William Holcomb, MD
Ophthalmology · Cullman, ALNPI 1427037605
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.0% of the total across 255 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alcon at 48.0% of the total. Among ophthalmology clinicians in AL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 255 payments — averaging $41.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alcon$5K
- AbbVie$1K
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.$1K
- NEW World Medical,inc.$1K
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$407
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$196
- plus $1K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$661%
- Food & beverage$10,53899%
- Gifts$450%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon | 89 | $5,114 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 69 | $1,476 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 24 | $1,230 |
| NEW World Medical,inc. | 14 | $1,129 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 6 | $407 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 9 | $196 |
| Rxsight Inc | 1 | $179 |
| Glaukos Corporation | 3 | $139 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | 5 | $104 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $94 |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $80 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $76 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | 1 | $60 |
| Omeros Corporation | 1 | $57 |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $48 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Novartis | 2 | $34 |
| Amgen | 2 | $27 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $25 |
| Akorn Operating Company LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Iridex Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $15 |
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$1,395
- ARGOS$503
- Kahook Dual Blade$472
- Ahmed Glaucoma Valve$472
- Prokera$336
- AmnioGraft$336
- Streamline Surgical System$266
- Clearpath$206
- Streamline$206
- RXSIGHT CONTACT LENS$179
- RXSIGHT INJECTOR CARTRIDGE$179
- RXSIGHT INJECTOR HANDPIECE$179
- RXSIGHT LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD)$179
- LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL)$179
- Tecnis Simplicity$150
- AcrySof IQ VIVITY$149
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix$130
- Clareon PanOptix Pro$125
- Tecnis Multifocal Family of 1-piece IOLS$124
- DURYSTA$118
How this compares
$10,649 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 197 ophthalmology providers in Alabama.
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 | 281 | $8,717 |
| MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl | 221 | $8,005 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 339 | $3,677 |
| Latanoprost | 55 | $752 |
| Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 15 | $399 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | 22 | $127 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other ophthalmology in Cullman
- Bret FisherHomewood$545K
- Caroline WatsonHuntsville$292K
- Ronald GrossFairhope$143K
- Kristin BainsBirmingham$40K
- Sebastian HeersinkDothan$33K
- John ParkerVestavia$19K
- Lindsay RhodesBirmingham$18K
- Timothy JohnsonTuscaloosa$15K
- James LewisBirmingham$15K
- In ShinMontgomery$12K
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.