Joel Pranikoff
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1629060132
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.0% of the total across 180 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 44.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $986 and has fallen 97.6% since, to $24 in 2023.
Across 180 payments — averaging $13.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$258
- Gynesonics, Inc.$258
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$94
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$90
- Evofem Biosciences, Inc.$87
- plus $601 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,48699%
- Education$251%
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(2 entities) | 110 | $1,121 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 17 | $258 |
| Gynesonics, Inc. | 3 | $258 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 4 | $94 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 6 | $90 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 5 | $87 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 3 | $73 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 5 | $72 |
| Bayer | 4 | $57 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 1 | $57 |
| Merck | 3 | $40 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 2 | $38 |
| Amgen | 2 | $30 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $17 |
| Organon | 1 | $16 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 1 | $15 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $13 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $13 |
| Lupin Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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
$2,510 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 1,376 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Ohio.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Cincinnati
- David SchwartzCincinnati$169K
- Gerard ReillyCincinnati$74K
- Michael KarramCincinnati$47K
- Sunbal JavaidCincinnati$32K
- James SosnowskiCincinnati$31K
- Gretchen FermannCincinnati$31K
- Rocco RossiCincinnati$18K
- Meredith PensakCincinnati$14K
- David DhanrajCincinnati$12K
- David SheynCincinnati$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.