Physician profile
Robert E Downs
NPI 1093899817
$13,013.34
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
24 companies · $1,684 in 2025
The $1,684 reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,674 · 2020: $888 · 2021: $1,828 · 2022: $3,122 · 2023: $1,489 · 2024: $2,328 · 2025: $1,684.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $5,190 · Entertainment: $310.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,190.37 |
| Entertainment | $310.47 |
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 | $2,445.03 | 2019-2025 | Dailies Total1, Precision 1, Total30 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $1,579.59 | 2022-2025 | Miebo, Xiidra, Infuse |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $1,333.39 | 2019-2021 | |
| Glaukos Corporation | $1,268.39 | 2020-2025 | Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa, Photrexa, Kxl System (Not Refurbished) |
| Sight Sciences, INC. | $1,151.99 | 2021-2023 | Tearcare System |
| Coopervision INC. | $1,023.51 | 2019-2025 | Myday Contact Lens, Misight Contact Lens, Clariti Contact Lens |
| Optos, INC. | $741.99 | 2019-2025 | Panoramic Ophthalmoscope, Oct Ophthalmoscope, Nfc-700 |
| Abbvie INC. | $521.87 | 2022-2025 | |
| Visionix USA, INC | $365.37 | 2022-2024 | Optical Coherence Tomography Hoct-1f |
| Maculogix, INC. | $301.30 | 2019-2020 | |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $286.93 | 2019-2024 | |
| Lkc Technologies, INC. | $242.91 | 2024 | |
| Dompe US, INC. | $242.86 | 2021 | |
| Genzyme Corporation | $237.74 | 2019-2023 | |
| Optovue, INC. | $227.04 | 2019-2020 |
Show all 24 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. | $220.69 | 2019-2023 | Acuvue |
| Topcon Healthcare, INC. | $193.36 | 2020 | |
| Lumenis Be INC | $192.32 | 2024 | Optilight |
| Allergan, INC. | $151.64 | 2019-2022 | |
| Rxsight INC | $125.10 | 2022-2025 | Rxsight Injector Cartridge, Light Adjustable Lens (Lal), Rxsight Contact Lens |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $114.73 | 2025 | Syfovre |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag | $19.40 | 2020 | |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $13.10 | 2021 | |
| Abb Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | $13.09 | 2023 | Spectacle Lenses, Contact Lens |
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 Robert Downs 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.