Total Payments
$1,571
2024 Payments
$84.49
Companies
12
Transactions
32
Medicare Patients
14,388
Medicare Billing
$4.8M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,571 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,571 | 32 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Ophthalmic, USA | $367.20 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $291.63 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $264.05 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | $131.91 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $128.62 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $118.04 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $114.69 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $56.77 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | $43.92 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $24.97 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $84.49 | 4 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($43.92) |
| 2023 | $171.50 | 3 | Dutch Ophthalmic, USA ($116.54) |
| 2022 | $199.70 | 4 | Dutch Ophthalmic, USA ($149.95) |
| 2021 | $188.65 | 3 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($176.79) |
| 2020 | $157.18 | 3 | Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. ($117.18) |
| 2019 | $278.46 | 6 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. ($128.62) |
| 2018 | $252.69 | 4 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($138.00) |
| 2017 | $238.14 | 5 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($137.43) |
All Payment Transactions
32 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/09/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | VERITAS Vision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.35 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | VERITAS Vision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.57 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Izervay (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.82 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Vabysmo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.75 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.99 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/13/2023 | Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Syfovre (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.97 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 02/27/2023 | Dutch Ophthalmic, USA | EVA, combined machine (Device), TISSUEBLUE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.54 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/16/2022 | Genentech USA, Inc. | VABYSMO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.04 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/11/2022 | Genentech USA, Inc. | VABYSMO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.98 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/30/2022 | Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | DEXTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.73 | General |
| Category: Corticosteroid intracanalicular insert | ||||||
| 08/29/2022 | Dutch Ophthalmic, USA | EVA, combined machine (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.95 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/01/2021 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.86 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/25/2021 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | STELLARIS (Device), enVista MX60 IOL, AMVISC PLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.50 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 04/29/2021 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | enVista MX60 IOL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.29 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/21/2020 | Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | DEXTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.18 | General |
| Category: CORTICOSTEROID INTRACANALICULAR INSERT | ||||||
| 06/16/2020 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.25 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/06/2020 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.75 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/30/2019 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | BROMSITE (Drug), CEQUA, XELPROS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $128.62 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/08/2019 | Beaver-Visitec International, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.19 | General |
| 10/01/2019 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.13 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/11/2019 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | ENVISTA TORIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.26 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/22/2019 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.06 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/09/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.20 | General |
| 12/05/2018 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | DUREZOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.34 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/29/2018 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | DUREZOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.35 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 3,545 | 8,976 | $5.2M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | 20 | 3,627 | 7,298 | $5.8M | $1.3M |
| 2021 | 21 | 3,750 | 7,066 | $5.3M | $1.2M |
| 2020 | 21 | 3,466 | 6,494 | $4.9M | $1.1M |
Total Patients
14,388
Total Services
29,834
Medicare Billing
$4.8M
Procedure Codes
86
All Medicare Procedures & Services
86 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 169 | 1,000 | $3.0M | $681,532 | 22.7% |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 870 | 1,873 | $375,519 | $160,429 | 42.7% |
| 92134 | Imaging of retina | Office | 2023 | 1,155 | 2,344 | $210,645 | $64,266 | 30.5% |
| J2777 | Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 11 | 1,860 | $142,500 | $53,541 | 37.6% |
| 67028 | Injection of drug into eye | Office | 2023 | 213 | 594 | $682,583 | $50,572 | 7.4% |
| 92004 | New patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 249 | 250 | $58,750 | $24,637 | 41.9% |
| 67036 | Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 38 | $121,220 | $23,925 | 19.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 100 | 100 | $32,000 | $16,000 | 50.0% |
| 67210 | Destruction of growth of retina using a laser | Office | 2023 | 32 | 40 | $67,600 | $15,019 | 22.2% |
| 67113 | Complex repair of detached retina and drainage of eye fluid between lens and retina | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $82,500 | $14,153 | 17.2% |
| 67228 | Destruction of leaking blood vessels of retina using laser | Office | 2023 | 28 | 50 | $131,500 | $12,456 | 9.5% |
| 67042 | Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $75,250 | $12,077 | 16.0% |
| 67041 | Removal of membrane of retina | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $69,875 | $11,217 | 16.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 98 | 98 | $24,990 | $10,823 | 43.3% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2023 | 264 | 321 | $41,730 | $8,232 | 19.7% |
| 66850 | Aspiration of lens material by fragmenting and aspiration | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $40,200 | $4,982 | 12.4% |
| 92242 | Exam of retinal blood vessels and blood vessels between the white part of eye and retina using a special camera after injection of a dye | Office | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $13,500 | $4,732 | 35.1% |
| J9035 | Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 38 | 75 | $7,500 | $4,219 | 56.3% |
| 92235 | Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $19,656 | $3,792 | 19.3% |
| 92020 | Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | Office | 2023 | 87 | 134 | $13,400 | $2,716 | 20.3% |
| 67145 | Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $24,064 | $2,613 | 10.9% |
| 92012 | Established patient problem focused exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $3,965 | $1,956 | 49.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,150 | $1,923 | 61.1% |
| 76512 | 2d ultrasound scan of eye tissue and structures | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $3,360 | $432.96 | 12.9% |
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 186 | 1,169 | $3.5M | $827,695 | 23.6% |
About Dr. Robert Blem, M.D
Dr. Robert Blem, M.D is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Lafayette, Louisiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528026838.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Blem, M.D has received a total of $1,571 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $84.49 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 32 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,571).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blem has provided services to 14,388 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 29,834 services with total Medicare billing of $4.8M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 86 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Location Lafayette, LA
- Active Since 05/03/2006
- Last Updated 09/22/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1528026838
Products in Payments
- DUREZOL (Drug) $275.43
- EVA, combined machine (Device) $266.49
- DEXTENZA (Drug) $131.91
- BROMSITE (Drug) $128.62
- XIIDRA (Drug) $114.69
- enVista MX60 IOL (Device) $114.29
- EVA Ophthalmic Surgical System (Device) $100.71
- EYLEA (Biological) $88.05
- ENVISTA TORIC (Device) $87.26
- STELLARIS (Device) $62.50
- VERITAS Vision System (Device) $43.92
- VABYSMO (Drug) $35.02
- EYLEA HD (Biological) $29.99
- Syfovre (Drug) $24.97
- Vabysmo (Drug) $21.75
- Izervay (Drug) $18.82
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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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