Physician profile

Jennifer Lira

Ophthalmology · Hickory, NC

NPI 1720475973

$1,145.34

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

17 companies · $254 in 2025

The $254 reported for 2025 was less 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$502.88

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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $243.09 2019-2023
Alcon Vision LLC $131.66 2019-2025 Clareon, Unity
Sight Sciences, INC. $121.64 2025 Omni Surgical System, Sion Surgical Instrument
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $119.83 2019
Eyepoint US, INC. $90.15 2019
Thea Pharma INC. $57.79 2023-2025 Iyuzeh
Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. $56.65 2019-2021
Coopervision INC. $56.42 2024 Myday Contact Lens
Abbvie INC. $41.08 2023
Notal Vision, INC. $40.69 2025 Foresee Home
Rxsight INC $36.66 2024 Rxsight Contact Lens, Rxsight Injector Cartridge, Light Adjustable Lens (Lal)
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $34.93 2021
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $28.39 2020-2021
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $26.47 2023 Omidria, Rayone Spheric, Rayone Emv
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $22.19 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. $18.88 2023 Veracity Surgical
Ivantis, INC $18.82 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Jennifer Lira

$1,145.34

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $254 reported for 2025 was less 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.