Lara Turk
Women's Health · Waco, TXNPI 1871816090
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 356 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 46.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,496 and has fallen 57.0% since, to $644 in 2025. Among women's health clinicians in TX 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 356 payments — averaging $15.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$3K
- Curonix LLC$748
- Spinal Simplicity, LLC$524
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$371
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$209
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$163
- plus $842 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,363100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 209 | $2,506 |
| Curonix LLC | 55 | $748 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 32 | $524 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 6 | $371 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 10 | $209 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 7 | $163 |
| Medtronic | 7 | $131 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 3 | $97 |
| Painteq LLC | 3 | $97 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $76 |
| MML US, Inc. | 3 | $75 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 2 | $71 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $58 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $51 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Amgen | 2 | $47 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $25 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 2 | $18 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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
$5,363 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 609 women's health providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Lidocaine | 111 | $17,450 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 32 | $15,480 |
| Gabapentin | 311 | $5,668 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 268 | $4,048 |
| Methocarbamol | 121 | $2,446 |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine | 12 | $2,142 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 107 | $1,487 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 102 | $1,455 |
| Celecoxib | 56 | $1,334 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 70 | $997 |
| Ibuprofen | 47 | $810 |
| Baclofen | 35 | $417 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 17 | $346 |
| Meloxicam | 75 | $288 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 17 | $182 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other women's health in Waco
- Christina TrumanWaco$70K
- Evelyn TingGrapevine$89K
- Kayla CastanedaEl Paso$53K
- Shelagh LarsonFort Worth$43K
- Amanda ArmondAustin$17K
- Joann St PierreHouston$15K
- Christina BlancoEl Paso$14K
- Ricshonda MilburnGalveston$13K
- Sandra EastlingLubbock$12K
- Lori WinkHouston$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.