Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

MICHAEL ADAM ALTERMAN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Ophthalmology

NPI
1174834626
CMS profile
823753
Location
BETHLEHEM, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$39,530.99

  • Reported across 222 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$13,370.61

33 records · 0 disputed

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

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $642.68 18
PY2019 $2,764.84 30
PY2020 $656.98 34
PY2021 $515.61 29
PY2022 $7,056.32 34
PY2023 $14,523.95 44
PY2024 $13,370.61 33

Payment records · PY2024 (33)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
ABBVIE INC. $19.79 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103213075 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $26.02 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103213077 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $22.60 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103213079 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.20 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103213081 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $19.19 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110640626 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $17.36 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110640624 CMS
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. $16.46 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077601398 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $19.06 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137396386 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $50.49 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137399859 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $24.39 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137399861 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $1.93 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137400519 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $19.69 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137401175 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $35.47 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137401177 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $2.37 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137401683 CMS
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC. $109.58 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137401685 CMS
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. $20.00 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148201579 CMS
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. $17.40 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147430301 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $4,800.00 02/28/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076276444 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $2,000.00 05/23/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076274208 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $498.20 05/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076274192 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $127.56 05/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076274194 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $180.15 05/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076274196 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $5,000.00 05/30/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076274256 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $26.66 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076274258 CMS
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited $89.96 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076274260 CMS
Sight Sciences, Inc. $15.87 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151933901 CMS
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. $20.81 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152182155 CMS
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. $19.39 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152182157 CMS
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. $30.54 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152182161 CMS
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. $17.10 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152182159 CMS
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $35.11 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139079267 CMS
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $32.53 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139079269 CMS
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $33.73 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139079271 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, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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