Ophthalmology in Ayer, MA
4 verified ophthalmology doctors in Ayer.
Ophthalmologists are physicians who provide complete eye care, including surgery for eye disease.
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Dr. Charles Howard, MD
Ophthalmology
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Gisela Velez, MD
Ophthalmology
CMS Open Payments· $1,034 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$1,034
Total received
41
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 23,451 ophthalmology doctors we've analyzed, about 60% received any industry payment (median $348 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 86th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US ophthalmology doctors.
Payments to Gisela Velez do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Paul Gunderson, MD
Ophthalmology
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Steven Brusie, MD
Ophthalmology
CMS Open Payments· $414.97 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$414.97
Total received
12
Transactions
5
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 23,451 ophthalmology doctors we've analyzed, about 60% received any industry payment (median $348 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 73th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US ophthalmology doctors.
Payments to Steven Brusie do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.