Physician profile

Vin T Dang

Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA

NPI 1053503979

$283,549.71

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

30 companies · $50K in 2025

The $50K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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)
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$53,050.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$43,939.11
Consulting Fee$29,925.00
Travel and Lodging$25,519.20
Food and Beverage$7,990.32
Education$9.45

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
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $73,782.19 2022-2025 Miebo, Xiidra, Blink Nutritears
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $41,732.42 2019-2025 Cequa, Xelpros
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $25,772.02 2024-2025 Xdemvy
Sight Sciences, INC. $23,267.82 2019-2024 Omni Surgical System, Tearcare System
Allergan, INC. $18,369.41 2021-2022
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $17,627.56 2022-2025 Tyrvaya, Ryzumvi, Ryzumvi
Abbvie INC. $16,668.32 2022-2025 Vuity, Lumigan, Alphagan P
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12,094.61 2019-2023
Biotissue Holdings INC. $10,294.38 2019-2025
Dompe US, INC. $8,828.69 2019-2025 Oxervate
Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. $6,856.77 2019-2022
Carl Zeiss Meditec, INC. $6,052.18 2019-2024 Cirrus Hd-Oct, Iolmaster 700, Humphrey Hfa
Harrow Eye, LLC $3,918.42 2024-2025 Vevye
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC $3,863.96 2019-2023 Flarex
Shire North American Group INC $3,812.73 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $2,583.74 2019-2021
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $2,260.89 2020-2023 Tepezza
Alcon Vision LLC $1,340.34 2019-2025 Rocklatan
Thea Pharma INC. $1,168.99 2022-2024 Iyuzeh
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $725.73 2019-2021
Glaukos Corporation $612.83 2021
Ocular Therapeutix, INC. $570.31 2019-2021
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. $558.84 2024-2025 Cirrus Hd-Oct, Atlas 500, Clarus
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $283.54 2019-2021
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $151.55 2019-2024
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $140.14 2024 Acthar
Coopervision INC. $95.30 2019-2021
Amgen INC. $50.80 2024-2025 Tepezza
Quidel Corporation $33.17 2019
Genzyme Corporation $32.06 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Vin T Dang

$283,549.71

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC.
Context
The $50K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% 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.