Physician profile

Gary James Avallone

Optometrist · Ruston, LA

NPI 1457300261

$5,270.19

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $952 in 2025

The $952 reported for 2025 was more than what 90% 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$2,043.65
Entertainment$262.75

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 $1,359.42 2019-2024 Clareon, Precision 7
Optos, INC. $535.27 2020-2024 Oct Ophthalmoscope, Panoramic Ophthalmoscope, Nfc-700
Biotissue Holdings INC. $492.36 2025
Allergan, INC. $480.89 2019-2022
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $410.47 2019-2023 Acuvue
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $364.22 2020-2025 Cequa
Sight Sciences, INC. $250.09 2020-2025 Tearcare System
Rxsight INC $236.10 2022-2024 Rxsight Injector Handpiece, Rxsight Contact Lens, Rxsight Light Delivery Device (Ldd)
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $212.34 2023-2025 Miebo, Xiidra
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $184.48 2024 Xdemvy
Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. $124.46 2021
Dompe US, INC. $124.37 2024 Oxervate
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $118.36 2025 Acthar
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $99.54 2019
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $81.88 2023 Tyrvaya
Show all 19 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Ivantis, INC $72.28 2020
Alimera Sciences, INC. $61.87 2019
Abbvie INC. $41.05 2022
Glaukos Corporation $20.74 2023 Photrexa Cross-Linking Kit, Iaccess Precision Blade, Istent Inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model G2-M-Is

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Gary James Avallone

$5,270.19

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Alcon Vision LLC
Context
The $952 reported for 2025 was more than what 90% 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.