Christina Acocella, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Framingham, MANPI 1487090023
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.3% of the total across 165 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 27 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 11.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $926, 6.5 times the $142 reported in 2021. Among obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in MA 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 165 payments — averaging $19.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$367
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$312
- AbbVie$277
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$227
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$211
- Merck$207
- plus $2K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,07397%
- Education$853%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 19 | $367 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 12 | $312 |
| AbbVie | 14 | $277 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 12 | $227 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 10 | $211 |
| Merck | 10 | $207 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 9 | $205 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 14 | $186 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 8 | $158 |
| Millicent US Inc | 9 | $157 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $141 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 9 | $126 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 5 | $98 |
| Organon | 6 | $90 |
| Bayer | 5 | $82 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $72 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 3 | $35 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $21 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $19 |
| Conmed Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Monaghan Medical Corporation | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$3,158 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 910 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Massachusetts.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 16 | $1,071 |
| Nystatin | 27 | $247 |
| Fluconazole | 31 | $237 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Framingham
- Maureen FaganFramingham$23K
- William BrazerFramingham$9K
- Soheil Amin HanjaniBrockton$386K
- Joelle LiemanBrighton$215K
- Elizabeth OnyemelukweBoston$135K
- James GreenbergBoston$119K
- Stephanie AlimenaBoston$75K
- Denis VaughanBoston$38K
- Lara KingstonPlymouth$37K
- Erica RobinsonWorcester$32K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.