Stephen Wahl, MD
Glaucoma Specialist · Sarasota, FLNPI 1003843038
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 45 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 38.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $340 and has fallen 60.1% since, to $136 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for glaucoma specialist clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $4,128.
Across 45 payments — averaging $17.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$308
- AbbVie$250
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$95
- Alcon$49
- Thea Pharma Inc.$47
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$43
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$792100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 22 | $308 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 12 | $250 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $95 |
| Alcon | 2 | $49 |
| Thea Pharma Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 2 | $43 |
How this compares
$792 in reported general payments places this provider in the 5th percentile of 31 glaucoma specialist 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LumiganBimatoprost | 205 | $118,731 |
| VyzultaLatanoprostene Bunod | 96 | $56,403 |
| RhopressaNetarsudil Mesylate | 55 | $31,704 |
| RocklatanNetarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 35 | $31,423 |
| CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 40 | $16,054 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 54 | $14,828 |
| SimbrinzaBrinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 37 | $13,274 |
| Timolol Maleate | 743 | $11,580 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 295 | $9,934 |
| Travoprost | 56 | $9,600 |
| Latanoprost | 811 | $9,355 |
| Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate | 19 | $6,027 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 130 | $5,577 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 296 | $5,537 |
| Brinzolamide | 26 | $4,549 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieLumigan, Combigan, Alphagan P | $250 | $140,811264 claims |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Rhopressa, Rocklatan | $95 | $63,12790 claims |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Vyzulta | $43 | $56,40396 claims |
| AlconSimbrinza | $49 | $13,27437 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 5th percentile of 31 glaucoma specialist providers in Florida.
Other glaucoma specialist in Sarasota
- Lawrence HurvitzSarasota$561
- Analisa ArosemenaMiami Beach$438K
- Steven VoldWinter Garden$413K
- Matthew BrinkPalm Beach Gardens$159K
- David GreenfieldMiami$32K
- Mark WernerDelray Beach$24K
- Dan ArreazaHialeah$9K
- Daniel JewelewiczDelray Beach$9K
- Joah AliancyPort Orange$7K
- Phil AlabataCrestview$7K
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.