Topcon Corporation

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

$129Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$11Kresearch payments (2019-2025)
27clinicians 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 $25K
2020 $68.19
2021 $1,500
2022 $17K
2023 $40K
2024 $25K
2025 $21K

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

Specialties it works with most

Ophthalmology $114K
Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease $11K
Neurology (Psychiatry & Neurology) $2,332
Optometrist $953
Corneal and Contact Management $238
Low Vision Rehabilitation $238

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)
Donald Sanders Elmhurst, IL Ophthalmology $62,350.00
Richard Spaide New York, NY Ophthalmology $21,038.47
Kenneth Hoffer Santa Monica, CA Ophthalmology $12,570.00
Hanna Shammas Lynwood, CA Ophthalmology $12,310.00
Nadia Waheed Boston, MA Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease $10,891.91
Michael Abramoff Iowa City, IA Ophthalmology $3,908.36
Takashi Nishida Chicago, IL Neurology (Psychiatry & Neurology) $2,332.18
David Sarraf Los Angeles, CA Ophthalmology $1,500.00
Robert Weinreb San Diego, CA Ophthalmology $316.59
Eric Schmidt Elizabethtown, NC Low Vision Rehabilitation $238.37

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.