John Houghton
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Palmer, AKNPI 1790999829
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $4,550 of the $7,206 with a category attached, or 63.1%. Pfizer accounts for 99.3% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in AK 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 11 payments — averaging $655.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$7K
- Myovant Sciences Inc.$24
- Merck$13
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$13
Across 55 payments — averaging $9974.60 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.
- Pfizer$480K
- Bayer$69K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4,55063%
- Travel & lodging$1,72924%
- Food & beverage$92813%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 8 | $7,156 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$7,206 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 97 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Alaska.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Palmer
- Christy SouthPalmer$19K
- Cassandra CookPalmer$2K
- Nicholas NewburyJuneau$9K
- Melissa TondreAnchorage$9K
- Kathryn OstromHomer$9K
- Patricia CapoAnchorage$9K
- Shiloh SmallAnchorage$9K
- Allison van HaastertAnchorage$6K
- Natalia SaprykinaAnchorage$6K
- Jessica GoldbergerAnchorage$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.