Thomas Aaberg
Ophthalmology · Atlanta, GANPI 1750491783
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 13 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC at 59.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $209 and has fallen 91.1% since, to $19 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for ophthalmology clinicians in GA, where the typical reported total is $1,897.
Across 13 payments — averaging $25.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC$196
- AbbVie$77
- Eyepoint US, Inc.$23
- Genentech USA, Inc.$19
- Alcon$17
Across 202 payments — averaging $4747.44 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.
- Genentech, Inc.$958K
- AbbVie$800
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$332100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 8 | $196 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $77 |
| Eyepoint US, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Alcon | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$332 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 481 ophthalmology providers in Georgia.
Other ophthalmology in Atlanta
- Gagan SawhneyAtlanta$582K
- Lawrence WoodardAtlanta$578K
- Stephanie VanderveldtAtlanta$384K
- Steven YehAtlanta$289K
- Evan SchoenbergAtlanta$130K
- Robert StultingAtlanta$85K
- David SackelAtlanta$82K
- Atul SharmaAtlanta$77K
- Daniel MartinAtlanta$55K
- Douglas DayAtlanta$52K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.