David Watkins
Medical Oncology · Midland, TXNPI 1770526642
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 49.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $186 and has fallen 67.2% since, to $61 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for medical oncology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $4,372.
Across 8 payments — averaging $40.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$160
- AstraZeneca$57
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$30
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$22
- Lilly USA, LLC$22
- Pharmacyclics LLC, An Abbvie Company$20
- plus $12 from 1 others
Across 343 payments — averaging $1491.26 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.
- Amgen$217K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$116K
- Incyte Corporation$109K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$46K
- Eli Lilly$15K
- Pharmacyclics LLC, An Abbvie Company$7K
- plus $1K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$15147%
- Education$17253%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $160 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $57 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $30 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Pharmacyclics LLC, An Abbvie Company | 1 | $20 |
| Gilead | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$323 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 495 medical oncology providers in Texas.
Other medical oncology in Midland
- Moshe LevyDallas$5.1M
- Suresh RatnamMcAllen$3M
- Roy HerbstHouston$1.9M
- Andrew WhiteleyDallas$1.7M
- Eric NadlerDallas$1.6M
- Vijay GunugantiSan Antonio$1.5M
- Sue EckhardtAustin$1.5M
- Joyce O'ShaughnessyDallas$1.3M
- Ronan KellyDallas$1.1M
- Maen AbdelrahimHouston$999K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.