Vishal Verma, MD
Ophthalmology · Huntington, WVNPI 1316131865
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $153,367 of the $159,241 with a category attached, or 96.3%. AbbVie accounts for 83.3% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $132,900 and has fallen 94.7% since, to $7,083 in 2025. Among ophthalmology clinicians in WV 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 113 payments — averaging $1409.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$133K
- Alcon$26K
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$316
- Microsurgical Technology, Inc.$103
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$60
- Rxsight Inc$44
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$153,36796%
- Travel & lodging$2,3051%
- Food & beverage$3,5692%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 9 | $132,595 |
| Alcon | 93 | $26,123 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 6 | $316 |
| Microsurgical Technology, Inc. | 1 | $103 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Rxsight Inc | 1 | $44 |
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.
- Clareon$24,279
- ARGOS$141
- Hydrus Microstent$141
- BOTOX$136
- BOTOX COSMETIC$130
- Wavelight$111
- Catalys Laser System$103
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL$102
- AcrySof IQ VIVITY$102
How this compares
$159,241 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 85 ophthalmology providers in West Virginia.
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 | 958 | $48,665 |
| Bromfenac Sodium | 198 | $22,802 |
| Tobramycin | 909 | $5,428 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 88 | $1,400 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 28 | $935 |
| Timolol Maleate | 86 | $759 |
| Gatifloxacin | 16 | $753 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 42 | $498 |
| Latanoprost | 68 | $369 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 15 | $19 |
| Diazepam | 14 | $18 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Huntington
- Stephanie SkolikHuntington$2K
- Joseph LocascioHuntington$2K
- Dina BlomHuntington$1K
- Russell FryHuntington$935
- Christian WarnerHuntington$878
- Anthony RealiniMorgantown$410K
- Joseph SinclairCharleston$9K
- Brian GriffithCharleston$9K
- Stephen CassisMadison$8K
- Jason LudlowCharleston$8K
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.