Christopher Mason
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Mount Pleasant, TXNPI 1215924832
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 77 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 28 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 12.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations.
Across 77 payments — averaging $17.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lupin Inc.$177
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$155
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$132
- Shield Therapeutics Inc$88
- Sage Therapeutics, LLC$85
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$84
- plus $660 from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,380100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lupin Inc. | 12 | $177 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 10 | $155 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 6 | $132 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 5 | $88 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 5 | $85 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 5 | $84 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 3 | $62 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 2 | $57 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $52 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $45 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $43 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $41 |
| Medline Industries LP | 2 | $40 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $39 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $38 |
| Vertex | 1 | $29 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Organon | 2 | $16 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Millicent US Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,380 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 3,099 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 90 | $3,952 |
| Medroxyprogesterone Acetate | 23 | $771 |
| Ibuprofen | 20 | $234 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 11 | $166 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 25 | $114 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 | $101 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Mount Pleasant
- Devin GarzaAustin$2M
- Shawn TassoneAustin$1.3M
- Dale StovallDallas$590K
- Karyn-Anne CumberbatchMissouri City$452K
- Robert AsgharianEl Paso$366K
- Catherine HansenWebster$357K
- Lisa JukesBee Cave$270K
- Susan CrockettLive Oak$269K
- Henry Garza IiiSan Antonio$258K
- Rene LunaMcAllen$257K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.