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

STEVE T CHARLES

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Ophthalmology Retina Specialist

NPI
1861495780
CMS profile
220511
Location
GERMANTOWN, TN

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$6,520,073.25

  • Reported across 396 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$468,753.82

60 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

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Royalty or License $300,000.00 1
Consulting Fee $142,960.00 23
Travel and Lodging $24,464.32 12
Food and Beverage $1,329.50 24

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Alcon Research LLC $428,019.49 28
Alcon Laboratories Inc $40,535.83 23
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $65.33 3
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $44.38 2
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. $26.19 1
ABBVIE INC. $25.17 1
Astellas Pharma US Inc $22.29 1
Genentech USA, Inc. $15.14 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,298,994.66 76
PY2019 $1,213,405.88 67
PY2020 $1,023,097.17 15
PY2021 $841,837.29 54
PY2022 $825,168.07 64
PY2023 $848,816.36 60
PY2024 $468,753.82 60

Payment records · PY2024 (60)

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. $25.17 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103446264 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $3,500.00 01/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700303 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,000.00 03/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700279 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,700.00 03/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700289 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $12,090.00 03/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700315 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,400.00 03/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700283 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $9,000.00 03/21/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700309 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $11,500.00 04/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700313 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $16,000.00 04/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700323 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,700.00 04/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700291 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $12,090.00 06/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700317 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $300,000.00 06/06/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700325 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,500.00 07/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700285 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $134.46 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082190680 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $67.24 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082190678 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $2,000.00 08/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700299 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,700.00 08/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700293 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $5,000.00 08/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700307 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $12,090.00 08/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700319 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $500.00 09/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700277 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,500.00 09/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700287 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,700.00 10/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700295 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $11,000.00 10/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700311 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $2,000.00 10/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700301 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $57.79 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082190676 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $12,090.00 11/21/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700321 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,000.00 12/05/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700281 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $1,700.00 12/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700297 CMS
Alcon Research LLC $4,000.00 12/16/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089700305 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $350.00 01/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520955 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $63.02 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110583393 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $18.30 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110580607 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $3,750.00 04/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520963 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $88.53 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110583397 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $348.60 06/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520953 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $1,700.00 06/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520961 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $10,500.00 06/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520967 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $9.14 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110580601 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $76.50 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110583395 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $9.41 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110580603 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $13.24 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110580605 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $26.00 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110580609 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $36.50 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110583389 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $34.77 10/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520659 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $41.14 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110583391 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $6,000.00 11/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520965 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $264.79 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110583401 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $192.61 11/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520951 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $788.34 11/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520957 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $224.94 11/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110583399 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $15,000.00 11/21/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520969 CMS
Alcon Vision LLC $1,000.00 12/16/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110520959 CMS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $24.15 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154030152 CMS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $21.90 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154030150 CMS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.28 10/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154030148 CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc $22.29 09/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139433052 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $25.39 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092474789 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.99 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092474787 CMS
Genentech USA, Inc. $15.14 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133117027 CMS
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. $26.19 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148203675 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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