How much have self/Ophthalmologist-listed donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $3,591,534 to the self/Ophthalmologist employer string, from 14,717 contributions and 392 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a medical-association PAC and not a NAICS physician-office total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

Is this the same as the OPHTHALMOLOGIST row?

No. self/Ophthalmologist is a distinct slash-joined pair as stored, including mixed case. OPHTHALMOLOGIST and SELF-EMPLOYED are separate keys if stored that way. LobbyVault does not add those rows into this total. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

Does this include hospital-employed ophthalmologists?

Only if the grouped employer text is self/Ophthalmologist. Hospital legal names are separate keys if stored that way. A receipt counted here carries the slash pair. Staff who typed SURGEON or MD sit in those other rows. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

How many unique donors listed self/Ophthalmologist?

The rollup counts 392 donors and 14,717 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a medical-board headcount of private-practice ophthalmologists. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

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self/Ophthalmologist

Total Donated

$3,591,534

Contributions

14,717

Unique Donors

392

Top Employer

self/Ophthalmologist

Contributors who listed self/Ophthalmologist on federal itemized receipts account for $3.6M ($3,591,534), according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 14,717 contributions from 392 donors. self/Ophthalmologist is a mixed-case slash pair as typed — lowercase self, capital O — not a NAICS offices-of-physicians total, not a medical-association PAC, and not the same row as OPHTHALMOLOGIST, SELF-EMPLOYED, or EYE PHYSICIAN.

Key figures

self/Ophthalmologist as FEC employer text totals $3.6M ($3,591,534) from 392 donors.
14,717 contribution lines sit under that mixed-case slash pair.
OPHTHALMOLOGIST, SELF-EMPLOYED, and SURGEON are separate FEC keys.
The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or association PAC total.

A slash pair, not two separate keys merged

FEC forms store self/Ophthalmologist when that exact pair is what the filer typed. LobbyVault does not build the row by adding SELF plus OPHTHALMOLOGIST. The $3,591,534 total is itemized individual gifts whose grouped employer text matches the slash string. It is not a Census of private eye-care offices and not a state medical-board licensee file.

People who typed OPHTHALMOLOGIST, SELF-EMPLOYED, Self-Employed/Physician, MD, or a clinic legal name sit in other rows if stored that way. LobbyVault does not recode those variants into this mixed-case pair. The FEC field is not an academy membership list. Occupation pages show titles stored beside the pair.

392 donors and 14,717 lines

392 unique donors produced 14,717 self/Ophthalmologist contribution lines totaling $3,591,534. That is on the order of 38 itemized receipts per donor and a mean gift near $244. Mean per donor is about $9,162. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field; $244 is total divided by 14,717 lines. It does not split retina versus comprehensive practice.

Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and association PAC filings are outside the $3,591,534 unless an individual receipt itself carries this slash string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Coverage is federal itemized individual receipts only.

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Questions

How much have self/Ophthalmologist-listed donors given federally?: LobbyVault attributes $3,591,534 to the self/Ophthalmologist employer string, from 14,717 contributions and 392 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a medical-association PAC and not a NAICS physician-office total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
Is this the same as the OPHTHALMOLOGIST row?: No. self/Ophthalmologist is a distinct slash-joined pair as stored, including mixed case. OPHTHALMOLOGIST and SELF-EMPLOYED are separate keys if stored that way. LobbyVault does not add those rows into this total. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
Does this include hospital-employed ophthalmologists?: Only if the grouped employer text is self/Ophthalmologist. Hospital legal names are separate keys if stored that way. A receipt counted here carries the slash pair. Staff who typed SURGEON or MD sit in those other rows. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
How many unique donors listed self/Ophthalmologist?: The rollup counts 392 donors and 14,717 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a medical-board headcount of private-practice ophthalmologists. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

2012 · $382,560 2008 · $314,015 2018 · $299,603 2016 · $276,984 2010 · $257,318 2002 · $235,976 2006 · $221,765 2014 · $218,573 2004 · $211,624 2000 · $2,000

self/Ophthalmologist political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
2000	$2,000	2	1
2002	$235,976	569	368
2004	$211,624	436	235
2006	$221,765	449	236
2008	$314,015	584	262
2010	$257,318	418	208
2012	$382,560	400	183
2014	$218,573	329	153
2016	$276,984	1,808	178
2018	$299,603	1,749	157

