Total Payments
$689,183
2024 Payments
$2,755
Companies
14
Transactions
113
Medicare Patients
2,481
Medicare Billing
$172,161
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$665,489 (96.6%)
Travel$16,569 (2.4%)
Food & Beverage$4,852 (0.7%)
Gifts$1,237 (0.2%)
Other$1,000 (0.1%)
Education$35.95 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $665,489 | 45 | 96.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $16,569 | 14 | 2.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,852 | 51 | 0.7% |
| Gift | $1,237 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Education | $35.95 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $539,929 | 51 | $0 (2023) |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $131,705 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan Inc. | $13,454 | 26 | $0 (2019) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $2,959 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Glaukos Corporation | $263.93 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $254.25 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | $150.93 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $140.87 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $130.17 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| LENSAR, Inc. | $71.75 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,755 | 8 | Sight Sciences, Inc. ($2,250) |
| 2023 | $73,261 | 15 | Sight Sciences, Inc. ($42,974) |
| 2022 | $161,384 | 8 | Sight Sciences, Inc. ($86,265) |
| 2021 | $73,269 | 9 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($72,875) |
| 2020 | $110,035 | 7 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($110,000) |
| 2019 | $91,337 | 18 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($88,992) |
| 2018 | $108,475 | 22 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($102,878) |
| 2017 | $68,667 | 26 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($62,809) |
All Payment Transactions
113 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $41.43 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.17 | General |
| 07/10/2024 | Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | IOLMaster 700 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.87 | General |
| Category: Optical Biometer | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | HYDRUS Microstent (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.45 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.98 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,125.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,125.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | FORUM Glaucoma Workplace (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.06 | General |
| Category: Software | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,750.00 | General |
| 09/27/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,625.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,250.00 | General |
| 07/26/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $756.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,250.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/22/2023 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | FORUM (Device), FORUM Glaucoma Workplace, Humphrey HFA | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,875.00 | General |
| Category: Eye Care Data Management | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 04/26/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.60 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.12 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,972.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/08/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,122.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | ARTEVO 800 (Device), Cataract Suite, CIRRUS HD-OCT | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $23,250.00 | General |
| Category: Digital Microscope | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,748.20 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/21/2022 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,765.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/21/2022 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,750.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 542 | 677 | $120,470 | $39,879 |
| 2022 | 6 | 356 | 407 | $72,032 | $23,852 |
| 2021 | 8 | 694 | 797 | $156,478 | $45,618 |
| 2020 | 10 | 889 | 1,101 | $249,841 | $62,812 |
Total Patients
2,481
Total Services
2,982
Medicare Billing
$172,161
Procedure Codes
31
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 252 | 375 | $81,000 | $28,279 | 34.9% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2023 | 109 | 115 | $15,557 | $4,001 | 25.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 58 | 62 | $9,672 | $3,600 | 37.2% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2023 | 82 | 83 | $7,242 | $1,823 | 25.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,382 | $1,540 | 35.1% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $1,689 | $353.51 | 20.9% |
| 92020 | Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $928.00 | $282.40 | 30.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 176 | 220 | $47,520 | $16,425 | 34.6% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2022 | 73 | 76 | $9,842 | $2,601 | 26.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $5,321 | $1,955 | 36.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 23 | $3,588 | $1,376 | 38.3% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2022 | 58 | 58 | $5,007 | $1,232 | 24.6% |
| 92020 | Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $754.00 | $263.85 | 35.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 255 | 330 | $71,280 | $26,515 | 37.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 131 | 150 | $23,400 | $6,053 | 25.9% |
| 92083 | Measurement of field of vision during daylight conditions, extended examination | Office | 2021 | 134 | 139 | $17,741 | $4,521 | 25.5% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of lens, simple | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $24,362 | $3,475 | 14.3% |
| 92133 | Diagnostic imaging of optic nerve of eye | Office | 2021 | 109 | 111 | $9,567 | $2,358 | 24.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $6,573 | $1,966 | 29.9% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $2,511 | $430.77 | 17.2% |
| 92020 | Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $1,044 | $299.47 | 28.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 346 | 527 | $82,212 | $21,617 | 26.3% |
| 66170 | Creation of eye fluid drainage tract | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $45,765 | $12,252 | 26.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 116 | 128 | $27,648 | $8,474 | 30.6% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 24 | $44,976 | $7,892 | 17.5% |
About Dr. Louis Cantor, MD
Dr. Louis Cantor, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Indianapolis, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/09/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487655783.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Louis Cantor, MD has received a total of $689,183 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,755 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 113 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($665,489).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cantor has provided services to 2,481 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,982 services with total Medicare billing of $172,161. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Other Specialties Glaucoma Specialist
- Location Indianapolis, IN
- Active Since 08/09/2005
- Last Updated 02/08/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487655783
Products in Payments
- Glaucoma Workplace (Device) $100,000
- OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) (Device) $86,481
- VisuMax (Device) $55,000
- OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) $45,224
- Humphrey HFA (Device) $26,242
- ARTEVO 800 (Device) $23,250
- ALPHAGAN P (Drug) $11,164
- FORUM (Device) $1,875
- ATLAS 9000 (Device) $1,000
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $1,000
- CIRRUS 5000 (Device) $375.00
- OPMI Lumera (Device) $180.14
- IOLMaster 500 (Device) $167.22
- DURYSTA (Drug) $162.12
- XEN (Device) $147.03
- HYDRUS Microstent (Device) $135.45
- FORUM Glaucoma Workplace (Device) $123.06
- rocklatan (Drug) $118.80
- ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM (Device) $114.24
- iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System (Device) $108.26
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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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