Covered recipient · General Payments record
LOIS A VIERTHALER KESSEN
Eye and Vision Services Providers Optometrist
General Payments · PY2018
$1,392.67
- Reported across 9 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How these totals are calculated
- The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
- General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
- Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
- Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.
By nature of payment
PY2018 · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $859.55 | 4 |
| Food and Beverage | $533.12 | 5 |
By paying entity
PY2018 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $1,392.67 | 9 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
| Program year | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| PY2018 | $1,392.67 | 9 |
Payment records · PY2018 (9)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $138.44 | 02/09/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 605988353 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $359.19 | 03/29/2018 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 590290305 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $222.81 | 03/30/2018 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 590471783 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $231.00 | 03/30/2018 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 590477601 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $272.01 | 03/30/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 606019515 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $13.68 | 06/20/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 606126929 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $46.55 | 06/21/2018 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 590291653 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $75.00 | 06/21/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 605988999 | CMS |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $33.99 | 12/17/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 606143051 | CMS |
Source & provenance
- Dataset
- CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Publisher of source data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS publication date
- 2026-01-23
- Program years on this page
- 2018
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2018_P01232026_01102026.csv
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