Physician profile

Pulin A Shah

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist · New Orleans, LA

NPI 1770537128

$148,222.71

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $10K in 2025

The $10K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Cornea and External Diseases Specialist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $477).

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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)
Consulting Fee$10,512.50
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$4,900.00
Food and Beverage$4,367.35
Travel and Lodging$1,672.89

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
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $102,663.43 2019-2025 Tecnis Iol, Healon Duet Pro, Whitestar Signature
Alcon Vision LLC $31,916.73 2019-2025 Clareon, Clareon Panoptix Pro, Argos
Glaukos Corporation $11,465.61 2019-2025 Epioxa, Travoprost Intraocular Implant - Idose, Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. $337.34 2021-2024 Iolmaster 700
Dompe US, INC. $307.44 2024-2025 Oxervate
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $236.01 2021-2023 Cequa
Omeros Corporation $150.18 2019-2020
Genentech USA, INC. $132.51 2022
Abbvie INC. $132.13 2022
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $124.99 2023 Acthar
Allergan, INC. $122.54 2019
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $121.68 2025 Xdemvy
Astellas Pharma US INC $86.46 2023 Izervay
Rxsight INC $83.99 2021-2023 Rxsight Light Adjustable Lens (Rxlal), Rxsight Contact Lens, Rxsight Light Delivery Device (Ldd)
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. $82.95 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Carl Zeiss Meditec, INC. $64.71 2019
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $60.65 2022-2024 Tyrvaya
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $53.91 2024 Rayone Spheric, Rayone Emv, Rayner Cataract Set 1
Biotissue Holdings INC. $34.12 2025
New World Medical,INC. $24.86 2023
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC $20.47 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Pulin A Shah

$148,222.71

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC.
Context
The $10K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Cornea and External Diseases Specialist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $477).

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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.