Stephen Pflugfelder is an Ophthalmology physician affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 442 publications with 29,010 citations (h-index 95); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Ophthalmology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
6550 Fannin St
Suite 1501
Houston, TX 770302717
Telephone
713-798-6100Provider last certified this registry record 27 Nov 2020.
Clinical trials
- The Effects of Cyclosporin A in a Low Humidity Environment, on the Ocular Surface
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
21 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGProgram year20255 payments$16,025openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Dompe Farmaceutici S.p.A.Program year20259 payments$13,541openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Alcon Research LLCProgram year20257 payments$12,711openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2000–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Multi-method investigation and characterization of the ocular microbiome
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2025$1,493,152U24EY035067 - Effects of cornea epithelial barrier disruption on the cornea trigeminal neural circuit
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2025$1,178,265U01EY034692 - Multi-method investigation and characterization of the ocular microbiome
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2024$1,200,972U24EY035067
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
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