Biological Ocular

Luxturna

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Luxturna. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$82Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
28clinicians with associated payments
2companies reporting

By year

2023 $50K
2024 $32K
2025 $37.73

Payments reported as associated with Luxturna, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Ophthalmology $80K
Retina Specialist $1,185
Surgery $865
Optometrist $85.84
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist $65.00

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Luxturna

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Luxturna. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Stephen Russell Iowa City, IA Ophthalmology $46,325.25
John Stout Houston, TX Ophthalmology $20,700.00
Aaron Nagiel Ventura, CA Ophthalmology $6,202.77
Vaidehi Dedania New York, NY Ophthalmology $1,630.00
Jinghua Chen Gainesville, FL Ophthalmology $1,174.39
Jonathan Hu Gainesville, FL Retina Specialist $1,120.37
Matthew Starr Rochester, MN Ophthalmology $1,077.56
Brittni Scruggs Rochester, MN Ophthalmology $1,005.00
Xi Chen Fayetteville, NC Surgery $865.00
Emily Eton Ann Arbor, MI Ophthalmology $718.90

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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.