Optos, Inc.: payments to clinicians
Optos, Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 154% in 2025, to $1,486,965 across 2,175 people. Most of it (87%) was speaking and faculty fees, then entertainment (10%). The largest single recipient (Optometrist, Georgia) received $173,279.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,486,965 | 2,751 | 2,175 |
| 2024 | $585,135 | 2,910 | 2,098 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacondus G. Gamble, OPTOMETRIST | Optometrist | Fort Stewart, GA | $173,279 |
| 2 | Melvin A. Friedman, O.D. | Optometrist | Memphis, TN | $103,945 |
| 3 | Brent John Miller, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Fremont, MI | $66,271 |
| 4 | Beth Ellen Ballinger, O.D., F.C.O.V.D. | Optometrist, Vision Therapy | Newport Beach, CA | $59,863 |
| 5 | Norman Lee Herskovich, O.D. | Optometrist | Orlando, FL | $59,735 |
| 6 | Daniel Michael Durante, OD,PA | Optometrist | Jensen Beach, FL | $59,101 |
| 7 | Debra A. Poulin-Belair, OD | Optometrist | Barrington, NH | $54,298 |
| 8 | Keith David Barker, OD | Optometrist | Clovis, NM | $51,918 |
| 9 | Drew Dickson | Ophthalmology | Omaha, NE | $50,988 |
| 10 | James W. Talbot, M.D. | Ophthalmology | New Canaan, CT | $46,714 |
| 11 | Charles Dewey McMahon, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,052 |
| 12 | Blair O'Reilly, O.D. | Optometrist | Webster, MA | $42,709 |
| 13 | Rizwana Iqbal, O.D | Optometrist | Ellicott City, MD | $33,788 |
| 14 | Walter Ernest Schlabach, O.D. | Optometrist | Harrisonburg, VA | $31,400 |
| 15 | Michelle L. Higgins, O.D. | Optometrist | Yarmouth, ME | $29,903 |
| 16 | Aaron Michael Rahn, O.D. | Optometrist | Marietta, GA | $29,306 |
| 17 | Gary Alfred White, OD OPTOMETRIST | Optometrist, Corneal and Contact Management | Columbia, SC | $28,643 |
| 18 | Sharon S. Burke, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Olympia Fields, IL | $27,144 |
| 19 | Aaron Neufeld, O.D. | Optometrist | Los Altos, CA | $25,397 |
| 20 | Arnaldo Francisco Carmouze, OD | Optometrist | Miami, FL | $23,775 |
| 21 | Janice I. Jarrett | Optometrist | Denver, CO | $21,156 |
| 22 | Rajanbhai R. Amin, M.D. | Family Medicine | Louisville, KY | $20,543 |
| 23 | Cynara L. Coomer, M.D. | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Fort Worth, TX | $17,919 |
| 24 | Raquel K. Moncrieffe, O.D. | Optometrist | Richmond, VA | $15,794 |
| 25 | Michael David Criswell, O.D. | Optometrist | Mount Pleasant, SC | $13,810 |
| 26 | Piotr Kulikowski, MD | Internal Medicine | Saint Louis, MO | $12,913 |
| 27 | Diana Liu Carriger, O.D. | Optometrist | Topeka, KS | $12,489 |
| 28 | Magdalena Saint-Louis, OD | Optometrist | Pembroke Pines, FL | $11,888 |
| 29 | Malinda Dawn Linn, DO | Family Medicine | Hendersonville, TN | $9,577 |
| 30 | Gregory J. Pamel, M.D. | Ophthalmology | New York, NY | $8,845 |
| 31 | Gigette Collazo Harfst, O.D. | Optometrist | Washington, NJ | $8,665 |
| 32 | Thomas S. Ruppert, O.D. | Optometrist | Lavale, MD | $7,899 |
| 33 | John Philip Abdella, O.D. | Optometrist, Pediatrics | Flint, MI | $7,643 |
| 34 | NPI 1205817392 | — | $7,462 | |
| 35 | Diana Yen Xuan Truong, O.D. | Optometrist | Allen, TX | $6,749 |
| 36 | NPI 1104930619 | — | $6,629 | |
| 37 | Ali Khoshnevis, O.D. | Optometrist | Miami, FL | $5,579 |
| 38 | James Ross Hale, O.D. | Optometrist | Corvallis, OR | $5,077 |
| 39 | Andrea Michelle Knouff, O.D. | Optometrist | Alpharetta, GA | $5,041 |
| 40 | Lucia D'Angelo, OD | Optometrist | Providence, RI | $4,417 |
| 41 | Joel Isaac Barthelow, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Chico, CA | $4,233 |
| 42 | Angela Milam, O.D. | Optometrist | Memphis, TN | $4,018 |
| 43 | Michael Todd Shanks, O.D. | Optometrist | Abilene, TX | $4,005 |
| 44 | Leslie Gayle Phelps, ANCC | Nurse Practitioner | Corbin, KY | $3,813 |
| 45 | Inna Gaston, OD | Optometrist | Houston, TX | $3,573 |
| 46 | Mansi Parikh, OD | Optometrist | Marietta, GA | $3,313 |
| 47 | Mohammad Reza Rafieetary, O.D. | Specialist | Germantown, TN | $3,254 |
| 48 | NPI 1750319612 | — | $3,089 | |
