Total Payments
$591,672
2024 Payments
$16,998
Companies
21
Transactions
358
Medicare Patients
1,135
Medicare Billing
$172,450
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$344,743 (58.3%)
Other$194,966 (33.0%)
Travel$27,875 (4.7%)
Food & Beverage$24,088 (4.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $344,743 | 91 | 58.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $194,966 | 28 | 33.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $27,875 | 60 | 4.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $24,088 | 174 | 4.1% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 5 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$591,672
353 transactions
Ownership
$0
5 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | $581,148 | 313 | $0 (2024) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $6,274 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $656.69 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $550.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| TissueTech, Inc. | $357.23 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Glaukos Corporation | $311.07 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $294.59 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Allergan Inc. | $241.53 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Quidel Corporation | $171.70 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,998 | 16 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($16,910) |
| 2023 | $34,155 | 15 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($27,542) |
| 2022 | $36,824 | 29 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($35,461) |
| 2021 | $57,304 | 27 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($57,157) |
| 2020 | $69,455 | 35 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($69,335) |
| 2019 | $133,835 | 77 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($133,152) |
| 2018 | $112,344 | 58 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($111,884) |
| 2017 | $130,756 | 101 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($129,708) |
All Payment Transactions
358 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Compact Intuitiv (Device), IFS ADVANCED FEMTOSEC LASER | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,600.00 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis Simplicity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.33 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Centurion (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.09 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,375.00 | General |
| 10/22/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis Simplicity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.87 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 10/20/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | TECNIS IOL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.64 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Compact Intuitiv (Device), IFS ADVANCED FEMTOSEC LASER | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,900.00 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis Simplicity (Device), Tecnis IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.90 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| 04/07/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | CATALYS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.68 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 04/07/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis Simplicity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.19 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | CATALYS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.80 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis Simplicity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.50 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | Surgical Microscopes (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.02 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis Simplicity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.59 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 01/31/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | VERITAS Vision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.70 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | RxSight Inc | RXSIGHT CONTACT LENS (Device), RXSIGHT INJECTOR CARTRIDGE, RXSIGHT INJECTOR HANDPIECE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.80 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | CATALYS SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 11/05/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis IOL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.53 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | TECNIS IOL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.59 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.06 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/09/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.68 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Compact Intuitiv (Device), IFS ADVANCED FEMTOSEC LASER | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,300.00 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | IC-8 Apthera IOL (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,150.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/09/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Compact Intuitiv (Device), IFS ADVANCED FEMTOSEC LASER | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,900.00 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 99 | 126 | $74,950 | $23,119 |
| 2022 | 3 | 122 | 136 | $74,875 | $23,800 |
| 2021 | 5 | 123 | 131 | $60,055 | $17,890 |
| 2020 | 13 | 791 | 932 | $451,746 | $107,641 |
Total Patients
1,135
Total Services
1,325
Medicare Billing
$172,450
Procedure Codes
28
All Medicare Procedures & Services
28 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 47 | $65,800 | $20,762 | 31.6% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 49 | $5,635 | $1,206 | 21.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $1,560 | $918.84 | 58.9% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $1,955 | $231.66 | 11.8% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 46 | $64,400 | $20,515 | 31.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $3,000 | $1,815 | 60.5% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 46 | $5,290 | $1,155 | 21.8% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $2,185 | $314.49 | 14.4% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of lens, simple | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 25 | $44,600 | $11,699 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 23 | $2,760 | $1,820 | 65.9% |
| 92004 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $3,250 | $1,700 | 52.3% |
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,460 | $1,297 | 52.7% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 27 | $3,420 | $700.02 | 20.5% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $3,565 | $674.56 | 18.9% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | Facility | 2020 | 84 | 124 | $281,800 | $58,467 | 20.7% |
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 253 | 261 | $71,635 | $18,651 | 26.0% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser | Office | 2020 | 25 | 30 | $26,640 | $7,851 | 29.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 86 | 93 | $14,840 | $4,560 | 30.7% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2020 | 82 | 120 | $14,621 | $4,529 | 31.0% |
| 92004 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 35 | 35 | $11,375 | $3,303 | 29.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 24 | $5,640 | $2,186 | 38.8% |
| 92012 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient | Office | 2020 | 28 | 30 | $5,655 | $2,163 | 38.2% |
| 92134 | Diagnostic imaging of retina | Office | 2020 | 56 | 58 | $5,220 | $1,741 | 33.4% |
| 83861 | Microfluid analysis of tears | Office | 2020 | 37 | 74 | $3,700 | $1,648 | 44.5% |
| 92133 | Diagnostic imaging of optic nerve of eye | Office | 2020 | 40 | 41 | $3,435 | $1,013 | 29.5% |
About Dr. Mark Blecher, MD
Dr. Mark Blecher, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/11/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1356343248.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Blecher, MD has received a total of $591,672 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $16,998 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 358 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($344,743).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blecher has provided services to 1,135 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,325 services with total Medicare billing of $172,450. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 28 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Other Specialties Ophthalmology
- Location Philadelphia, PA
- Active Since 08/11/2005
- Last Updated 03/10/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1356343248
Products in Payments
- Tecnis 1-piece IOL (Device) $251,375
- Catalys Laser System (Device) $111,975
- Compact Intuitiv (Device) $41,925
- Tecnis Multifocal Family of 1-piece IOLS (Device) $27,833
- Tecnis Simplicity (Device) $21,463
- CATALYS SYSTEM (Device) $14,894
- VERITAS Vision System (Device) $9,911
- Tecnis IOL (Device) $9,290
- Catalys System (Device) $7,000
- IC-8 Apthera IOL (Device) $6,150
- Tecnis Symfony IOL (Device) $6,044
- STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser system (Device) $2,552
- Premium Cataract IOLs (Device) $1,722
- TECNIS IOL (Device) $1,590
- DURYSTA (Drug) $1,000
- Ophthalmic Surgical Adjuncts (Device) $620.04
- Product in Development (Device) $550.00
- Prokera (Device) $357.23
- Clareon (Device) $270.83
- ARGOS (Device) $237.84
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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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