Total Payments
$39,271
2024 Payments
$2,957
Companies
32
Transactions
160
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$19,900 (50.7%)
Consulting$8,650 (22.0%)
Gifts$4,735 (12.1%)
Food & Beverage$3,967 (10.1%)
Travel$2,020 (5.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $16,100 | 14 | 41.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $8,650 | 9 | 22.0% |
| Gift | $4,735 | 5 | 12.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,967 | 119 | 10.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,020 | 9 | 5.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $1,500 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,300 | 2 | 3.3% |
| Entertainment | $1,000 | 1 | 2.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCULUS, Inc. | $13,750 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Glaukos Corporation | $6,996 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| VISIONARY OPTICS LLC | $6,235 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $4,405 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | $2,059 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| CooperVision Inc. | $1,566 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $1,399 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Foundation for Sight | $400.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $314.78 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $287.07 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,957 | 25 | OCULUS, Inc. ($2,000) |
| 2023 | $5,441 | 19 | OCULUS, Inc. ($5,000) |
| 2022 | $8,089 | 28 | OCULUS, Inc. ($4,000) |
| 2021 | $9,257 | 25 | VISIONARY OPTICS LLC ($4,000) |
| 2020 | $4,051 | 10 | Glaukos Corporation ($2,006) |
| 2019 | $4,264 | 20 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($2,263) |
| 2018 | $1,625 | 15 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($641.46) |
| 2017 | $3,589 | 18 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC ($2,059) |
All Payment Transactions
160 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.45 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.19 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Alimera Sciences, Inc. | YUTIQ (Drug), ILUVIEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: Treatment of chronic non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | XDEMVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: DEMODEX BLEPHARITIS | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | Photrexa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $154.97 | General |
| Category: Corneal Health | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Harrow Eye, LLC | VEVYE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.57 | General |
| Category: OPTOMETRY | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | Photrexa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.32 | General |
| Category: Corneal Health | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ELAHERE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.56 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.26 | General |
| Category: Dry eyes | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.06 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Harrow Eye, LLC | VEVYE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.48 | General |
| Category: OPTOMETRY | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | TEARCARE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.75 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | XDEMVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: DEMODEX BLEPHARITIS | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | Cequa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.85 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | TEARCARE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | Photrexa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $113.16 | General |
| Category: Corneal Health | ||||||
| 04/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ELAHERE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.30 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.05 | General |
| Category: Dry eyes | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Topcon Healthcare, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $141.34 | General |
| 02/28/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | Cequa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | XDEMVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.00 | General |
| Category: DEMODEX BLEPHARITIS | ||||||
| 02/05/2024 | RxSight Inc | RXSIGHT CONTACT LENS (Device), RXSIGHT INJECTOR CARTRIDGE, RXSIGHT INJECTOR HANDPIECE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.04 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | ACTHAR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.10 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | OCULUS, Inc. | Myopia Master (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: eye diagnostic | ||||||
| 01/08/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.39 | General |
About Dr. John Gelles, O.D
Dr. John Gelles, O.D is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in Sunnyvale, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/23/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1952743627.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Gelles, O.D has received a total of $39,271 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,957 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 160 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($16,100).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Other Specialties Corneal and Contact Management
- Location Sunnyvale, CA
- Active Since 07/23/2013
- Last Updated 07/23/2013
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1952743627
Products in Payments
- Pentacam AXL WAVE (Device) $5,000
- Pentacam (Device) $4,750
- Keratograph (Device) $2,000
- Myopia Master (Device) $2,000
- ZEN LENS (Device) $1,739
- Onefit Contact Lens (Device) $1,516
- DAILIES (Device) $1,399
- Photrexa (Device) $1,319
- ILINK (Device) $700.00
- iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System (Device) $600.00
- Photrexa (Drug) $420.27
- XIIDRA (Drug) $314.78
- Cequa (Drug) $238.63
- TearCare (Device) $220.53
- INVELTYS (Drug) $181.41
- KXL System (Device) $179.54
- TYRVAYA (Drug) $179.43
- ELAHERE (Drug) $175.86
- RESTASIS (Drug) $112.90
- ACTHAR (Biological) $96.10
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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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