Total Payments
$4,767
2024 Payments
$487.97
Companies
21
Transactions
95
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,526 (94.9%)
Other$202.42 (4.2%)
Gifts$38.80 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,526 | 91 | 94.9% |
| Entertainment | $202.42 | 2 | 4.2% |
| Gift | $38.80 | 2 | 0.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $643.66 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| CooperVision Inc. | $576.06 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $449.96 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $433.09 | 18 | $0 (2021) |
| OPTOS, INC. | $371.06 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $272.18 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $249.79 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $249.74 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | $235.22 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $206.09 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $487.97 | 8 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. ($233.46) |
| 2023 | $700.58 | 10 | CooperVision Inc. ($164.77) |
| 2022 | $952.83 | 13 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. ($285.44) |
| 2021 | $494.94 | 18 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($183.98) |
| 2020 | $198.75 | 6 | Allergan, Inc. ($95.20) |
| 2019 | $873.11 | 14 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($185.07) |
| 2018 | $582.26 | 13 | OPTOS, INC. ($168.64) |
| 2017 | $476.49 | 13 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC ($235.22) |
All Payment Transactions
95 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.71 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.27 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Dry eyes | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.88 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.60 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | MiSight Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.62 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.22 | General |
| 01/31/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.67 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | BIOTRUE ONE DAY (Device), INFUSE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.32 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | TOTAL30 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.58 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.44 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.42 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.68 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/04/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | MiSight Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | VUITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.26 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | TEPEZZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.99 | General |
| Category: TEPEZZA | ||||||
| 03/14/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.35 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/10/2023 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | Cequa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.80 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/19/2022 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE (Device), BIOTRUE ONE DAY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.62 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/19/2022 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE (Device), BIOTRUE ONE DAY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.69 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/10/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | TOTAL30 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.80 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/16/2022 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | TEPEZZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.80 | General |
| Category: TEPEZZA | ||||||
| 07/06/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.50 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 05/17/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug), COMBIGAN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.01 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/27/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | VUITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.91 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
About Dr. Benjamin Ondersma, O.D
Dr. Benjamin Ondersma, O.D is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in Columbia, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/09/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1649590936.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Ondersma, O.D has received a total of $4,767 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $487.97 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 95 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,526).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Location Columbia, SC
- Active Since 06/09/2010
- Last Updated 08/06/2025
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1649590936
Products in Payments
- INFUSE (Device) $625.66
- Acuvue (Device) $405.07
- BIOTRUE (Device) $339.04
- TEPEZZA (Drug) $249.79
- Cequa (Drug) $249.74
- Clariti Contact Lens (Device) $207.71
- AdaptDx (Device) $186.59
- AcrySof (Device) $185.55
- Monaco (Device) $168.64
- DAILIES (Device) $151.07
- MyDay Contact Lens (Device) $150.03
- VUITY (Drug) $149.17
- MiSight Contact Lens (Device) $124.36
- XIIDRA (Drug) $124.30
- Tecnis IOL (Device) $124.02
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $123.01
- MIEBO (Drug) $121.48
- BIOTRUE ONE DAY (Device) $113.60
- ULTRA (Device) $112.19
- P200DTx (Device) $101.97
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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