Drug Ophthalmology

Tissueblue

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

$290Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
538clinicians with associated payments
2companies reporting

By year

2023 $179K
2024 $97K
2025 $14K

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Ophthalmology $184K
Retina Specialist $94K
Otolaryngology $5,122
Optometrist $2,725
Physician Assistant $978
Medical $897

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

Clinicians most associated with Tissueblue

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Tissueblue. 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)
David Almeida Erie, PA Ophthalmology $28,909.64
Asheesh Tewari Dearborn, MI Retina Specialist $24,511.50
Gaurav Shah San Francisco, CA Ophthalmology $23,757.49
Christopher Riemann Cincinnati, OH Ophthalmology $13,651.20
Dilraj Grewal Chicago, IL Ophthalmology $12,534.11
Colin Mccannel Los Angeles, CA Ophthalmology $11,074.42
Jorge Fortun Palm Beach Gardens, FL Ophthalmology $10,897.61
Lejla Vajzovic Durham, NC Ophthalmology $9,925.72
Courtney Crawford Burleson, TX Retina Specialist $8,395.21
Audina Berrocal Miami, FL Retina Specialist $7,115.27

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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.