Steve Charles
Retina Specialist · Memphis, TN
CMS Profile ID: 220511 · NPI: 1861495780
Total Disclosed General Payments
$578,846.35
General-payment records
73
CMS Program Year
2025
Most of this (about 62%) was royalty or license payments.
Higher than 99.9% of 1,235 PY2025 general-payment recipient profiles in Retina Specialist.
Percentage rounded down to one decimal; tied totals are not counted as lower. Counts all CMS recipient profiles with a general-payment transaction and this primary specialty, including this provider. CMS specialty: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Ophthalmology|Retina Specialist.
Payments by Type
| Payment Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $360,000.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $185,250.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $25,959.67 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,636.68 |
Top Paying Companies
| Manufacturer / GPO | Amount |
|---|---|
| Alcon Research LLC | $533,709.22 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $45,021.53 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $40.25 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $30.34 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $23.61 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $21.40 |
Top contributing companies shown; smaller payers may be omitted.
These totals are computed from the official CMS Open Payments program-year 2025 general-payment
file. To see the full, authoritative record for this provider — including research payments and
line-item detail — look them up by exact NPI 1861495780 on the
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