Physician profile

Ruth L Goldman

Optometrist · Laguna Woods, CA

NPI 1003093188

$3,616.50

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $366 in 2025

The $366 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Optometrist provider 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$1,195.26

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
Coopervision INC. $626.00 2019-2024 Myday Contact Lens
Sight Sciences, INC. $531.69 2020-2024 Tearcare System
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $482.15 2019-2021
Glaukos Corporation $414.32 2021-2025 Idosetr, Photrexa
Alcon Vision LLC $395.65 2020-2024 Dailies Total1, Precision 1, Total30
Abbvie INC. $273.15 2022-2024
Allergan, INC. $145.13 2019-2022
Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. $143.16 2021
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $128.50 2023 Infuse
Ocular Therapeutix, INC. $125.00 2023 Dextenza
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $119.76 2025 Xdemvy
Dompe US, INC. $117.86 2021
Visioneering Technologies, INC. $52.95 2025
Optovue, INC. $39.49 2019
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $21.69 2024

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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Payment summary

Ruth L Goldman

$3,616.50

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Coopervision INC.
Context
The $366 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Optometrist provider 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.