Drug Ophthalmology

Cequa

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Cequa. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$6.1Massociated payments (2023-2025)
15,667clinicians with associated payments
2companies reporting

By year

2023 $2.4M
2024 $1.7M
2025 $2.0M

Payments reported as associated with Cequa, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Optometrist $3.0M
Ophthalmology $2.8M
Glaucoma Specialist $74K
Corneal and Contact Management $72K
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist $55K
Retina Specialist $12K

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Cequa

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Cequa. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Richard Adler Baltimore, MD Ophthalmology $308,461.24
Derek Cunningham Austin, TX Optometrist $146,566.62
Jai Parekh Woodland Park, NJ Ophthalmology $140,637.08
Joshua Johnston Atlanta, GA Optometrist $133,749.93
Arnulfo Mansur Miami, FL Ophthalmology $121,148.52
Deval Paranjpe Pittsburgh, PA Ophthalmology $111,360.58
Amr Kouchouk Torrance, CA Ophthalmology $96,854.38
Melissa Toyos Memphis, TN Ophthalmology $90,813.02
Beeran Meghpara Philadelphia, PA Ophthalmology $81,252.99
Jennifer Tsai New York, NY Optometrist $78,078.91

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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.