Physician profile

Mark R Kapperman

Optometrist · Chattanooga, TN

NPI 1295728863

$26,912.26

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $838 in 2025

The $838 reported for 2025 was more than what 88% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$4,465.00
Travel and Lodging$2,861.89
Food and Beverage$2,838.47

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Alcon Vision LLC $23,052.42 2019-2025 Air Optix, Dailies, Dailies Aqua Comfort Plus
Coopervision INC. $1,302.30 2019-2025 Myday Contact Lens, Clariti Contact Lens
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $355.94 2024-2025 Xdemvy
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $276.89 2022-2025 Tyrvaya
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $254.53 2019-2021
Abb Con-Cise Optical Group LLC $234.00 2019-2025 Contact Lens
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $190.80 2019-2023
Bausch & Lomb Americas INC. $161.63 2022-2025 Vyzulta, Xiidra, Miebo
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $128.84 2023-2025 Acthar
Allergan, INC. $125.57 2019-2022
Abbvie INC. $108.36 2022-2025
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, INC. $84.70 2019-2021
Kala Pharmaceuticals, INC. $82.34 2021
Biotissue Holdings INC. $82.13 2023-2024
Optos, INC. $70.41 2019-2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. $59.98 2024 Cirrus Hd-Oct
Shire North American Group INC $53.90 2019
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $42.17 2022-2023 Tepezza
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag $38.80 2020
Dompe US, INC. $36.54 2024 Oxervate
Topcon Healthcare, INC. $32.93 2020
Maculogix, INC. $25.14 2019
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $24.56 2021
Thea Pharma INC. $24.33 2024 Iyuzeh
Lkc Technologies, INC. $16.44 2025
Alcon Research LLC $16.43 2019
Sight Sciences, INC. $16.00 2022
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC $14.18 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Mark R Kapperman

$26,912.26

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Alcon Vision LLC
Context
The $838 reported for 2025 was more than what 88% of Optometrist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $204).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.