Alison Edelman
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Portland, ORNPI 1407861917
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 2 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Merck accounts for 71.4% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest. That places this record below the midpoint for obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in OR, where the typical reported total is $173.
Across 2 payments — averaging $41.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$59
- Johnson & Johnson$24
Across 80 payments — averaging $12,040 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Organon$683K
- Merck$280K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$82100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 1 | $59 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $24 |
How this compares
$82 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 480 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Oregon.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Portland
- Amanda ClarkPortland$65K
- Jeffrey JensenPortland$40K
- Lisa BayerPortland$23K
- Maria RodriguezPortland$14K
- Jonathan CookPortland$9K
- Jacqueline WongPortland$8K
- Jonas SwartzPortland$7K
- Maureen BaldwinPortland$6K
- Diana FitzpatrickPortland$4K
- Samantha KaiserPortland$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.