Physician profile

Stephen Winkler

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Des Plaines, IL

NPI 1104158591

$2,882.23

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

17 companies · $643 in 2025

The $643 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $299).

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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$2,030.40

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
Abbvie INC. $1,052.80 2022-2025 Xen Glaucoma Treatment System, Lumigan, Vuity
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $624.85 2020-2023 Tepezza
Amgen INC. $295.19 2024-2025 Tepezza
Biotissue Holdings INC. $230.50 2025
Genentech USA, INC. $131.75 2022
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $118.95 2024 Acthar
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $107.01 2022
Alcon Vision LLC $91.15 2021-2025 Eysuvis
Thea Pharma INC. $65.21 2022-2025 Iyuzeh
Organogenesis INC. $26.49 2021
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $25.00 2023 Alrex, Zylet, Lotemax Sm
Ani Pharmaceuticals, INC. $24.90 2022
Alimera Sciences, INC. $21.95 2019
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $18.22 2021
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $16.86 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.29 2020
Boston Scientific Corporation $15.11 2023 Advantage System

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Stephen Winkler

$2,882.23

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $643 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $299).

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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.