Christopher Houk
Pediatric Endocrinology · Augusta, GANPI 1194760777
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 87 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 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations.
Across 87 payments — averaging $18.83 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$344
- Pfizer$296
- Dexcom, Inc.$257
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$123
- Medtronic$78
- Abbott$70
- plus $470 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,639100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 19 | $344 |
| Pfizer | 17 | $296 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 12 | $257 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 6 | $123 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $78 |
| Abbott | 4 | $70 |
| Insulet Corporation | 4 | $66 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $62 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 1 | $38 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| BD | 2 | $37 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Embecta Corp. | 1 | $20 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $20 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Senseonics, Incorporated | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,639 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 30 pediatric endocrinology providers in Georgia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Desmopressin Acetate | 12 | $1,221 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | 15 | $263 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 41 | $252 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $51 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Augusta
- Jacqueline ChanAugusta$3K
- Quentin VanmeterAtlanta$215K
- Toni KimSandy Springs$160K
- Eric FelnerAtlanta$24K
- Jessica HutchinsMacon$21K
- Anil PiyaSavannah$14K
- Juliana Vera OrtizNewnan$13K
- Daniel HsiaAtlanta$6K
- Tarek BisatMacon$3K
- Eric VelazquezMacon$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.