Optos, INC.

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$3.5Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
11,229clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $405K
2020 $231K
2021 $200K
2022 $217K
2023 $343K
2024 $585K
2025 $1.5M

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Products most associated with its payments

Specialties it works with most

Optometrist $2.4M
Ophthalmology $410K
Vision Therapy $191K
Corneal and Contact Management $88K
Family $70K
Retina Specialist $45K

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Nacondus Gamble Fort Stewart, GA Optometrist $173,279.43
Alan Winkelstein Temecula, CA Vision Therapy $122,817.72
Mark Benjamin La Grange Highlands, IL Ophthalmology $110,160.00
David Nelson Madison, WI Optometrist $107,519.92
David Wichnoski Charlotte, NC Optometrist $107,485.38
Melvin Friedman Memphis, TN Optometrist $103,944.65
Peter Kehoe Galesburg, IL Optometrist $94,863.50
Brent Miller Fremont, MI Family $66,270.73
Alyssa Mabry Senatobia, MS Optometrist $65,672.78
Beth Ballinger Newport Beach, CA Vision Therapy $59,872.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.