Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,768 | 21 | 54.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,465 | 1 | 45.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,465 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $593.06 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Allergan Inc. | $431.79 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $238.94 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $122.64 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $119.98 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $119.85 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| CooperVision Inc. | $89.45 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $40.55 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| OPTOS, INC. | $11.31 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,465 | 1 | ABBVIE INC. ($1,465) |
| 2020 | $411.71 | 4 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($293.99) |
| 2019 | $641.80 | 9 | Allergan Inc. ($306.80) |
| 2018 | $482.51 | 5 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($224.99) |
| 2017 | $231.55 | 3 | Alcon Laboratories Inc ($122.64) |
All Payment Transactions
22 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/13/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,464.75 | General |
| 04/25/2020 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.72 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/06/2020 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | BEPREVE (Drug), ALREX, ZIRGAN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.25 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/05/2020 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | LOTEMAX SM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.82 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/20/2020 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | BIOTRUE ONE DAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.92 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | XIIDRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.85 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/09/2019 | Allergan Inc. | RESTASIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.33 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
| 09/11/2019 | Allergan Inc. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/17/2019 | Allergan Inc. | RESTASIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.84 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
| 06/26/2019 | Shire North American Group Inc | XIIDRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.98 | General |
| Category: OPTHALMICS | ||||||
| 05/29/2019 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | BIOTRUE ONE DAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.08 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/21/2019 | Allergan Inc. | RESTASIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.38 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
| 02/21/2019 | Allergan Inc. | RESTASIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.25 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
| 01/23/2019 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.09 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 11/01/2018 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | ZYLET (Drug), VYZULTA, ULTRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.99 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/27/2018 | Allergan Inc. | RESTASIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.99 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
| 04/18/2018 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | VYZULTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/01/2018 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EYLEA AFLIBERCEPT INJECTION (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.22 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/21/2018 | OPTOS, INC. | Monaco (Device), P200T, California | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.31 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/25/2017 | CooperVision Inc. | Clariti Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.45 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/08/2017 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.46 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 03/03/2017 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | AcrySof (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.64 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 117 | 126 | $15,223 | $6,449 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 64 | 64 | $8,173 | $4,021 | 49.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 19 | $2,755 | $1,127 | 40.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 21 | $2,205 | $780.50 | 35.4% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2020 | 22 | 22 | $2,090 | $520.96 | 24.9% |
About Dr. Steven Friedman, OD
Dr. Steven Friedman, OD is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in Cornelius, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/26/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1497745871.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steven Friedman, OD has received a total of $3,232 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,465 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 22 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,768).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Friedman has provided services to 117 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 126 services with total Medicare billing of $6,449. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Other Specialties Optometrist
- Location Cornelius, NC
- Active Since 10/26/2005
- Last Updated 11/13/2017
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1497745871
Products in Payments
- RESTASIS (Drug) $306.79
- XIIDRA (Drug) $239.83
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $125.00
- ZYLET (Drug) $124.99
- LOTEMAX SM (Drug) $124.82
- BEPREVE (Drug) $123.25
- AcrySof (Device) $122.64
- EYLEA AFLIBERCEPT INJECTION (Biological) $121.22
- BIOTRUE ONE DAY (Device) $120.00
- EYLEA (Biological) $117.72
- VYZULTA (Drug) $100.00
- Clariti Contact Lens (Device) $89.45
- Acuvue (Device) $40.55
- Monaco (Device) $11.31
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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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