Physician profile

Kara J Shirley

Optometrist · Kittanning, PA

NPI 1851687818

$8,456.80

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $1,536 in 2025

The $1,536 reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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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$3,016.19
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$2,500.00
Education$35.68

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 $3,934.03 2019-2025 Precision 1, Dailies Total1, Air Optix Color
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $1,178.01 2022-2025 Infuse, Miebo, Xiidra
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $508.28 2019-2021
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $502.33 2019-2025
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $465.45 2022-2025 Tyrvaya, Ryzumvi
Coopervision INC. $415.74 2019-2025 Clariti Contact Lens, Biofinity Contact Lens, Myday Contact Lens
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $311.98 2019-2025 Cequa
Biotissue Holdings INC. $135.14 2019-2025
Lkc Technologies, INC. $127.64 2023-2024
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $126.45 2021-2022
Abbvie INC. $124.06 2022-2024 Alphagan P, Lumigan, Vuity
Glaukos Corporation $112.88 2022
Allergan, INC. $107.83 2019-2022
Dompe US, INC. $78.87 2024-2025 Oxervate
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $57.00 2024-2025 Xdemvy
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Optos, INC. $54.32 2020-2022
Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. $52.83 2021
Thea Pharma INC. $42.28 2024-2025 Iyuzeh
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag $38.80 2020
Harrow Eye, LLC $20.01 2024 Vevye
Lombart Brothers, INC. $18.46 2021
Shire North American Group INC $18.22 2019
Maculogix, INC. $13.60 2020
Abb Con-Cise Optical Group LLC $12.59 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Kara J Shirley

$8,456.80

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Alcon Vision LLC
Context
The $1,536 reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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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.