Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $357,583 | 195 | 53.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $99,112 | 534 | 14.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $96,363 | 29 | 14.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $82,358 | 39 | 12.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $31,321 | 430 | 4.7% |
| Honoraria | $3,040 | 2 | 0.5% |
| Entertainment | $80.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $219,332 | 357 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $186,729 | 374 | $0 (2018) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $110,609 | 160 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $66,182 | 127 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $57,427 | 119 | $0 (2022) |
| Alcon Research LLC | $11,758 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| Thea Pharma Inc. | $4,719 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $3,329 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Nidek Incorporated | $2,000 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $1,796 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $101,404 | 180 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. ($88,369) |
| 2023 | $37,072 | 60 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. ($22,240) |
| 2022 | $79,481 | 152 | ABBVIE INC. ($48,790) |
| 2021 | $113,531 | 167 | Alcon Vision LLC ($90,231) |
| 2020 | $49,851 | 61 | Alcon Vision LLC ($42,987) |
| 2019 | $86,118 | 207 | Alcon Vision LLC ($85,273) |
| 2018 | $131,970 | 268 | Alcon Laboratories Inc ($131,578) |
| 2017 | $70,427 | 135 | Alcon Laboratories Inc ($55,152) |
All Payment Transactions
1,230 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 50
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | XIPERE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.12 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,400.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,575.00 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $578.96 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $241.17 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $223.80 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.58 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.84 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.75 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.03 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.83 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.78 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,400.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Thea Pharma Inc. | IYUZEH (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,575.00 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | XIIDRA (Drug), MIEBO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.03 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.98 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $269.34 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.83 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.24 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.56 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $1,140 | $454.48 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
1 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $1,140 | $454.48 | 39.9% |
About Dr. Christopher Lievens, OD
Dr. Christopher Lievens, OD is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in Memphis, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/24/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912990086.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Lievens, OD has received a total of $669,855 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $101,404 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,230 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($357,583).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lievens has provided services to 12 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12 services with total Medicare billing of $454.48. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 1 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Location Memphis, TN
- Active Since 08/24/2005
- Last Updated 03/07/2023
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912990086
Products in Payments
- DAILIES (Device) $238,721
- MIEBO (Drug) $102,217
- VUITY (Drug) $99,461
- ILUX (Device) $46,377
- Precision 1 (Device) $29,254
- AIR OPTIX (Device) $8,256
- DAILIES TOTAL1 (Device) $7,576
- Clear Care (Device) $6,600
- TOTAL30 (Device) $6,385
- IYUZEH (Drug) $3,719
- TEPEZZA (Drug) $1,421
- TEARCARE SYSTEM (Device) $1,141
- Systane (Drug) $1,060
- XIIDRA (Drug) $937.53
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $883.18
- BLINK NUTRITEARS (Drug) $600.00
- Spectralis (Device) $546.06
- ALPHAGAN P (Drug) $277.76
- Contact Lens (Device) $243.75
- RESTASIS MULTIDOSE (Drug) $227.16
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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