Physician profile

Spring L Plihcik

Optometrist · Monroe, NC

NPI 1417949413

$5,421.50

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $1,014 in 2025

The $1,014 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$2,918.03

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 $1,292.90 2021-2025 Tryptyr, Precision 1, Rocklatan
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $771.69 2020-2025 Acuvue
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $390.84 2020-2025
Allergan, INC. $360.35 2020-2022
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $317.77 2022-2024 Tyrvaya
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $314.90 2020-2023
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $304.27 2022-2024 Miebo, Xiidra, Vyzulta
Biotissue Holdings INC. $249.64 2021-2025
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $219.44 2024-2025 Xdemvy
Dompe US, INC. $169.09 2021-2024 Oxervate
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $158.45 2023 Tepezza
Abbvie INC. $157.26 2023-2025
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC $151.20 2021-2022
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $130.20 2021
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. $121.83 2024 Syfovre
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Amgen INC. $103.90 2024-2025 Tepezza
Coopervision INC. $83.68 2025 Misight Contact Lens
Harrow Eye, LLC $66.78 2024 Vevye
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $29.99 2020-2021
Astellas Pharma US INC $27.32 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Spring L Plihcik

$5,421.50

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Alcon Vision LLC
Context
The $1,014 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.