Jeffrey Michelson
Obstetrics & Gynecology · New Bern, NCNPI 1689668295
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.9% of the total across 22 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 15 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $210 and has fallen 60.3% since, to $83 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $453.
Across 22 payments — averaging $16.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$62
- Novo Nordisk$44
- Merck$41
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$35
- Bayer$31
- Amgen$22
- plus $135 from 9 others
Across 358 payments — averaging $3352.77 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.
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$174K
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$164K
- Bayer$145K
- Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.$131K
- Organon$130K
- Genbiopro, Inc.$109K
- plus $346K from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$35395%
- Education$195%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $62 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $44 |
| Merck | 3 | $41 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 3 | $35 |
| Bayer | 2 | $31 |
| Amgen | 1 | $22 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $17 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 1 | $16 |
| BD | 1 | $15 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $13 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$372 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 1,344 obstetrics & gynecology providers in North Carolina.
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Other obstetrics & gynecology in New Bern
- Jerry MatkinsCharlotte$481K
- Laura McKainWilmington$475K
- Leslie Hansen-LindnerCharlotte$372K
- Robin MatthewsClyde$217K
- Haywood BrownDurham$165K
- Jack IngeRaleigh$157K
- Geeta SwamyDurham$142K
- Karie LafleurAsheville$135K
- Ty RobinsonHigh Point$114K
- Shan BiscetteCharlotte$106K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.