Total Payments
$1.2M
2024 Payments
$196,894
Companies
33
Transactions
901
Medicare Patients
13,046
Medicare Billing
$14.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$550,808 (46.9%)
Other$547,333 (46.6%)
Travel$45,158 (3.8%)
Food & Beverage$21,995 (1.9%)
Research$8,150 (0.7%)
Education$39.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $550,808 | 196 | 46.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $515,034 | 142 | 43.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $45,158 | 121 | 3.8% |
| Honoraria | $27,799 | 18 | 2.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $21,995 | 412 | 1.9% |
| Unspecified | $8,150 | 8 | 0.7% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $4,500 | 3 | 0.4% |
| Education | $39.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$1.2M
893 transactions
Research
$8,150
8 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $453,148 | 277 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $170,103 | 122 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $164,908 | 138 | $0 (2024) |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $71,250 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $61,355 | 40 | $0 (2018) |
| Alcon Research LLC | $44,014 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $24,309 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Hoffmann-La Roche Limited | $22,994 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Spark Therapeutics, Inc. | $21,335 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | $20,299 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $196,894 | 150 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($51,315) |
| 2023 | $174,985 | 141 | Genentech USA, Inc. ($52,432) |
| 2022 | $197,153 | 139 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($54,635) |
| 2021 | $115,240 | 72 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($59,496) |
| 2020 | $112,135 | 64 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($68,120) |
| 2019 | $118,761 | 114 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($50,751) |
| 2018 | $103,106 | 90 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($33,988) |
| 2017 | $155,209 | 131 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($92,312) |
All Payment Transactions
901 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 37
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Lucentis (Biological) | — | In-kind items and services | $1,096.20 | Research |
| Study: STUDY OF THE PORT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH RANIBIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA • Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Lucentis (Biological) | — | In-kind items and services | $960.00 | Research |
| Study: STUDY OF THE PORT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH RANIBIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA • Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/28/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Vabysmo (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $840.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Genentech, Inc. | Lucentis (Biological), Susvimo | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,100.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Vabysmo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.02 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Susvimo (Drug) | 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 | $3,360.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.67 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological), EYLEA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.71 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological), EYLEA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.73 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,360.00 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Alcon Research LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof (Device), Clareon, AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.64 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Susvimo (Drug) | 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 | $3,360.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.77 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,820.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $470.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,000.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Alimera Sciences, Inc. | YUTIQ (Drug), ILUVIEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.94 | General |
| Category: Treatment of chronic non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | 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 | $2,116.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $601.95 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $367.34 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $224.94 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $192.61 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $172.06 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Pearls of the Refill-Exchange Procedure for the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | $2,434 | 1 |
| STUDY OF THE PORT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH RANIBIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | $2,056 | 2 |
| PDS PHASE 3 ARCHWAY | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | $1,562 | 1 |
| Refill-Exchange Procedure for the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab: Optimization and Enhanced Training | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | $1,452 | 2 |
| Optimization of the Refill-Exchange Procedure for the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | $451.88 | 1 |
| A PHASE 2, DOUBLE-MASKED, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED, MULTIPLE-DOSE, REGIMEN-RANGING STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INTRAVITREAL REGN2176-3 IN PATIENTS WITH NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $193.76 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 2,999 | 33,225 | $6.8M | $3.5M |
| 2022 | 16 | 3,080 | 12,623 | $6.7M | $3.4M |
| 2021 | 18 | 3,277 | 11,735 | $6.8M | $3.6M |
| 2020 | 20 | 3,690 | 12,261 | $6.9M | $3.7M |
Total Patients
13,046
Total Services
69,844
Medicare Billing
$14.3M
Procedure Codes
70
All Medicare Procedures & Services
70 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 3 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | Office | 2020 | 445 | 3,424 | $4.3M | $2.5M | 59.1% |
| J2778 | Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg | Office | 2020 | 202 | 3,265 | $1.6M | $865,291 | 53.0% |
| 67028 | Injection of drug into eye | Office | 2020 | 689 | 2,099 | $504,952 | $177,835 | 35.2% |
| 92134 | Diagnostic imaging of retina | Office | 2020 | 1,060 | 1,824 | $138,770 | $50,306 | 36.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 605 | 818 | $114,994 | $41,045 | 35.7% |
| 67042 | Removal of membrane from the retina, pars plana approach | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 25 | $54,462 | $22,170 | 40.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 100 | 100 | $31,074 | $11,283 | 36.3% |
| 67036 | Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 16 | $27,180 | $10,068 | 37.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 113 | 129 | $26,401 | $8,974 | 34.0% |
| J3590 | Unclassified biologics | Office | 2020 | 73 | 168 | $42,000 | $7,173 | 17.1% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2020 | 166 | 184 | $15,316 | $5,591 | 36.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 60 | 60 | $12,122 | $4,400 | 36.3% |
| 67228 | Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions | Office | 2020 | 13 | 17 | $10,948 | $3,965 | 36.2% |
| 67145 | Preventive retinal detachment treatment by heat or laser, 1 or more sessions | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $10,912 | $3,633 | 33.3% |
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 23 | 25 | $5,879 | $2,397 | 40.8% |
| 92004 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $5,625 | $2,110 | 37.5% |
| 92012 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $2,301 | $936.10 | 40.7% |
| 92133 | Diagnostic imaging of optic nerve of eye | Office | 2020 | 23 | 26 | $1,803 | $660.07 | 36.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 16 | $1,350 | $447.64 | 33.1% |
| 99211 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $848.40 | $345.55 | 40.7% |
About Dr. John Kitchens, M.D
Dr. John Kitchens, M.D is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Lexington, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/01/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1972503993.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Kitchens, M.D has received a total of $1.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $196,894 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 901 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($550,808).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kitchens has provided services to 13,046 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 69,844 services with total Medicare billing of $14.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 70 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Other Specialties Retina Specialist
- Location Lexington, KY
- Active Since 08/01/2005
- Last Updated 05/08/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1972503993
Products in Payments
- EYLEA (Biological) $255,806
- Constellation (Device) $145,156
- EYLEA AFLIBERCEPT INJECTION (Biological) $134,347
- EYLEA HD (Biological) $77,075
- NGENUITY (Device) $61,969
- Vabysmo (Drug) $48,253
- SUSVIMO (Drug) $42,349
- Lucentis (Biological) $38,573
- Syfovre (Drug) $31,716
- VABYSMO (Drug) $30,726
- Susvimo (Drug) $26,744
- Izervay (Drug) $24,059
- LUXTURNA (Biological) $21,335
- ILUVIEN (Drug) $18,033
- AcrySof (Device) $12,900
- CNTO 2476 (Biological) $12,670
- YUTIQ (Drug) $9,399
- PAVBLU (Biological) $8,000
- BEOVU (Drug) $6,675
- ForeseeHome (Device) $4,560
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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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