Helena Batson
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Vestavia Hills, ALNPI 1467746743
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.2% of the total across 98 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 24.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $548 and has fallen 91.7% since, to $45 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in AL, where the typical reported total is $1,456.
Across 98 payments — averaging $15.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$370
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$145
- Amgen$137
- Pfizer$136
- Aspira Women's Health Inc$100
- Myovant Sciences Inc.$93
- plus $553 from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,49197%
- Education$443%
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 | 20 | $370 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 12 | $145 |
| Amgen | 10 | $137 |
| Pfizer | 9 | $136 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 1 | $100 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 7 | $93 |
| Lupin Inc. | 4 | $59 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $57 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 3 | $45 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 3 | $44 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $44 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 3 | $39 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $33 |
| Merck | 2 | $30 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $29 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 2 | $26 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 2 | $25 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 1 | $20 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Medicem Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,535 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 537 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Alabama.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Vestavia Hills
- Theodore TsaltasBirmingham$853K
- Richard BrownGulf Shores$429K
- Timothy HughesMobile$149K
- Allison CalhounMobile$132K
- Praful PatelDothan$65K
- Angela McCool-PearsonFairhope$57K
- Tomeka RobertsBirmingham$44K
- Percy HudsonBirmingham$29K
- Heidi StraughnBirmingham$29K
- Francois BlaudeauHomewood$25K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.