Carolyn Westhoff
Obstetrics & Gynecology · New York, NYNPI 1386676575
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $106,078 of the $142,986 with a category attached, or 74.2%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by HRA Pharma at 45.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $70,989 and has fallen 93.5% since, to $4,624 in 2024. Among obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in NY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 62 payments — averaging $2306.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- HRA Pharma$64K
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$33K
- AbbVie$12K
- Organon$12K
- Merck$9K
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$6K
- plus $7K from 2 others
Across 193 payments — averaging $4102.02 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.
- Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc.$285K
- Medicines360$147K
- Sebela Women's Health Inc.$123K
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$121K
- Mylan Inc.$70K
- Evofem Biosciences, Inc.$24K
- plus $22K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$106,07874%
- Speaking & faculty fees$29,40021%
- Travel & lodging$5,9044%
- Food & beverage$1,6041%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HRA Pharma | 5 | $64,431 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 29 | $33,043 |
| AbbVie | 16 | $12,311 |
| Organon | 1 | $11,660 |
| Merck | 3 | $8,500 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 5 | $6,092 |
| Bayer | 2 | $3,600 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 1 | $3,349 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- NEXTSTELLIS$30,868
- Opill$11,000
- ANNOVERA$6,066
- ORIAHNN$4,700
- Non-Covered$3,600
- IMPLANON$3,500
- Slynd$3,349
- MK-8175A$1,600
How this compares
$142,986 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,673 obstetrics & gynecology providers in New York.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in New York
- Mary PolanNew York$862K
- Steven GoldsteinNew York$551K
- Veronica LernerNew York$368K
- Lisa EngNew York$219K
- Rachel MaschNew York$187K
- Amy PollackNew York$184K
- Jian Qun HuangNew York$160K
- Melanie MarinNew York$123K
- Amitasrigowri MurthyNew York$117K
- Suzanne FenskeNew York$105K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.