Total Payments
$7,036
2024 Payments
$1,441
Companies
18
Transactions
107
Medicare Patients
12
Medicare Billing
$1,026
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,636 (51.7%)
Consulting$2,750 (39.1%)
Other$650.00 (9.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,636 | 70 | 51.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,750 | 24 | 39.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $650.00 | 13 | 9.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shire North American Group Inc | $1,909 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $1,048 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $704.21 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $612.73 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| CooperVision Inc. | $500.00 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $431.88 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $372.90 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $363.20 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $299.69 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $215.48 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,441 | 18 | Dompe US, Inc. ($612.47) |
| 2023 | $515.55 | 9 | Alcon Vision LLC ($100.00) |
| 2022 | $447.25 | 7 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($117.05) |
| 2021 | $740.85 | 14 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($314.83) |
| 2020 | $292.57 | 4 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($134.31) |
| 2019 | $1,011 | 26 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($238.59) |
| 2018 | $353.87 | 11 | Alcon Laboratories Inc ($107.59) |
| 2017 | $2,234 | 18 | Shire North American Group Inc ($1,729) |
All Payment Transactions
107 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.66 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | CE-marked KXLA system (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $115.82 | General |
| Category: Corneal Health | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.26 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.58 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | AIR OPTIX (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | AIR OPTIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.75 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | Clariti Contact Lens (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | AIR OPTIX (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | AIR OPTIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.24 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | Clariti Contact Lens (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.69 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.73 | General |
| 04/01/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.37 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Precision 1 (Device), DAILIES TOTAL1, TOTAL30 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.77 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.41 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.74 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.74 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | AIR OPTIX (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | Clariti Contact Lens (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.61 | General |
| 10/09/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 10/09/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | AIR OPTIX (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $1,706 | $1,026 |
Total Patients
12
Total Services
12
Medicare Billing
$1,026
Procedure Codes
1
All Medicare Procedures & Services
1 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $1,706 | $1,026 | 60.1% |
About Dr. Caroline Pate, O.D
Dr. Caroline Pate, O.D is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/01/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912936071.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Caroline Pate, O.D has received a total of $7,036 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,441 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 107 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,636).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pate has provided services to 12 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12 services with total Medicare billing of $1,026. Data is available for 1 year (2022–2022), covering 1 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 07/01/2006
- Last Updated 06/25/2010
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912936071
Products in Payments
- XIIDRA (Drug) $2,341
- Acuvue (Device) $1,035
- OXERVATE (Drug) $704.21
- AIR OPTIX (Device) $574.47
- Clariti Contact Lens (Device) $350.00
- ULTRA (Device) $347.43
- Biofinity Contact Lens (Device) $150.00
- Precision 1 (Device) $146.41
- MIEBO (Drug) $120.58
- DEXTENZA (Drug) $116.71
- CE-marked KXLA system (Device) $115.82
- DAILIES (Device) $107.33
- RESTASIS MULTIDOSE (Drug) $102.92
- PROKERA (Device) $100.37
- RESTASIS (Drug) $85.09
- VUITY (Drug) $79.42
- InflammaDry (Device) $40.06
- Prokera (Device) $28.19
- LOTEMAX SM (Drug) $16.16
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $15.11
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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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