US Retina LLC

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

$8.4Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
318clinicians 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 $1.1M
2020 $938K
2021 $3.9M
2022 $1.8M
2023 $384K
2024 $355K

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

Specialties it works with most

Retina Specialist $5.8M
Ophthalmology $2.6M
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $7,619
Glaucoma Specialist $5,752
Hospitalist $5,723
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist $2,227

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)
Sunil Gupta Pensacola, FL Retina Specialist $1,794,497.23
Peter Sonkin Nashville, TN Retina Specialist $948,499.94
Harold Brooks Tallahassee, FL Ophthalmology $679,768.60
Lawrence Singerman Beachwood, OH Ophthalmology $594,533.70
Alan Kimura Denver, CO Retina Specialist $459,844.46
Stephanie Vanderveldt Atlanta, GA Ophthalmology $271,236.98
Robert Schroeder Chicago, IL Ophthalmology $152,943.40
Henry Kwong Phoenix, AZ Retina Specialist $119,057.33
Victor Gonzalez Mcallen, TX Retina Specialist $108,937.80
Benjamin Bakall Phoenix, AZ Retina Specialist $87,499.41

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.