Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,198 | 3 | 48.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,918 | 77 | 33.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,400 | 2 | 9.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,371 | 3 | 9.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shire North American Group Inc | $10,004 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | $980.65 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $949.69 | 15 | $0 (2022) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $558.45 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $357.58 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $351.83 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $333.00 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Glaukos Corporation | $267.28 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $248.22 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $170.49 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $510.41 | 10 | Alcon Vision LLC ($184.32) |
| 2023 | $406.09 | 7 | ABBVIE INC. ($155.24) |
| 2022 | $678.16 | 8 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($154.28) |
| 2021 | $325.46 | 6 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($124.74) |
| 2020 | $42.86 | 2 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($24.96) |
| 2019 | $668.42 | 9 | Allergan Inc. ($158.80) |
| 2018 | $1,399 | 15 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($357.52) |
| 2017 | $10,856 | 28 | Shire North American Group Inc ($9,777) |
All Payment Transactions
85 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | ACTHAR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.58 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | ACTHAR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.38 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Amgen Inc. | TEPEZZA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.20 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Clareon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.28 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | RxSight Inc | RXSIGHT INJECTOR HANDPIECE (Device), RXSIGHT CONTACT LENS, RXSIGHT INJECTOR CARTRIDGE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.83 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Rocklatan (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.25 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis Simplicity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.42 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Rocklatan (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.13 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Clareon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.66 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model iS3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $141.68 | General |
| Category: Glaucoma | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | Simbrinza (Drug), Rocklatan, Rhopressa | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.90 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.16 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 08/21/2023 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS, INC. | PROKERA (Device), AMNIOGRAFT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.81 | General |
| Category: HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 07/28/2023 | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.94 | General |
| Category: Treatment of certain chronic autoimmune disorders, including acute exacerbations of MS and RA | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.08 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS, INC. | PROKERA (Device), AMNIOGRAFT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.87 | General |
| Category: HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 03/20/2023 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS, INC. | PROKERA (Device), AMNIOGRAFT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 11/21/2022 | BioTissue Holdings, Inc. | PROKERA (Device), AMNIOGRAFT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.65 | General |
| Category: HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 11/17/2022 | EyePoint Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | YUTIQ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.74 | General |
| Category: Chronic Non-infectious Posterior Segment Uveitis | ||||||
| 10/03/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | IDESIGN RS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.75 | General |
| 10/02/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.25 | General |
| Category: GLAUCOMA | ||||||
| 10/01/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | IDESIGN RS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.53 | General |
| 07/26/2022 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | TEPEZZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.48 | General |
| Category: TEPEZZA | ||||||
| 03/17/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof IQ VIVITY (Device), AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.81 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/10/2022 | Allergan, Inc. | VUITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.95 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 428 | 640 | $171,857 | $52,295 |
| 2022 | 8 | 453 | 637 | $180,347 | $56,417 |
| 2021 | 9 | 530 | 701 | $185,796 | $61,058 |
| 2020 | 12 | 579 | 770 | $185,142 | $66,365 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 266 | 474 | $81,694 | $26,504 | 32.4% |
| 65755 | Penetrating transplantation of tissue from 1 cornea to other cornea (in pseudophakia) | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $34,968 | $11,159 | 31.9% |
| 65400 | Removal of growth of cornea | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $30,229 | $7,614 | 25.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 76 | $19,380 | $5,375 | 27.7% |
| 92025 | Ct scan of cornea | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $2,112 | $586.52 | 27.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $1,836 | $560.42 | 30.5% |
| 92071 | Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $1,638 | $496.08 | 30.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 288 | 467 | $80,625 | $27,560 | 34.2% |
| 65755 | Penetrating transplantation of tissue from 1 cornea to other cornea (in pseudophakia) | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $40,796 | $12,433 | 30.5% |
| 65400 | Removal of growth of cornea | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $27,047 | $7,299 | 27.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 76 | 76 | $19,380 | $5,441 | 28.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $5,460 | $1,558 | 28.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $3,813 | $1,198 | 31.4% |
| 92071 | Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease | Office | 2022 | 18 | 22 | $2,002 | $506.35 | 25.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $1,224 | $420.49 | 34.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 318 | 475 | $81,866 | $30,271 | 37.0% |
| 65755 | Transplantation of tissue from one cornea to other cornea, penetrating (in pseudophakia) | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $40,796 | $12,953 | 31.8% |
| 65400 | Removal of growth of cornea | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $23,865 | $7,805 | 32.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 65 | 65 | $16,575 | $5,016 | 30.3% |
| 92012 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient | Office | 2021 | 50 | 58 | $11,524 | $1,991 | 17.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $4,572 | $1,304 | 28.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 28 | $2,856 | $929.21 | 32.5% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $2,288 | $449.04 | 19.6% |
| 92071 | Fitting of contact lens for treatment of ocular surface disease | Office | 2021 | 12 | 15 | $1,454 | $340.20 | 23.4% |
| 92012 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient | Office | 2020 | 266 | 422 | $60,518 | $24,291 | 40.1% |
About Dr. Richard Eiferman, MD
Dr. Richard Eiferman, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Louisville, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386677797.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Eiferman, MD has received a total of $14,887 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $510.41 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 85 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($7,198).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Eiferman has provided services to 1,990 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,748 services with total Medicare billing of $236,135. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Other Specialties Ophthalmology
- Location Louisville, KY
- Active Since 07/09/2006
- Last Updated 05/26/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1386677797
Products in Payments
- XIIDRA (Drug) $9,854
- Rhopressa (Drug) $351.83
- TEPEZZA (Drug) $248.22
- ReSTOR (Device) $227.34
- DURYSTA (Drug) $203.87
- EYLEA AFLIBERCEPT INJECTION (Biological) $188.98
- IDESIGN RS (Device) $154.28
- STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser system (Device) $147.88
- Clareon (Device) $144.94
- EYLEA (Biological) $144.02
- iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model iS3 (Device) $141.68
- ORA (Device) $130.24
- PROKERA (Device) $128.66
- PanOptix (Device) $128.30
- ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM (Device) $125.60
- VUITY (Drug) $124.95
- Simbrinza (Drug) $122.90
- Tecnis Multifocal Family of 1-piece IOLS (Device) $122.04
- Tecnis 1-piece IOL (Device) $121.79
- Ophthalmic Surgical Adjuncts (Device) $120.13
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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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