GlassScriptPhysician profile
Lance J Kugler
NPI 1255370466
$41,195.05
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $1,616 in 2025
The $1,616 reported for 2025 was more than what 86% of Ophthalmology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,530 · 2020: $2,203 · 2021: $3,605 · 2022: $29K · 2023: $283 · 2024: $2,028 · 2025: $1,616.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Honoraria: $3,026 · Food and Beverage: $865 · Gift: $36.06.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Honoraria | $3,025.59 |
| Food and Beverage | $864.55 |
| Gift | $36.06 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rxsight INC | $27,888.50 | 2021-2024 | Rxsight Injector Handpiece, Rxsight Light Delivery Device (Ldd), Rxsight Contact Lens |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. | $5,635.02 | 2019-2024 | Tecnis Iol, Tecnis Simplicity, Tecnis Iol |
| Optos, INC. | $3,024.16 | 2020-2025 | Oct Ophthalmoscope, Panoramic Ophthalmoscope |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, INC. | $2,186.64 | 2019-2021 | |
| Beaver-Visitec International, INC. | $1,000.00 | 2022 | |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $622.13 | 2019-2025 | Clareon Panoptix Pro, Clareon, Centurion |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. | $316.19 | 2022-2025 | Visumax |
| Staar Surgical Company | $127.82 | 2019 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $108.36 | 2022-2023 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $62.55 | 2019-2022 | |
| Glaukos Corporation | $53.10 | 2021-2023 | |
| The Cameron-Ehlen Group, INC. | $41.07 | 2019-2021 | |
| Shire North American Group INC | $35.44 | 2019 | |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $30.77 | 2025 | Xdemvy |
| Lensar, INC. | $22.08 | 2020 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Point Pharma, INC. | $21.82 | 2022 | |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag | $19.40 | 2020 |
2 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Lance Kugler listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
Share this page
Keep an eye on this page
Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.
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.