Physician profile

Laura K Brown

Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA

NPI 1053483313

$2,642.02

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $679 in 2025

The $679 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$1,441.53

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $496.05 2022-2025 Amo Phaco Needle, Tecnis Simplicity
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $410.16 2020-2025 Cequa
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $252.40 2022-2025 Xiidra, Miebo, Vyzulta
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $252.31 2022-2025 Tyrvaya, Ryzumvi
Abbvie INC. $240.89 2021-2025
Harrow Eye, LLC $240.64 2024-2025 Vevye
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $207.55 2024-2025 Xdemvy
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC $121.28 2020-2021
Dompe US, INC. $119.29 2022
Coopervision INC. $73.60 2019-2021
Alcon Vision LLC $47.66 2024-2025 Rocklatan
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $44.90 2021
Genzyme Corporation $32.06 2023
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $26.36 2021-2022
Allergan, INC. $23.61 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Thea Pharma INC. $20.59 2024 Iyuzeh
Shire North American Group INC $18.11 2019
Biotissue Holdings INC. $14.56 2019

1 company 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.

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Payment summary

Laura K Brown

$2,642.02

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC.
Context
The $679 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.