Daniel Lax
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Westport, CTNPI 1205254075
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,171 of the $3,279 with a category attached, or 66.2%. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 32.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,903 and has fallen 97.6% since, to $46 in 2025.
Across 87 payments — averaging $37.69 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$1K
- AbbVie$829
- Boston Scientific$289
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$209
- Pfizer$185
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$78
- plus $633 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,09433%
- Food & beverage$2,17166%
- Gifts$140%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 5 | $1,055 |
| AbbVie | 34 | $829 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $289 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 4 | $209 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $185 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 3 | $78 |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | 1 | $69 |
| Merck | 4 | $66 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Bayer | 3 | $60 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $50 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $44 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| Lupin Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $21 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
| Monaghan Medical Corporation | 1 | $13 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$1,022
- Solyx SIS System$253
- Orilissa$119
How this compares
$3,279 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 605 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Connecticut.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Westport
- Elizabeth NadalWestport$5K
- Adam OferWestport$4K
- Mary MinkinNew Haven$285K
- Alessandro SantinNew Haven$98K
- Frederick RauHartford$89K
- Peter AuerbachGroton$41K
- Shieva GhofranyStamford$33K
- Mark LeondiresNorwalk$31K
- Alan FineHartford$30K
- Sean FlahertyHamden$28K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.