Heather Simon
Women's Health · Madisonville, LANPI 1316591126
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.1% of the total across 97 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 18 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among women's health clinicians in LA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 97 payments — averaging $32.03 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$515
- GSK$514
- Genmab U.S., Inc.$443
- Eisai Inc.$341
- AbbVie$289
- AstraZeneca$282
- plus $723 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,98696%
- Education$1224%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 18 | $515 |
| GSK | 17 | $514 |
| Genmab U.S., Inc. | 13 | $443 |
| Eisai Inc. | 11 | $341 |
| AbbVie | 13 | $289 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $282 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 1 | $162 |
| Seagen Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $100 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $80 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $71 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $43 |
| Caris MPI, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Immunogen, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $17 |
| Clovis Oncology, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
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.
How this compares
$3,107 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 128 women's health providers in Louisiana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 27 | $1,366 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 11 | $492 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 12 | $333 |
| Gabapentin | 12 | $91 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other women's health in Madisonville
- Xyldia ThomasMadisonville$971
- Amanda HayesShreveport$51K
- Nancy WellsBossier City$47K
- Ann JoplingMonroe$16K
- Kendra Joseph-RodgersNew Orleans$10K
- Aundria CannonLafayette$5K
- Jordan ForsthoffLafayette$5K
- Jennifer MillerMonroe$4K
- Alysha HinsonShreveport$4K
- Christie WaltersMonroe$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.