Physician profile
Tejas D Patel
NPI 1477004729
$2,767.50
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
10 companies · $664 in 2025
The $664 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% 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: $219 · 2020: $17.20 · 2021: $667 · 2022: $388 · 2023: $277 · 2024: $535 · 2025: $664.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,476.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,476.40 |
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 | $1,388.59 | 2021-2025 | Precision 1, Precision7, Dailies Total1 |
| Coopervision INC. | $530.99 | 2021-2025 | Misight Contact Lens, Myday Contact Lens |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $215.04 | 2022-2024 | Infuse |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $212.22 | 2019-2021 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. | $133.36 | 2019-2022 | |
| Lkc Technologies, INC. | $98.86 | 2025 | |
| Optovue, INC. | $84.73 | 2021 | |
| Optos, INC. | $46.51 | 2021 | |
| Visionix USA, INC | $40.00 | 2022 | |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag | $17.20 | 2020 |
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 Tejas Patel 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.