Physician profile

Lionel Smith

Ophthalmology · Opelousas, LA

NPI 1538277330

$1,565.78

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · none reported in 2025

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$111.50

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 $371.68 2020-2021
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $364.03 2019-2021
Allergan, INC. $236.02 2019-2021
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $221.77 2021
Omeros Corporation $78.81 2019
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $49.72 2023 Rayone Aspheric, Rayone Spheric, Rayone Emv
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $49.33 2019-2020
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. $48.07 2023
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $44.90 2019-2021
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $40.34 2019-2020
Vanda Pharmaceuticals INC. $26.22 2019
Shire North American Group INC $21.18 2019
Abbvie INC. $13.71 2024

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Lionel Smith

$1,565.78

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2024
Top company
Glaukos Corporation

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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.