Eric Pulsfus
Obstetrics & Gynecology · St Augustine, FLNPI 1053377150
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 88 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 29.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $642 and has fallen 83.5% since, to $106 in 2024.
Across 88 payments — averaging $20.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$543
- AbbVie$394
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$112
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$83
- Caldera Medical, Inc$75
- Bayer$63
- plus $559 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,828100%
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. | 11 | $543 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 26 | $394 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 6 | $112 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 5 | $83 |
| Caldera Medical, Inc | 1 | $75 |
| Bayer | 4 | $63 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| Meditrina | 1 | $55 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $52 |
| Coloplast | 3 | $49 |
| Amgen | 3 | $45 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $42 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $29 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $25 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $17 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 1 | $13 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $11 |
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.
- XEOMIN$106
How this compares
$1,828 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 2,438 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ProgesteroneProgesterone, Micronized | 11 | $608 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in St Augustine
- Steven McCarusCelebration$2.3M
- Elliot CazesTampa$725K
- Charles BloomWinter Park$652K
- Jay CohenPlantation$556K
- Omar ZwainWinter Park$531K
- Keith AquaWellington$473K
- Jeffrey KotzenPalm Beach Gardens$413K
- Glenn BankertCrestview$388K
- Erica StockwellCelebration$321K
- Scott JordanFort Lauderdale$316K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.