Physician profile
Karen E Frombach
NPI 1568429876
$1,203.35
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
14 companies · $202 in 2025
The $202 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Optometrist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $365 · 2020: $188 · 2021: $144 · 2022: $18.99 · 2023: $26.00 · 2024: $259 · 2025: $202.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $487.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $487.15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $426.50 | 2019-2025 | Precision7 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $193.67 | 2024-2025 | Xiidra, Miebo, Infuse |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $160.26 | 2019-2025 | |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $66.64 | 2024-2025 | Xdemvy |
| Abb Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | $64.60 | 2024 | Contact Lens, Spectacle Lenses |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $64.16 | 2019 | |
| Ivantis, INC | $47.62 | 2021 | |
| Coopervision INC. | $45.80 | 2024-2025 | Misight Contact Lens, Myday Contact Lens, Clariti Contact Lens |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag | $38.80 | 2020 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. | $27.72 | 2019-2025 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $19.28 | 2025 | |
| Sight Sciences, INC. | $18.99 | 2022 | |
| Shire North American Group INC | $15.25 | 2019 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $14.06 | 2020 |
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 Karen Frombach 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.
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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.