Edmund Rhett, MD
Gynecology · Mt Pleasant, SCNPI 1831185990
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.7% of the total across 59 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 51.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,145 and has fallen 91.6% since, to $96 in 2025.
Across 59 payments — averaging $35.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$1K
- AbbVie$154
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$148
- Romark Laboratories, LC$114
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$96
- Exact Sciences$62
- plus $441 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,04499%
- Education$271%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | 9 | $1,057 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 8 | $154 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 6 | $148 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 3 | $114 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 6 | $96 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $62 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 1 | $57 |
| Lupin Inc. | 4 | $53 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| Abbott | 2 | $41 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Millicent US Inc | 2 | $29 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 1 | $24 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 1 | $17 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Organon | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Alinia$305
How this compares
$2,071 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 39 gynecology providers in South Carolina.
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 | 149 | $8,895 |
| Liothyronine Sodium | 131 | $6,962 |
| Spironolactone | 169 | $5,310 |
| Np ThyroidThyroid,pork | 53 | $2,893 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 104 | $1,333 |
| Metronidazole | 25 | $1,236 |
| Estradiol | 76 | $1,018 |
| Acyclovir | 26 | $793 |
| Terconazole | 13 | $385 |
| Fluconazole | 28 | $288 |
| Alprazolam | 16 | $176 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 13 | $128 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gynecology in Mt Pleasant
- David SmithMt Pleasant$781
- Lynn CrymesMt Pleasant$317
- Andrea PezzellaWest Columbia$99K
- Albert OdomColumbia$26K
- Caroline FeltySimpsonville$7K
- Adrienne EllisSimpsonville$6K
- Claude TolbertBluffton$3K
- Elaine EustisMt. Pleasant$3K
- Courtney PostonCharleston$3K
- Rhonda LeachMount Pleasant$2K
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.