Physician profile

Melissa Shipley

Ophthalmology · Wilmington, NC

NPI 1518057868

$1,177.13

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $332 in 2025

The $332 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$775.84

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
Alcon Vision LLC $213.08 2024-2025 Hydrus Microstent, Rocklatan, Tryptyr
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $185.59 2021-2025 Veritas Vision System, Tecnis Iol, Tecnis Simplicity
Rxsight INC $140.90 2022
Amgen INC. $124.46 2024 Tepezza
Harrow Eye, LLC $119.50 2024-2025 Vevye
Glaukos Corporation $113.14 2022-2024 Ce-Marked Kxla System
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $102.47 2019
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $79.56 2022-2025
Dompe US, INC. $64.88 2024-2025 Oxervate
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $17.73 2025 Xiidra, Miebo
Abbvie INC. $15.82 2024

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Melissa Shipley

$1,177.13

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Alcon Vision LLC
Context
The $332 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.