Kreg Jonson, MD
Obstetrics · Chattanooga, TNNPI 1720407182
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (38.0%), education and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 28 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 50.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $3,267 and has fallen 85.1% since, to $485 in 2025. Among obstetrics clinicians in TN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 81 payments — averaging $68.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$3K
- Mimedx Group, Inc.$1K
- AbbVie$248
- Aspira Women's Health Inc$149
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$93
- Channel Medsystems, Inc.$91
- plus $809 from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,40025%
- Travel & lodging$56410%
- Food & beverage$2,12338%
- Education$1,50027%
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 | 14 | $2,797 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | 6 | $1,400 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 8 | $248 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 2 | $149 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 5 | $93 |
| Channel Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $91 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $86 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 5 | $82 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 4 | $77 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $77 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 3 | $46 |
| Organon | 3 | $44 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $38 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 2 | $35 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $31 |
| Alydia Health | 1 | $27 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 2 | $26 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Millicent US Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $17 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $14 |
| Merck | 1 | $11 |
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.
- DAVINCI XI$1,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System$866
- Orilissa$110
How this compares
$5,587 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 26 obstetrics providers in Tennessee.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ProgesteroneProgesterone, Micronized | 16 | $1,251 |
| Estradiol | 17 | $695 |
| Ibuprofen | 13 | $40 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics in Chattanooga
- John AdamsChattanooga$2K
- Olukayode AkinlajaChattanooga$50
- Erin SaundersKnoxville$6K
- Jerrie Haney-WeaverKnoxville$4K
- Jessica RuffinMemphis$3K
- George FoxSmyrna$3K
- Kenneth O KelleyKnoxville$3K
- Deidrea GrandberryMemphis$3K
- Kendra HayslettMartin$3K
- Stephanie DallasNashville$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.