Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$4,830.44
86 reported records · 13 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Elson Lai, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Ophthalmology · ROSEMEAD, CA · NPI 1750549192
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Elson Lai, MD received $4,830.44 in general payments during 2025 across 86 reported records.
Alcon Vision LLC accounted for 60.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 30 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Rocklatan.
Alcon Vision LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Rocklatan as an associated drug or biological on 12237 records involving 5351 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Rocklatan by this doctor in 2024.
Alcon Vision LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Simbrinza as an associated drug or biological on 1563 records involving 637 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 27 claims for Simbrinza by this doctor in 2024.
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported XIIDRA as an associated drug or biological on 28163 records involving 11019 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 51 claims for Xiidra by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,909.62 | 60.2% | 33 | 2025 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $421.78 | 8.7% | 15 | 2025 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $390.33 | 8.1% | 8 | 2025 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $293.22 | 6.1% | 8 | 2025 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $232.67 | 4.8% | 5 | 2025 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $230.92 | 4.8% | 10 | 2025 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $121.78 | 2.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $116.99 | 2.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.51 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Beaver-Visitec International, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.06 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lumibird Medical Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.07 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.59 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.90 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,730.81 | 80 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,099.63 | 6 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
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| Clareon Normalized: clareon |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $1,600.14 | 11 | 2025 |
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| UNITY Normalized: unity |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $1,043.29 | 4 | 2025 |
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| LenSx Normalized: lensx |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $822.75 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Voyager DSLT Normalized: voyager dslt |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $822.75 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Wavelight Refractive Suite Normalized: wavelight refractive suite |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $822.75 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Clareon PanOptix Pro Normalized: clareon panoptix pro |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $505.53 | 6 | 2025 |
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| XDEMVY Normalized: xdemvy |
Drug | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $334.90 | 14 | 2025 |
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| OXERVATE Normalized: oxervate |
Drug | Dompe US, Inc. | $232.67 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Cequa Normalized: cequa |
Drug | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $230.92 | 10 | 2025 |
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| Rocklatan Normalized: rocklatan |
Drug | Alcon Vision LLC | $179.08 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Luxor Normalized: luxor |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $150.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NGENUITY Normalized: ngenuity |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $150.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Centurion Normalized: centurion |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $149.39 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INFUSE Normalized: infuse |
Device | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $144.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Rhopressa Normalized: rhopressa |
Drug | Alcon Vision LLC | $125.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM Normalized: omni surgical system |
Device | Sight Sciences, Inc. | $121.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TECNIS IOL Normalized: tecnis iol |
Device | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | $116.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| enVista Envy IOL Normalized: envista envy iol |
Device | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $114.78 | 3 | 2025 |
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| STELLARIS Normalized: stellaris |
Device | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $89.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TRYPTYR Normalized: tryptyr |
Drug | Alcon Vision LLC | $57.57 | 5 | 2025 |
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| enVista Aspire Toric IOL Normalized: envista aspire toric iol |
Device | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $51.84 | 1 | 2025 |
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| enVista MX60 IOL Normalized: envista mx60 iol |
Device | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $49.39 | 3 | 2025 |
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| BromSite Normalized: bromsite |
Drug | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $33.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Xelpros Normalized: xelpros |
Drug | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $33.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VEVYE Normalized: vevye |
Drug | Harrow Eye, LLC | $32.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ARGOS Normalized: argos |
Device | Alcon Vision LLC | $22.34 | 1 | 2025 |
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| DEXTENZA Normalized: dextenza |
Drug | Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | $17.59 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TEPEZZA Normalized: tepezza |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $13.90 | 1 | 2025 |
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| IC-8 Apthera IOL Normalized: ic 8 apthera iol |
Device | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $13.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SOFPORT AO Normalized: sofport ao |
Device | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $10.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocklatan rocklatan |
2025 | Rocklatan | 2024 | 13 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Alcon Vision LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Rocklatan open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 12237 supporting records · 5351 recipient NPIs · example record 1207357016 |
Rocklatan · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
13 | suppressed by CMS |
| Alcon Vision LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Simbrinza open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 1563 supporting records · 637 recipient NPIs · example record 1207357100 |
Simbrinza · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
27 | suppressed by CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | XIIDRA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 28163 supporting records · 11019 recipient NPIs · example record 1254730224 |
Xiidra · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
51 | 14 |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 542 | 144 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 196 | 148 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 140 | 46 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 127 | 39 |
| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 103 | 75 |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 103 | 27 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 102 | 70 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 80 | 24 |
| Xiidra | Lifitegrast | 51 | 14 |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 41 | suppressed |
| Cyclosporine | Cyclosporine | 39 | 21 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 38 | suppressed |
| Alphagan P | Brimonidine Tartrate | 28 | suppressed |
| Simbrinza | Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 27 | suppressed |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 16 | suppressed |
| Rocklatan | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 13 | suppressed |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $4,830.44 · 86 records | Alcon Vision LLC | ARGOS, BromSite, Centurion, Cequa, Clareon, Clareon PanOptix Pro, DEXTENZA, IC-8 Apthera IOL, INFUSE, LenSx, Luxor, NGENUITY, OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM, OXERVATE, Rhopressa, Rocklatan, SOFPORT AO, STELLARIS, TECNIS IOL, TEPEZZA, TRYPTYR, UNITY, VEVYE, Voyager DSLT, Wavelight Refractive Suite, XDEMVY, Xelpros, enVista Aspire Toric IOL, enVista Envy IOL, enVista MX60 IOL | 3 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Rocklatan play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Alcon Vision LLC?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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