Medicare Enrolled

Dr. John Wachter, OD

Q: Does Dr. Wachter receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Wachter received a total of $2,149 from 15 companies across 44 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

Q: What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently High for Dr. Wachter) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A Very High or High level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A Low or Moderate level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative.

Optometrist · Pinellas Park, FL

9375 66TH STREET NORTH, Pinellas Park, FL 33782

7275414469

Registered in NPPES since 2006

NPI: 1770551129 verify on NPPES ↗

High

DATA COVERAGE

Data in 3 of 4 federal sources

Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality

Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Wachter from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →

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What this data tells you about Dr. Wachter

Dr. John Wachter is an optometrist in Pinellas Park, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wachter received a total of $2,149 from 15 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 44 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Wachter is High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration $2,149 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2023 ↗

$2,149

Total received (2018-2023)

Avg $358/year across 6 years

Top 27% in FL for optometrist

A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.

Companies

Payment records

Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2023

$121

2022

$308

2021

$438

2020

$29

2019

$524

2018

$728

Payments by company (2023)

Horizon Therapeutics plc

$121

Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2023 payments

All-time payments by company (2018-2023) ›

Alcon Vision LLC

$506

Allergan Inc.

$419

Alcon Laboratories Inc

$337

Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC

$145

RxSight Inc

$125

Horizon Therapeutics plc

$121

Allergan, Inc.

$118

Shire North American Group Inc

$108

OPTOVUE, INC.

$85

Glaukos Corporation

$51

Alimera Sciences, Inc.

$33

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

$31

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$30

Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.

$20

Genentech USA, Inc.

$19

Top 3 companies account for 58.7% of all-time payments

Associated products mentioned in payments ›

AcrySof · AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL · COMBIGAN · Clareon · DAILIES · DUREZOL · INFUSE · Iluvien · LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) AND LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD) · LUMIGAN · Lucentis · OCT · PanOptix · RESTASIS · ReSTOR · Rhopressa · TEPEZZA · TRAVATAN Z · VYZULTA · XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM · XIIDRA · iStent inject W · rocklatan

Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

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Geographic Context

Optometrists in nearby ZIP areas

379

County median income

$70,293

Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)

HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
3.3 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry	✓ NPPES	NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment	✓ PECOS	PECOS snapshot
Practice Data	— No data	N/A
Industry Payments	✓ Open Payments	CY 2023
Disciplinary History	— Not included	N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Wachter is an optometrist, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Dr. Wachter receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Wachter received a total of $2,149 from 15 companies across 44 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently High for Dr. Wachter) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →

Is this data up to date?

Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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