Physician profile

David J Matthews

Optometrist · Columbia, SC

NPI 1588775423

$4,544.82

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $1,037 in 2025

The $1,037 reported for 2025 was more than what 91% 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$2,688.20

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
Alcon Vision LLC $1,137.72 2019-2025 Total30, Tryptyr
Coopervision INC. $495.46 2019-2025 Misight Contact Lens, Myday Contact Lens
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $364.18 2019-2023 Acuvue
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $346.37 2020-2025 Cequa
Biotissue Holdings INC. $300.88 2022-2025
Abbvie INC. $269.58 2022-2023
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $242.42 2024-2025 Xdemvy
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $223.83 2024-2025 Acthar
Sight Sciences, INC. $209.56 2023-2024 Omni Surgical System
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $129.45 2022-2023 Tyrvaya
Maculogix, INC. $126.34 2021
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $125.00 2022
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $124.99 2023 Tepezza
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $124.02 2021
Lkc Technologies, INC. $97.65 2025
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Rxsight INC $78.95 2025 Rxsight Injector Cartridge, Rxsight Contact Lens, Light Adjustable Lens (Lal)
Allergan, INC. $75.72 2021
Dompe US, INC. $57.28 2025 Oxervate
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.42 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David J Matthews

$4,544.82

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Alcon Vision LLC
Context
The $1,037 reported for 2025 was more than what 91% 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.