Physician profile
Michael Lam
NPI 1447619358
$1,893.62
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $749 in 2025
The $749 reported for 2025 was more than what 86% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $396 · 2021: $122 · 2022: $240 · 2023: $233 · 2024: $153 · 2025: $749.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,135.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,134.66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $470.13 | 2022-2025 | Infuse, Biotrue One Day, Miebo |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. | $310.72 | 2019-2025 | Acuvue |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $274.66 | 2019-2025 | Total30, Precision7 |
| Coopervision INC. | $200.48 | 2024-2025 | Myday Contact Lens, Clariti Contact Lens, Misight Contact Lens |
| Oyster Point Pharma, INC. | $162.30 | 2022-2024 | Tyrvaya |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $155.08 | 2019-2021 | |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $131.27 | 2024-2025 | Xdemvy |
| Abbvie INC. | $52.83 | 2022 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $27.59 | 2021 | |
| Abb Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | $23.72 | 2025 | Contact Lens |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. | $19.84 | 2025 | Cirrus Hd-Oct |
| Visioneering Technologies, INC. | $18.48 | 2019-2022 | |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $18.01 | 2021 | |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | $14.46 | 2019 | |
| Glaukos Corporation | $14.05 | 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.
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Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Michael Lam 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.