Total Payments
$323,358
2024 Payments
$27,292
Companies
12
Transactions
72
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$224,016 (69.3%)
Consulting$69,835 (21.6%)
Other$28,642 (8.9%)
Food & Beverage$846.37 (0.3%)
Travel$18.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $224,016 | 38 | 69.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $69,835 | 20 | 21.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $21,102 | 2 | 6.5% |
| Grant | $7,540 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $846.37 | 10 | 0.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $18.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | $175,782 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| NIDEK CO., LTD. | $81,659 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Heidelberg Engineering, Inc. | $21,265 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Reliance Medical Products, Inc. | $16,220 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Haag-Streit USA, Inc. | $10,120 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| TOPCON CORPORATION | $10,070 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | $7,540 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $310.15 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $180.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $149.47 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27,292 | 7 | NIDEK CO., LTD. ($9,762) |
| 2023 | $66,190 | 9 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG ($31,212) |
| 2022 | $81,125 | 7 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG ($64,665) |
| 2021 | $26,313 | 4 | NIDEK CO., LTD. ($22,807) |
| 2020 | $32,920 | 10 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG ($22,530) |
| 2019 | $38,418 | 16 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG ($29,745) |
| 2018 | $43,190 | 11 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG ($27,630) |
| 2017 | $7,910 | 8 | NIDEK CO., LTD. ($7,910) |
All Payment Transactions
72 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2024 | Haag-Streit USA, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,390.00 | General |
| 08/08/2024 | TOPCON CORPORATION | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,410.00 | General |
| 03/13/2024 | Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | RayOne EMV (Device), RayOne Spheric, RayOne Aspheric | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,540.26 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Heidelberg Engineering, Inc. | Spectralis (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 | $3,270.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology Imaging Equipment | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | TOPCON CORPORATION | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,920.00 | General |
| 01/25/2024 | NIDEK CO., LTD. | OPTICAL BIOMETER (Device), ECHOSCAN, ECHOSCAN | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,656.83 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | NIDEK CO., LTD. | OPTICAL BIOMETER (Device), ECHOSCAN, ECHOSCAN | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,105.30 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/29/2023 | Reliance Medical Products, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,900.00 | General |
| 11/20/2023 | Heidelberg Engineering, Inc. | Spectralis (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 | $17,831.62 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology Imaging Equipment | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | IOLMaster 500 (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $31,212.09 | General |
| Category: Optical Biometer | ||||||
| 08/01/2023 | TOPCON CORPORATION | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,860.00 | General |
| 05/06/2023 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | QUATERA 700 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.11 | General |
| Category: Optical Biometer | ||||||
| 04/01/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $310.15 | General |
| 02/07/2023 | TOPCON CORPORATION | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,360.00 | General |
| 01/25/2023 | NIDEK CO., LTD. | IOL-Station (Device), OPTICAL BIOMETER, ECHOSCAN | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,950.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/25/2023 | NIDEK CO., LTD. | OPTICAL BIOMETER (Device), ECHOSCAN, ECHOSCAN | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $730.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/30/2022 | Reliance Medical Products, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,740.00 | General |
| 11/02/2022 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | IOLMaster 500 (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $28,995.00 | General |
| Category: Optical Biometer | ||||||
| 08/05/2022 | TOPCON CORPORATION | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,620.00 | General |
| 05/11/2022 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | IOLMaster 500 (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $35,670.00 | General |
| Category: Optical Biometer | ||||||
| 02/08/2022 | TOPCON CORPORATION | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.00 | General |
| 01/25/2022 | NIDEK CO., LTD. | OPTICAL BIOMETER (Device), ECHOSCAN, IOL-Station | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,170.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/25/2022 | NIDEK CO., LTD. | OPTICAL BIOMETER (Device), ECHOSCAN, ECHOSCAN | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,030.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/31/2021 | Reliance Medical Products, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,480.00 | General |
| 07/29/2021 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis IOL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.57 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
About Dr. Kenneth Hoffer, MD
Dr. Kenneth Hoffer, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Santa Monica, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609968601.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kenneth Hoffer, MD has received a total of $323,358 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $27,292 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 72 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($224,016).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Location Santa Monica, CA
- Active Since 09/28/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1609968601
Products in Payments
- IOLMaster 500 (Device) $95,877
- IOLMaster 700 (Device) $57,375
- OPTICAL BIOMETER (Device) $37,111
- IOLMaster (Device) $22,530
- Spectralis (Device) $21,265
- IOL-Station (Device) $12,339
- AL-SCAN (Device) $7,910
- RayOne EMV (Device) $7,540
- AL-Scan (Device) $7,160
- STELLARIS PC (Device) $149.47
- Al-Scan (Device) $130.00
- Tecnis IOL (Device) $25.57
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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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