Physician profile

David D Richardson

Ophthalmology · San Marino, CA

NPI 1578553921

$25,138.35

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $817 in 2025

The $817 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Ophthalmology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

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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$1,323.61
Debt Forgiveness$587.82

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
Ellexiscience $21,563.83 2019
Alcon Vision LLC $648.85 2022-2025 Rocklatan, Luxor, Ngenuity
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. $587.82 2024
Sight Sciences, INC. $530.44 2021-2023 Omni Surgical System
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $475.58 2019
Allergan, INC. $249.00 2019-2021
Glaukos Corporation $210.75 2019-2024 Istent Infinite Trabecular Micro Bypass System
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $166.04 2022-2024 Miebo, Xiidra
Rxsight INC $161.24 2025 Rxsight Light Delivery Device (Ldd), Rxsight Injector Handpiece, Rxsight Contact Lens
Ivantis, INC $154.09 2020
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $116.99 2025 Tecnis Iol
Lumibird Medical INC. $87.49 2020
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $65.12 2025
Lkc Technologies, INC. $23.27 2023
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $23.07 2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.13 2022
Thea Pharma INC. $19.94 2023
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag $19.40 2020
Ocular Therapeutix, INC. $15.30 2024 Dextenza

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David D Richardson

$25,138.35

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Ellexiscience
Context
The $817 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Ophthalmology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

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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.