Physician profile
Chris D Covington
NPI 1093836215
$2,306.97
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $579 in 2025
The $579 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $210 · 2021: $113 · 2022: $403 · 2023: $43.07 · 2024: $959 · 2025: $579.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,555 · Honoraria: $25.59.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,554.86 |
| Honoraria | $25.59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $520.96 | 2024 | |
| Rxsight INC | $313.04 | 2022-2024 | Rxsight Injector Handpiece, Light Adjustable Lens (Lal), Rxsight Injector Cartridge |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $269.21 | 2022-2025 | Clareon Panoptix Pro, Clareon, Unity |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $158.97 | 2019-2025 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $132.10 | 2024-2025 | |
| Amgen INC. | $124.46 | 2024 | Tepezza |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. | $115.15 | 2025 | Catalys System, Tecnis Simplicity, Veritas Vision System |
| Ivantis, INC | $112.89 | 2021 | |
| Medline Industries Lp | $108.52 | 2025 | |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $102.47 | 2019 | |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited | $78.33 | 2022 | |
| Glaukos Corporation | $76.52 | 2022-2024 | Ce-Marked Kxla System |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. | $72.95 | 2024 | Ic-8 Apthera Iol |
| Ocular Therapeutix, INC. | $59.23 | 2024-2025 | Dextenza |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $23.87 | 2025 | Xdemvy |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $22.68 | 2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $15.62 | 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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- "I saw Chris Covington 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.