Covered recipient · General Payments record
JOSEPH W SOWKA
Eye and Vision Services Providers Optometrist
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General Payments · PY2025 · Entire year
$26,923.22
39 records · 0 disputed
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Research Payments
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By nature of payment
PY2025 · entire year · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $16,800.00 | 6 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $7,500.00 | 2 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,961.50 | 28 |
| Travel and Lodging | $661.72 | 3 |
By paying entity
PY2025 · entire year · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $22,448.76 | 20 |
| ABBVIE INC. | $3,273.18 | 2 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $333.18 | 5 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $315.31 | 4 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $148.80 | 2 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $129.05 | 2 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $121.85 | 1 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $105.99 | 1 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | $30.47 | 1 |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | $16.63 | 1 |
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IndustryPayments · General Payments
JOSEPH W SOWKA
NPI 1629143938 · CMS profile ID 255673
Eye and Vision Services Providers / Optometrist
VENICE, FL
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General Payments, PY2025; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types
Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00
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Filtered page: https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629143938?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h
CMS source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e
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- JOSEPH W SOWKA, NPI 1629143938, CMS profile ID 255673. General Payments, PY2025; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 1; records 1–39 of 39 matching records. This page contains 39 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. IndustryPayments. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629143938?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e.
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- IndustryPayments. (2026). JOSEPH W SOWKA, NPI 1629143938, CMS profile ID 255673. General Payments, PY2025; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 1; records 1–39 of 39 matching records. This page contains 39 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. [Filtered data set page]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629143938?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e.
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- JOSEPH W SOWKA, NPI 1629143938, CMS profile ID 255673, IndustryPayments, General Payments, PY2025; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types (Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00). Page 1 of 1; records 1–39 of 39 matching records. This page contains 39 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629143938?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h.
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Payment records · PY2025
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General Payments · PY2025 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30
39 matching records · $26,923.22 reported total · 0 disputed
Nature of payment: All payment types
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Showing records 1–39 of 39.
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Publication flags | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $74.52 | 12/02/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813372 | CMS |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $94.95 | 11/15/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1251015217 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $34.64 | 11/13/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813370 | CMS |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $121.85 | 11/06/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1233908421 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $2,400.00 | 11/05/2025 | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813356 | CMS |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $130.47 | 10/25/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1236242066 | CMS |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $105.99 | 10/22/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1253198005 | CMS |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | $30.47 | 10/22/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1240162119 | CMS |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $18.33 | 10/10/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1236242064 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $97.63 | 09/05/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813362 | CMS |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $27.44 | 08/28/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1207380972 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $2,400.00 | 08/14/2025 | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813354 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $29.10 | 08/07/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813384 | CMS |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $110.85 | 08/07/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1251015213 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $4,250.00 | 07/08/2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813346 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $2,400.00 | 06/23/2025 | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813352 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $81.86 | 06/18/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813364 | CMS |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | $16.63 | 06/17/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1250230267 | CMS |
| ABBVIE INC. | $23.18 | 06/11/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1204371412 | CMS |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $92.28 | 06/06/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1248869697 | CMS |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $89.80 | 06/05/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1251015215 | CMS |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $19.71 | 06/05/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1251015219 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $80.79 | 03/11/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813368 | CMS |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $101.61 | 03/08/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1207380896 | CMS |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $86.92 | 03/08/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1248869693 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $2,400.00 | 03/04/2025 | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813350 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $4,800.00 | 02/27/2025 | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813378 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $38.50 | 02/26/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813358 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $96.46 | 02/26/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813360 | CMS |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $55.69 | 02/15/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1248869699 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $2,400.00 | 02/11/2025 | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813348 | CMS |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $27.71 | 02/11/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1248869701 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $116.75 | 02/10/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813366 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $86.79 | 02/06/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813374 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $15.00 | 02/06/2025 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813376 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $267.32 | 02/06/2025 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813380 | CMS |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $379.40 | 02/06/2025 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1254813382 | CMS |
| ABBVIE INC. | $3,250.00 | 01/30/2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1204371408 | CMS |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $70.58 | 01/23/2025 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: NEW | 06/30/2026 | 1248869695 | CMS |
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Source & provenance
- Dataset
- CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Publisher of source data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS publication date
- 2026-06-30
- Program years on this page
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files and profile matching
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv
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