Physician profile

Catherine A Darling

Optometrist · Hilton Head Island, SC

NPI 1952461931

$972.68

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

14 companies · $318 in 2025

The $318 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Optometrist provider 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$715.12

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
Glaukos Corporation $214.91 2025 Idosetr
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $202.42 2022-2025 Infuse, Xiidra, Miebo
Alcon Vision LLC $177.06 2020-2025 Total30, Precision7, Dailies Total1
Astellas Pharma US INC $125.00 2024 Izervay
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $63.90 2019-2023 Acuvue
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $51.64 2022-2023 Tyrvaya
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $25.07 2020-2021
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. $20.15 2025 Cirrus Hd-Oct
Abbvie INC. $18.65 2022
Dompe US, INC. $17.97 2024 Oxervate
Shire North American Group INC $15.50 2019
Coopervision INC. $14.60 2022
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.60 2024 Xdemvy
Biotissue Holdings INC. $11.21 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Catherine A Darling

$972.68

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Glaukos Corporation
Context
The $318 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Optometrist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/179848/catherine-a-darling

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.