Total Payments
$5,885
2024 Payments
$708.46
Companies
16
Transactions
96
Medicare Patients
8,915
Medicare Billing
$753,377
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,385 (57.5%)
Other$2,500 (42.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,385 | 92 | 57.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,500 | 4 | 42.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, Inc. | $3,144 | 19 | $0 (2021) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $604.54 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $474.16 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $360.68 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $202.91 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Ivantis, Inc | $201.78 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $194.99 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $130.59 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. | $126.45 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | $124.41 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $708.46 | 17 | ABBVIE INC. ($329.77) |
| 2023 | $519.61 | 14 | Alcon Vision LLC ($230.98) |
| 2022 | $336.30 | 15 | Alcon Vision LLC ($218.96) |
| 2021 | $552.06 | 13 | Allergan, Inc. ($176.92) |
| 2020 | $2,751 | 12 | Allergan, Inc. ($2,531) |
| 2019 | $240.74 | 12 | Allergan Inc. ($141.02) |
| 2018 | $748.99 | 11 | Alcon Laboratories Inc ($360.68) |
| 2017 | $27.23 | 2 | Allergan Inc. ($27.23) |
All Payment Transactions
96 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | VYZULTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.86 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.02 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | VYZULTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.09 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.04 | General |
| Category: Dry eyes | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.85 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | XDEMVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.45 | General |
| Category: DEMODEX BLEPHARITIS | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.09 | General |
| 08/21/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Izervay (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.13 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | OZURDEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.96 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. | Kahook Dual Blade (Device), Clearpath, Ahmed Glaucoma Valve | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.93 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Rocklatan (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.22 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.06 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.05 | General |
| Category: Dry eyes | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.26 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.01 | General |
| Category: Dry eyes | ||||||
| 01/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | OZURDEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.44 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.27 | General |
| 11/15/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | OZURDEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.43 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 10/06/2023 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.85 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | NGENUITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.51 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | OZURDEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.44 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/20/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | OZURDEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.84 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/19/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | VYZULTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.27 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | OZURDEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.40 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 2,016 | 2,795 | $584,613 | $164,912 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,948 | 2,513 | $539,965 | $165,010 |
| 2021 | 19 | 2,372 | 3,251 | $804,533 | $239,107 |
| 2020 | 16 | 2,579 | 2,971 | $580,907 | $184,348 |
Total Patients
8,915
Total Services
11,530
Medicare Billing
$753,377
Procedure Codes
66
All Medicare Procedures & Services
66 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 590 | 1,273 | $348,580 | $100,674 | 28.9% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2023 | 469 | 477 | $62,904 | $18,979 | 30.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 137 | 208 | $40,187 | $10,773 | 26.8% |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 90 | 91 | $24,470 | $6,994 | 28.6% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2023 | 274 | 277 | $21,577 | $6,208 | 28.8% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2023 | 231 | 231 | $21,156 | $5,326 | 25.2% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $27,000 | $3,814 | 14.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $12,694 | $3,808 | 30.0% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $7,872 | $2,749 | 34.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,070 | $1,737 | 28.6% |
| 92020 | Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | Office | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $3,669 | $1,258 | 34.3% |
| 92012 | Established patient problem focused exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,286 | $665.00 | 29.1% |
| 65222 | Removal of foreign body in cornea using slit lamp | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,871 | $601.68 | 32.2% |
| 92134 | Imaging of retina | Office | 2023 | 17 | 21 | $1,804 | $549.00 | 30.4% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $1,673 | $516.21 | 30.9% |
| 76514 | Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $801.90 | $259.16 | 32.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 577 | 1,082 | $298,881 | $92,893 | 31.1% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2022 | 441 | 447 | $59,371 | $18,687 | 31.5% |
| 66180 | Creation of shunt to improve eye fluid flow using tissue graft | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $31,383 | $11,013 | 35.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 134 | 185 | $36,118 | $10,779 | 29.8% |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2022 | 87 | 88 | $23,828 | $7,365 | 30.9% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2022 | 315 | 315 | $24,772 | $7,264 | 29.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 33 | $12,860 | $4,225 | 32.9% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2022 | 173 | 173 | $13,726 | $4,196 | 30.6% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $22,500 | $3,233 | 14.4% |
About Dr. Brian Welcome, M.D
Dr. Brian Welcome, M.D is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Greenville, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1851361505.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Welcome, M.D has received a total of $5,885 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $708.46 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 96 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,385).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Welcome has provided services to 8,915 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,530 services with total Medicare billing of $753,377. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 66 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Location Greenville, SC
- Active Since 01/25/2006
- Last Updated 10/06/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1851361505
Products in Payments
- XEN (Device) $2,858
- XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) $453.23
- CyPass (Device) $360.68
- Centurion (Device) $325.43
- VYZULTA (Drug) $219.68
- Hydrus (Device) $186.96
- OZURDEX (Drug) $171.72
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $127.78
- Kahook Dual Blade (Device) $126.45
- NGENUITY (Device) $124.51
- Tecnis IOL (Device) $124.41
- enVista MX60 IOL (Device) $107.47
- Multiple Brands Contact Lens (Device) $77.17
- TYRVAYA (Drug) $76.30
- Cequa (Drug) $75.48
- Rocklatan (Drug) $61.33
- VICTUS (Device) $41.35
- CEQUA (Drug) $39.20
- Humira (Biological) $29.30
- Izervay (Drug) $29.13
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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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