Physician profile

Steve D Phung

Optometrist · Whittier, CA

NPI 1144212713

$7,045.97

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $1,139 in 2025

The $1,139 reported for 2025 was more than what 92% 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$6,654.86
Entertainment$247.87

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
Visioneering Technologies, INC. $4,372.82 2024
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $645.48 2024-2025 Infuse, Xiidra, Miebo
Glaukos Corporation $459.23 2024-2025 Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa, Photrexa, Kxl System (Not Refurbished)
Coopervision INC. $450.93 2023-2025 Misight Contact Lens, Onefit Contact Lens
Alcon Vision LLC $341.23 2019-2025 Wavelight Refractive Suite, Tryptyr
Optos, INC. $247.87 2023-2025 Oct Ophthalmoscope, Panoramic Ophthalmoscope, Nfc-700
Topcon Healthcare, INC. $125.01 2024
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $125.00 2024
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $121.33 2024 Xdemvy
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. $93.30 2024 Syfovre
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $44.37 2019
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag $19.40 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Steve D Phung

$7,045.97

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Visioneering Technologies, INC.
Context
The $1,139 reported for 2025 was more than what 92% 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.