Physician profile
Michael William Higgins
NPI 1740242981
$2,791.55
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
22 companies · $238 in 2025
The $238 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Optometrist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $589 · 2020: $459 · 2021: $376 · 2022: $347 · 2023: $405 · 2024: $377 · 2025: $238.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,020.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,020.33 |
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 | $559.84 | 2019-2025 | Total30, Dailies Total1, Tryptyr |
| Coopervision INC. | $503.65 | 2019-2025 | Myday Contact Lens, Misight Contact Lens |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $409.42 | 2022-2025 | Infuse, Biotrue One Day, Xiidra |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $360.25 | 2019-2021 | |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $239.01 | 2019-2025 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $126.66 | 2019-2021 | |
| Lkc Technologies, INC. | $93.18 | 2023 | |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $90.80 | 2024-2025 | Xdemvy |
| Abbvie INC. | $63.73 | 2022-2023 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $60.41 | 2019-2022 | |
| Shire North American Group INC | $54.32 | 2019 | |
| Thea Pharma INC. | $38.67 | 2022-2025 | Iyuzeh |
| Oyster Point Pharma, INC. | $29.86 | 2022-2023 | Tyrvaya |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $29.32 | 2019-2020 | |
| Dompe US, INC. | $22.97 | 2024 | Oxervate |
Show all 22 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. | $20.77 | 2019 | |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $19.13 | 2021 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. | $14.56 | 2020 | |
| Abb Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | $14.09 | 2022 | |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | $13.81 | 2020 | |
| Lombart Brothers, INC. | $13.59 | 2019 | |
| Sight Sciences, INC. | $13.51 | 2020 |
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
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- "I saw Michael Higgins 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.