Physician profile

Deborah Ristvedt

Ophthalmology · Alexandria, MN

NPI 1871881656

$391,591.50

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $188K in 2025

The $188K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Ophthalmology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

Payments by year

General and research 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)
Consulting Fee$280,721.83
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$11,253.95
Food and Beverage$3,424.27
Travel and Lodging$2,925.62
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Beaver-Visitec International, INC. $153,617.00 2023-2025
Glaukos Corporation $81,854.43 2019-2025 Idose, Travoprost Intraocular Implant - Idose, Istent Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System
Sight Sciences, INC. $52,802.19 2019-2025 Omni Surgical System, Sion Surgical Instrument, Tearcare System
Rxsight INC $50,505.86 2022-2024 Rxsight Injector Handpiece, Rxsight Injector Cartridge, Rxsight Contact Lens
Allergan, INC. $24,013.03 2019-2022
Alcon Vision LLC $9,625.98 2019-2025 Voyager Dslt, Centurion, Clareon
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $5,743.35 2022-2024 Lipiflow System Activator (Disposable), One Series Ultra, Tecnis Iol
Abbvie INC. $3,979.55 2022-2025 Lumigan, Alphagan P, Combigan
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $3,958.44 2023-2025 Rayone Spheric, Rayone Aspheric, Rayone Emv
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $1,588.08 2025 Xdemvy
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,295.91 2021-2023
Alcon Research LLC $1,050.00 2020
Thea Pharma INC. $975.00 2023 Iyuzeh
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $197.98 2024 Tecnis Simplicity
Harrow Eye, LLC $75.68 2024-2025 Vevye, Iheezo
Show all 24 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Carl Zeiss Meditec, INC. $64.71 2019
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $49.77 2019
Omeros Corporation $40.74 2021
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $34.32 2023-2025 Tyrvaya, Ryzumvi
Biotissue Holdings INC. $33.60 2024
Dompe US, INC. $33.51 2024 Oxervate
The Cameron-Ehlen Group, INC. $22.43 2021
New World Medical,INC. $15.78 2022
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $14.16 2022

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.

Research and ownership

$241,622.99 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.

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Payment summary

Deborah Ristvedt

$391,591.50

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Beaver-Visitec International, INC.
Context
The $188K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% 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.