
- KXL System$107
- Photrexa$107
- BTOD$102
How this compares
$8,660 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,030 optometrist providers in Missouri.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| VyzultaLatanoprostene Bunod | 25 | $13,258 |
| LumiganBimatoprost | 30 | $12,205 |
| Latanoprost | 50 | $426 |
| Timolol Maleate | 20 | $140 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Vyzulta | $1,726 | $13,25825 claims |
| AbbVieLumigan | $112 | $12,20530 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 95th percentile of 1,030 optometrist providers in Missouri.
Other optometrist in Springfield
- Chad CarterSpringfield$9K
- Matthew ScullawlSpringfield$7K
- Andrew BiondoKirkwood$300K
- John McGrealSaint Louis$126K
- Alana KellerWildwood$94K
- Sarah HubbardChesterfield$91K
- Ariel CerenzieSaint Louis$76K
- Geoffrey PowellKansas City$55K
- Thomas HobbsSedalia$53K
- Heather WebsterColumbia$52K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.