Physician profile
Robert T Lin
NPI 1760456248
$79,238.66
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
21 companies · $3,152 in 2025
The $3,152 reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Ophthalmology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,197 · 2020: $16K · 2021: $8,841 · 2022: $7,575 · 2023: $31K · 2024: $10K · 2025: $3,152.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $18K · Consulting Fee: $13K · Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $5,394 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $5,290 · Food and Beverage: $2,611 · Gift: $231 · Education: $5.18.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $18,030.49 |
| Consulting Fee | $13,000.00 |
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $5,393.84 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $5,290.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,611.28 |
| Gift | $230.87 |
| Education | $5.18 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, INC. | $68,027.80 | 2019-2025 | Visumax, Veracity Surgical, Retina Workplace |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. | $8,302.01 | 2021-2025 | Lumera 700, Visumax, Veracity Surgical |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $904.03 | 2022-2025 | Envista Mx60 Iol, Sofport Ao, Amvisc |
| Shire North American Group INC | $377.35 | 2019 | |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $372.80 | 2019-2025 | Clareon, Tryptyr, Clareon Panoptix Pro |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $282.41 | 2020-2024 | |
| Oyster Point Pharma, INC. | $223.18 | 2022-2023 | Tyrvaya |
| Dompe US, INC. | $158.55 | 2025 | Oxervate |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $140.91 | 2022-2025 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. | $115.90 | 2025 | Tecnis Iol |
| Rxsight INC | $56.56 | 2022-2024 | Rxsight Injector Cartridge, Rxsight Contact Lens, Rxsight Light Delivery Device (Ldd) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $43.22 | 2019-2022 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $40.04 | 2021-2022 | |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag | $38.80 | 2020 | |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $35.33 | 2021 |
Show all 21 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exelixis INC. | $23.86 | 2022 | |
| Staar Surgical Company | $21.54 | 2019 | |
| Beaver-Visitec International, INC. | $20.70 | 2023 | |
| Sight Sciences, INC. | $19.66 | 2022 | |
| Kaleo, INC. | $17.27 | 2022 | |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $16.74 | 2023 | Iheezo |
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.
Research and ownership
$6,000.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
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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.