David Nelson, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Russellville, ARNPI 1720109796
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 80 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 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $686 and has fallen 63.2% since, to $252 in 2025.
Across 80 payments — averaging $21.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$321
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$293
- Organon$208
- Aspira Women's Health Inc$158
- Lumenis, Inc$127
- Biogen$94
- plus $556 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,756100%
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(2 entities) | 17 | $321 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 11 | $293 |
| Organon | 10 | $208 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 2 | $158 |
| Lumenis, Inc | 1 | $127 |
| Biogen | 4 | $94 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 5 | $71 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 4 | $58 |
| Bayer | 4 | $56 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $50 |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | 1 | $48 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $43 |
| Merck | 3 | $42 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 2 | $25 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $22 |
| Millicent US Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $16 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $16 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Kinex Medical Company LLC | 1 | $4 |
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.
- Lumenis Pulse 120H$127
- Twirla$118
- Slynd$118
How this compares
$1,756 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 272 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 43 | $597 |
| FyavolvNorethindrone Ac/Eth Estradiol | 12 | $281 |
| Medroxyprogesterone Acetate | 22 | $77 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Russellville
- Suzanna ChatterjeeRussellville$6K
- Michael CopeLittle Rock$147K
- Jeanmarie HouseholderFort Smith$140K
- Timothy BellFort Smith$53K
- Paige PartridgeJohnson$50K
- David ShenkerLittle Rock$28K
- Christopher TaylorHarrison$24K
- Julia GoodwinLittle Rock$16K
- Lisa WatermanSpringdale$16K
- Erin LargeFayetteville$16K
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.