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Rachel Niknam
NPI 1649215245
$142,259.05
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
27 companies · $13K in 2025
The $13K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Ophthalmology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $14K · 2020: $8,505 · 2021: $41K · 2022: $54K · 2023: $11K · 2024: $1,162 · 2025: $13K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $9,200 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $9,100 · Food and Beverage: $4,505 · Travel and Lodging: $1,498.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $9,200.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $9,100.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,504.72 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,498.19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, INC. | $72,232.00 | 2019-2022 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $38,369.70 | 2022-2025 | |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $14,996.79 | 2019-2021 | |
| Glaukos Corporation | $10,637.68 | 2025 | Travoprost Intraocular Implant - Idose, Idosetr |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $1,825.58 | 2019-2025 | Clareon, Clareon Panoptix Pro, Tryptyr |
| Sight Sciences, INC. | $629.03 | 2020-2025 | Sion Surgical Instrument, Omni Surgical System |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $457.53 | 2019-2022 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. | $442.40 | 2021-2023 | Tecnis Iol |
| New World Medical,INC. | $420.97 | 2023-2025 | Streamline, Kahook Dual Blade, Clearpath |
| Rxsight INC | $378.83 | 2024-2025 | Rxsight Injector Handpiece, Rxsight Light Delivery Device (Ldd), Rxsight Injector Cartridge |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $346.64 | 2024-2025 | Xdemvy |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $313.81 | 2022-2025 | Miebo, Xiidra, Vyzulta |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $299.64 | 2019-2025 | Cequa |
| Oyster Point Pharma, INC. | $191.69 | 2022-2024 | Tyrvaya |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | $160.28 | 2019-2021 |
Show all 27 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. | $131.69 | 2021 | |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $89.82 | 2024-2025 | Vevye |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $68.69 | 2019-2020 | |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $63.02 | 2024-2025 | |
| Amgen INC. | $42.41 | 2024-2025 | Tepezza |
| Ocular Therapeutix, INC. | $36.21 | 2025 | Dextenza |
| Ani Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $35.13 | 2024 | Purified Cortrophin Gel |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $24.01 | 2022 | |
| Dompe US, INC. | $21.97 | 2022 | |
| Akorn, INC. | $18.35 | 2020 | |
| Eyepoint US, INC. | $13.86 | 2019 | |
| Lumibird Medical INC. | $11.32 | 2025 |
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.
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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.