Physician profile
Kelsy Steele
NPI 1386092609
$5,054.52
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
9 companies · $198 in 2025
The $198 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Optometrist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $970 · 2020: $424 · 2021: $438 · 2022: $663 · 2023: $626 · 2024: $1,737 · 2025: $198.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $1,078 · Food and Beverage: $1,032 · Consulting Fee: $300 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $150.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,077.93 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,032.09 |
| Consulting Fee | $300.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $150.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $2,237.13 | 2019-2024 | Air Optix, Total30, Dailies Total1 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $720.30 | 2022-2025 | Infuse, Biotrue One Day, Alden Scleral Zenlens |
| Coopervision INC. | $692.57 | 2019-2024 | Clariti Contact Lens, Myday Contact Lens, Misight Contact Lens |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. | $459.06 | 2019-2024 | Acuvue |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $355.85 | 2019-2021 | |
| Valley Contax, INC. | $260.00 | 2019-2020 | |
| Visioneering Technologies, INC. | $159.83 | 2019 | |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $93.39 | 2019 | |
| Lombart Brothers, INC. | $76.39 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Kelsy Steele listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.