David Godwin
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Greenville, SCNPI 1952402174
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.2% of the total across 30 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 42.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $366 and has fallen 87.6% since, to $46 in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $718.
Across 30 payments — averaging $16.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$210
- Lupin Inc.$55
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$49
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$44
- AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$43
- Millicent US Inc$33
- plus $55 from 4 others
Across 40 payments — averaging $6503.26 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.
- Abbott$76K
- AstraZeneca$51K
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA$41K
- AbbVie$31K
- GSK$25K
- Bayer$18K
- plus $18K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$44791%
- Education$439%
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 | 11 | $210 |
| Lupin Inc. | 4 | $55 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $49 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 3 | $44 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Millicent US Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 1 | $16 |
| Acessa Health Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$490 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 673 obstetrics & gynecology providers in South Carolina.
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Other obstetrics & gynecology in Greenville
- William ColemanGreenville$242K
- Charis ChambersGreenville$46K
- Laura LebelGreenville$10K
- George HelmrichGreenville$9K
- Valerie CacciatoreGreenville$6K
- Lee BrodieGreenville$6K
- Christopher JenningsAnderson$1.3M
- Melvin SeidMauldin$235K
- Brooke NaffzigerWest Columbia$70K
- Judith BurgisColumbia$59K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.