Light Adjustable Lens (Lal)
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Light Adjustable Lens (Lal). "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Light Adjustable Lens (Lal), per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Light Adjustable Lens (Lal)
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Light Adjustable Lens (Lal). They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | Associated payments (2023-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Schwartz | San Francisco, CA | Ophthalmology | $7,852,360.15 |
| Daniel Durrie | Overland Park, KS | Ophthalmology | $726,000.65 |
| Tamara Fountain | Deerfield, IL | Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | $427,710.90 |
| Brian Shafer | Plymouth Meeting, PA | Cornea and External Diseases Specialist | $419,553.97 |
| Vance Thompson | Sioux Falls, SD | Ophthalmology | $394,039.62 |
| Stephen Slade | Houston, TX | Ophthalmology | $359,408.27 |
| Frank Bucci | Wilkes Barre, PA | Ophthalmology | $120,273.80 |
| James Lehmann | San Antonio, TX | Ophthalmology | $114,045.92 |
| Nicholas Bruns | Flint, MI | Optometrist | $108,769.43 |
| Otis Walton | Bellaire, TX | Ophthalmology | $102,982.55 |
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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.