Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Anith Pillai, O.D.

Vision Therapy Optometrist · Sugar Land, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
19875 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 180, Sugar Land, TX 77479
2815454901
Registered in NPPES since 2012
NPI: 1962759258 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Pillai

Dr. Anith Pillai is a vision therapy optometrist in Sugar Land, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pillai performed 235 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pillai received a total of $93,820 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 305 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. Pillai is Very 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.

✓ 14 years of NPI registration ▲ 235 Medicare services $93,820 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
235
Medicare services
Bottom 43% in TX for vision therapy optometrist
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$348
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Amniotic membrane placement on eye surface
This procedure involves placing amniotic membrane on the surface of the eye to promote wound healing.
66 $1,007 $1,800
Destruction of eyelid margin growth, 1.0 cm or less
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of a growth located on the margin of the eyelid that measures 1.0 centimeter or smaller.
57 $123 $500
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
57 $89 $175
Ultrasound scan to determine eye length and lens power
An ultrasound procedure used to measure the length of the eye and calculate the power of the lens.
24 $48 $100
Retinal photography (fundus photo)
This procedure involves taking photographs of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. It is used to document the condition of the eye's interior structures.
17 $25 $85
Removal of embedded foreign body from eyelid
This procedure involves the removal of a foreign object that is embedded in the eyelid. It is performed to clear the area of any debris or items lodged within the tissue.
14 $124 $500
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$93,820
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $13,403/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for vision therapy optometrist
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
305
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.

2024
$17,283
2023
$20,542
2022
$20,089
2021
$22,013
2020
$10,419
2019
$2,510
2018
$965

Payments by company (2024)

Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
$13,352
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$2,172
CooperVision Inc.
$327
Dompe US, Inc.
$240
LKC Technologies, Inc.
$215
Glaukos Corporation
$162
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.
$162
Optos, Inc.
$143
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$130
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
$120
ABBVIE INC.
$107
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$79
Harrow Eye, LLC
$75
Top 3 companies account for 91.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
$37,042
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$29,157
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$11,634
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$3,836
CooperVision Inc.
$3,169
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
$1,444
Alcon Vision LLC
$764
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.
$745
Dompe US, Inc.
$595
OPTOS, INC.
$513
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
$481
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$469
ABBVIE INC.
$431
Optos, Inc.
$411
GLAUKOS CORPORATION
$345
Glaukos Corporation
$276
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$218
LKC Technologies, Inc.
$215
Notal Vision, Inc.
$206
Alcon Laboratories Inc
$205
Quidel Corporation
$203
TISSUETECH, INC.
$184
Shire North American Group Inc
$174
Allergan Inc.
$141
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$130
Sight Sciences, Inc.
$126
MacuLogix, Inc.
$119
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
$114
RxSight Inc
$106
GENZYME CORPORATION
$95
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$79
Harrow Eye, LLC
$75
ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC
$58
Lombart Brothers, Inc.
$22
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
$19
Allergan, Inc.
$15
Synergeyes, Inc.
$3
Top 3 companies account for 83.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALDEN SCLERAL ZENLENS · ARGOS · AcrySof · Acuvue · AdaptDx · BIOTRUE · BIOTRUE ONE DAY · BTOD · CE-marked KXLA system · CEQUA · CEREZYME · CIRRUS HD-OCT · CLARUS · CLARUS 500 · CLARUS 500 Fundus Camera · Cequa · DAILIES · DAILIES TOTAL1 · DURYSTA · Duette Contact Lenses · Eye Health · Humphrey HFA · INFUSE · KXL SYSTEM · KXL System · LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) AND LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD) · LUMERA 700 · MIEBO · MiSight Contact Lens · Monaco · MyDay Contact Lens · NFC-700 · None Specified · OCT OPHTHALMOSCOPE · OMNI · OPD-III · OXERVATE · P200DTx · PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE · PROKERA · RESTASIS · RESTASIS MULTIDOSE · Rhopressa · Systane · TOTAL30 · TearCare · ULTRA · VUITY · Wavelight · XELPROS · XIIDRA · ZEN LENS · ZENLENS · iDesign Advanced Wavescan Studio
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

Vision therapy optometrists in nearby ZIP areas
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County median income
$113,409
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HOUSTON METHODIST SUGARLAND HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

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

Summary

Dr. Pillai is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Pillai experienced with amniotic membrane placement on eye surface?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Pillai performed 66 amniotic membrane placement on eye surface services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Pillai receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Pillai received a total of $93,820 from 37 companies across 305 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.
How do Dr. Pillai's costs compare to other vision therapy optometrists in Sugar Land?
Dr. Pillai's average Medicare payment per service is $348. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Pillai) 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 →
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 ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, 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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →