Craig Sobolewski
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Durham, NCNPI 1588748446
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (49.9%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Covidien LP at 45.4% of the total. Among obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in NC 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 66 payments — averaging $1056.61 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Covidien LP$32K
- Rejoni Inc.$11K
- Medtronic$11K
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$6K
- Acessa Health Inc.$5K
- Asensus Surgical, Inc.$4K
- plus $2K from 6 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $11,209 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.
- Rejoni Inc.$56K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$34,76550%
- Speaking & faculty fees$31,41345%
- Travel & lodging$1,9023%
- Food & beverage$1,6572%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | 30 | $31,668 |
| Rejoni Inc. | 4 | $11,441 |
| Medtronic | 12 | $10,726 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 3 | $5,500 |
| Acessa Health Inc.(2 entities) | 6 | $4,950 |
| Asensus Surgical, Inc. | 4 | $3,921 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $630 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $574 |
| Cytyc Surgical Products, LLC | 1 | $144 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $121 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | 1 | $27 |
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.
- TruClear$15,327
- V-Loc$9,800
- LigaSure$7,687
- Uterine Manipulators & Injectors$5,250
- ACESSA PROVU SYSTEM$4,869
- Surgiwand$4,256
- INTEGRA$1,260
- Endo GIA$647
- Versaport$592
- GENESYS$563
- Advincula Delineator Uterine Manipulator$250
- Acessa$129
- SURGICEL NU-KNIT$121
How this compares
$69,736 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,344 obstetrics & gynecology providers in North Carolina.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ProgesteroneProgesterone, Micronized | 11 | $203 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Durham
- Haywood BrownDurham$165K
- Geeta SwamyDurham$142K
- Evan MyersDurham$39K
- Alison WeidnerDurham$28K
- Amy BroachDurham$27K
- Anne LyerlyDurham$22K
- Jerry MatkinsCharlotte$481K
- Laura McKainWilmington$475K
- Leslie Hansen-LindnerCharlotte$372K
- Robin MatthewsClyde$217K
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.