Top Donors

Top self/Ophthalmologist donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	Wesley, Charles	$144,930	31	Noblesville, IN	—	2002–2014
2	Caudill, James	$58,150	34	Charleston, WV	—	2002–2014
3	Sang, Delia	$50,689	62	Brookline, MA	—	2002–2012
4	Manjoney, Delia	$28,850	20	Bridgeport, CT	—	2002–2014
5	Alter, Daniel	$27,100	46	Downers Grove, IL	—	2002–2016
6	Walker, Jonathan	$23,035	32	Fort Wayne, IN	—	2002–2014
7	Eaton, Alexander	$21,500	13	Fort Myers, FL	—	2002–2014
8	Dunn, Eric	$17,498	16	Mays Landing, NJ	—	2002–2014
9	Weisenthal, Robert	$16,434	21	Dewitt, NY	—	2002–2012
10	Goel, Sanjay	$16,365	24	Columbia, MD	—	2002–2014
11	Lowery, Ronald	$16,000	16	Batesville, AR	—	2002–2012
12	Shingleton, Bradford	$15,780	20	Boston, MA	—	2002–2012
13	Maturi, Raj	$15,500	15	Indianapolis, IN	—	2002–2014
14	Low, Kenneth	$15,300	14	Fremont, CA	—	2002–2014
15	Corin, Scott	$15,050	20	North Dartmouth, MA	—	2002–2014
16	Anderson, Chad	$15,010	30	Cedar City, UT	—	2002–2016
17	Treacy, Kevin	$13,710	16	Duluth, MN	—	2002–2014
18	Vander, James	$13,500	14	Wyndmoor, PA	—	2002–2014
19	Nichamin, Louis	$13,500	17	Brookville, PA	—	2002–2014
20	Conner, Joseph	$13,375	13	Seymour, IN	—	2002–2012
21	Ulmer, David	$13,165	18	Santa Rosa, CA	—	2002–2014
22	Lederer, Charles	$13,115	18	Kansas City, MO	—	2002–2014
23	Rudd, Jay	$12,215	17	Olympia, WA	—	2002–2014
24	Hirshfield, Gary	$12,082	28	Flushing, NY	—	2002–2014
25	Schoedel, Christianne	$11,500	18	York, PA	—	2002–2014
26	Edelstein, Jeffrey	$11,027	27	Mesa, AZ	—	2002–2014
27	Antoszyk, Andrew	$11,000	16	Charlotte, NC	—	2002–2016
28	Bakewell, Brock	$10,950	28	Tucson, AZ	—	2002–2014
29	Minardi, Lawrence	$10,929	10	Charleston, WV	—	2002–2014
30	Fish, Richard	$10,915	21	Houston, TX	—	2002–2014
31	Whitmore, Wayne	$10,760	26	New York, NY	—	2002–2014
32	Hausheer, Jean	$10,685	18	Kansas City, MO	—	2002–2014
33	Sabates, Nelson	$10,550	13	Kansas City, MO	—	2002–2014
34	Bodine, Steven	$10,200	27	Bronxville, NY	—	2002–2014
35	Kirkham, Steven	$10,115	16	Marion, OH	—	2002–2014
36	Bobrow, James	$10,050	19	Clayton, MO	—	2002–2014
37	Topping, Trexler	$10,000	12	Boston, MA	—	2002–2014
38	Takle, Leiv	$9,900	10	Griffin, GA	—	2002–2012
39	Matsko, Janine	$9,863	25	Philadelphia, PA	—	2002–2014
40	Trese, Michael	$9,560	14	Royal Oak, MI	—	2002–2014
41	Zelko, Steven	$9,500	13	Santa Barbara, CA	—	2002–2014
42	Donnenfeld, Eric	$9,450	11	Rockville Centre, NY	—	2002–2014
43	McCullen, Bobby	$9,250	11	Gastonia, NC	—	2002–2012
44	Notis, Corey	$8,800	12	Union, NJ	—	2002–2014
45	Vrabec, Michael	$8,565	19	Appleton, WI	—	2002–2014
46	Lichter, Paul	$8,500	17	Ann Arbor, MI	—	2002–2014
47	Cervenak, Betty	$8,500	9	Jersey City, NJ	—	2002–2014
48	Ballitch, Harold	$8,490	11	Mansfield, OH	—	2002–2012
49	Robinson, Carey	$8,265	12	Roanoke, VA	—	2002–2014
50	Warn, Ann	$8,250	18	Lawton, OK	—	2002–2014

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received self/Ophthalmologist donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)C00196246	$1,529,021	3,277
2	ACTBLUEC00401224	$379,728	1,282
3	WINREDC00694323	$128,572	742
4	RESTORE OUR FUTURE, INC.C00490045	$100,500	47
5	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371	$51,910	364
6	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$50,130	550
7	HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946	$42,554	310
8	MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYC00025254	$40,850	68
9	DSCCC00042366	$37,289	388
10	EYEPAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERYC00171504	$34,230	447
11	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100	$30,722	289
12	HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795	$27,447	312
13	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$22,247	411
14	NRSCC00027466	$19,599	286
15	ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00548198	$17,500	16
16	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$15,458	346
17	MCCONNELL VICTORY KENTUCKYC00536409	$15,200	31
18	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)C00274431	$15,000	32
19	JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00145607	$13,550	76
20	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866	$12,270	276
21	DCCCC00000935	$12,096	213
22	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876	$11,803	264
23	PERDUE FOR SENATEC00547570	$11,786	118
24	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171	$11,750	105
25	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$11,455	263