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Nikil A Patel
NPI 1528119245
$5,689.56
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $777 in 2025
The $777 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% 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: $1,779 · 2020: $440 · 2021: $483 · 2022: $943 · 2023: $1,014 · 2024: $255 · 2025: $777.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $2,045.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,044.97 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coopervision INC. | $1,321.14 | 2019-2025 | Myday Contact Lens |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. | $899.73 | 2019-2025 | Acuvue |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $702.08 | 2022-2023 | Infuse, Miebo |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $697.68 | 2019-2025 | Tryptyr, Precision 1, Total30 |
| Allergan, INC. | $510.25 | 2019-2022 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $329.46 | 2023-2024 | |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $323.26 | 2019-2020 | |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $154.66 | 2025 | Xdemvy |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | $129.44 | 2019 | |
| Lkc Technologies, INC. | $121.67 | 2022 | |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $111.83 | 2025 | Vevye |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $111.35 | 2019 | |
| Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $107.89 | 2021 | |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $104.26 | 2022 | |
| Sight Sciences, INC. | $25.39 | 2022 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lombart Brothers, INC. | $22.23 | 2023 | Opd-III |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, INC. | $17.24 | 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.
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- "I saw Nikil Patel 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.