Physician profile

Thomas G Hunter

Ophthalmology · Durham, NC

NPI 1871702530

$6,585.74

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $661 in 2025

The $661 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Ophthalmology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

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$1,155.07

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
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $4,377.76 2019-2022
Glaukos Corporation $532.66 2019-2025 Iaccess Precision Blade, Istent Infinite Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model Is3, Iprime Viscodelivery System
Nova Eye, INC. $279.75 2025
Alcon Vision LLC $254.99 2019-2025 Argos
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $232.85 2024-2025 Xiidra, Miebo
Quidel Corporation $213.52 2019
Amgen INC. $205.53 2019-2024 Tepezza
Microsurgical Technology, INC. $132.79 2022
Sight Sciences, INC. $122.20 2025 Sion Surgical Instrument, Omni Surgical System
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $100.00 2019
New World Medical,INC. $72.00 2019
Allergan, INC. $49.71 2019
Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology INC. $11.98 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Thomas G Hunter

$6,585.74

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC.
Context
The $661 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Ophthalmology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

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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.