Physician profile

Michael J Richard

Ophthalmology · Durham, NC

NPI 1669434197

$112,573.00

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $24K in 2025

The $24K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Ophthalmology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

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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)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$45,150.00
Honoraria$15,493.75
Consulting Fee$6,300.00
Travel and Lodging$4,902.31
Food and Beverage$4,137.28
Education$10.02

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
Amgen INC. $56,472.33 2024-2025 Tepezza
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $54,453.74 2020-2023 Tepezza
Abbvie INC. $576.16 2023-2025
Allergan, INC. $358.80 2019-2022
Galderma Laboratories, L.P. $325.21 2019-2023
Revance Therapeutics, INC. $164.59 2024-2025 Daxxify
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $99.99 2019
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $55.34 2024-2025 Xdemvy
Dompe US, INC. $32.62 2024-2025 Oxervate
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $19.22 2025
Argenx US, INC. $15.00 2025 Vyvgart Hytrulo

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

Michael J Richard

$112,573.00

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Amgen INC.
Context
The $24K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Ophthalmology providers 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.