| 49 | John Edwin Castro, OD | Optometrist | Gilbert, AZ | $2,857 |
| 50 | Salar Rafieetary, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Germantown, TN | $2,794 |
| 51 | NPI 1508869447 | — | $2,626 | |
| 52 | Paul J. Olsovsky, O.D. | Optometrist | Olympia, WA | $2,499 |
| 53 | Stephen W. Lum, O.D. | Optometrist | National City, CA | $2,313 |
| 54 | Alvin Ginier, O.D. | Optometrist | Huntington, WV | $2,310 |
| 55 | Trina Dea Jones, O.D. | Optometrist | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,291 |
| 56 | Jennifer Anne Martino, OD | Optometrist | New Braunfels, TX | $2,255 |
| 57 | Jon Lance Jordan, O.D. | Optometrist | Citrus Heights, CA | $2,150 |
| 58 | Heidi Marie Gonzalez, O.D. | Optometrist | Destin, FL | $2,017 |
| 59 | Devin J. Sasser, O.D. | Optometrist | Silver Spring, MD | $1,998 |
| 60 | NPI 1942257928 | — | $1,679 | |
| 61 | Sheri L. Rowen, MD | Ophthalmology | Newport Beach, CA | $1,518 |
| 62 | Arjan Hura, MD | Ophthalmology | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 |
| 63 | P Dee G. Stephenson, M.D., P.A. | Ophthalmology | Venice, FL | $1,500 |
| 64 | Mark Stephen Pyfer, MD | Ophthalmology | Jenkintown, PA | $1,500 |
| 65 | Lance John Kugler, MD | Ophthalmology | Omaha, NE | $1,500 |
| 66 | William Kenneth Christian, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases Specialist | Santa Monica, CA | $1,500 |
| 67 | Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD | Specialist | Modesto, CA | $1,500 |
| 68 | Shailesh K. Gupta, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Deerfield Beach, FL | $1,500 |
| 69 | Omar Razzaque Shakir, MD MBA | Ophthalmology | Greenwich, CT | $1,500 |
| 70 | Carlos Buznego, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Miami, FL | $1,500 |
| 71 | David A. Goldman, MD | Ophthalmology | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,500 |
| 72 | Mitchell Alin Jackson, MD | Ophthalmology | Lake Villa, IL | $1,500 |
| 73 | Maggie Thuytien Tran, O.D. | Optometrist | Richardson, TX | $1,400 |
| 74 | Benjamin Scott Chudner, OD | Optometrist | Bremerton, WA | $1,348 |
| 75 | Kimberly Rae Parks, O. D. | Optometrist | Talbott, TN | $1,087 |
| 76 | William Blase, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Hemet, CA | $1,000 |
| 77 | Glen Brian Lojka, O.D. | Optometrist | Ellisville, MO | $634.39 |
| 78 | Roger Stephen Chan, O.D. | Optometrist | Dublin, CA | $628.96 |
| 79 | Katherine Mae Casadaban, O.D. | Optometrist | New Orleans, LA | $569.68 |
| 80 | Robert Tae Ha, MD | Internal Medicine | Garden Grove, CA | $552.03 |
| 81 | Stacey T. Gin, O.D. | Optometrist | Glendale, CA | $497.01 |
| 82 | Justin Tadashi Abo, OD | Optometrist | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $497.01 |
| 83 | Ramin Tayani, M.D. | Ophthalmology | San Clemente, CA | $472.08 |
| 84 | Peter Jonathan Joson, M.D. | Ophthalmology | San Clemente, CA | $472.08 |
| 85 | Susan West Phillips, O.D. | Optometrist | St Petersburg, FL | $460.10 |
| 86 | Jamy Van Wyck Borbidge, O.D. | Optometrist | Forest Grove, OR | $402.58 |
| 87 | Frank Louis Vergara, O.D. | Optometrist | Naperville, IL | $398.75 |
| 88 | Jeffrey Stewart Rich, O.D. | Optometrist | San Francisco, CA | $392.00 |
| 89 | Mojde Bahremand, O.D. | Optometrist | Alexandria, VA | $389.57 |
| 90 | Zen-Ni Su, O.D. | Optometrist | Lomita, CA | $357.78 |
| 91 | Simon Sheh-Min Cheng, O.D. | Optometrist | Los Angeles, CA | $357.78 |
| 92 | Wendy Yvette May Shem, O.D. | Optometrist | Pasadena, CA | $357.78 |
| 93 | Pamella Chang, O.D. | Optometrist | Riverside, CA | $357.78 |
| 94 | Justin Tuan-Anh Nguyen, OD | Optometrist | Chula Vista, CA | $349.30 |
| 95 | Julia Wall-Hayes, OD | Optometrist | Sulphur, LA | $319.68 |
| 96 | Cary J. Vincent, OD | Optometrist | Terrytown, LA | $316.94 |
| 97 | Amanda Hickman, O.D. | Optometrist | Covington, LA | $314.74 |
| 98 | Amy Arlene Puerto, O.D. | Optometrist | Denham Springs, LA | $314.74 |
| 99 | Marc Cameron Van Hoose, O.D. | Optometrist | San Diego, CA | $290.56 |
| 100 | Phillip Leo Carney Jr., O.D. | Optometrist | Alexandria, LA | $289.52 |
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