Christie Messenger
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Brooklyn, NYNPI 1588823314
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (54.2%), consulting fees and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bayer at 30.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,704 and has fallen 83.6% since, to $280 in 2025. Among obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in NY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 93 payments — averaging $50.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bayer$1K
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$949
- AbbVie$496
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$353
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$282
- Evofem Biosciences, Inc.$276
- plus $944 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,43330%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4008%
- Travel & lodging$942%
- Food & beverage$2,55754%
- Education$2335%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer | 3 | $1,417 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 13 | $949 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 13 | $496 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 4 | $353 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 8 | $282 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 12 | $276 |
| Merck | 3 | $204 |
| Organon | 6 | $150 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $148 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 10 | $120 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Biogen | 1 | $30 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
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.
How this compares
$4,717 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,673 obstetrics & gynecology providers in New York.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Brooklyn
- Miriam CremerBrooklyn$196K
- Michael LewisBrooklyn$62K
- Kathleen MorrellBrooklyn$48K
- Mark DefazioBrooklyn$27K
- Mary PolanNew York$862K
- Steven GoldsteinNew York$551K
- Veronica LernerNew York$368K
- Lisa EngNew York$219K
- Theodore GoldmanEast Northport$213K
- Rachel MaschNew York$187K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.