Physician profile

Darren Pham

Optometrist · Plano, TX

NPI 1235779885

$2,850.46

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $24.34 in 2025

The $24.34 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Optometrist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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$754.25

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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $542.02 2021-2023
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $398.04 2021-2023 Cequa
Biotissue Holdings INC. $321.64 2021-2024
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $299.34 2020-2021
Abbvie INC. $241.41 2022-2025
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $224.32 2023-2024 Infuse, Xiidra, Miebo
Alcon Vision LLC $217.71 2021-2024 Total30, Argos
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $192.52 2021-2022
Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. $167.19 2021
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $116.51 2021
Allergan, INC. $32.97 2021-2022
Coopervision INC. $32.56 2024 Myday Contact Lens
Optos, INC. $24.15 2021
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $23.23 2022
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC $16.85 2023 Tobradex St

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Darren Pham

$2,850.46

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $24.34 reported for 2025 was less 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.