Lewis Blumenthal
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Chicago, ILNPI 1750366209
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.6% of the total across 82 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 AbbVie at 41.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $644 and has fallen 97.3% since, to $17 in 2022.
Across 82 payments — averaging $18.83 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$640
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$135
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$79
- Avion Pharmaceuticals$69
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$68
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.$63
- plus $490 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,47696%
- Education$503%
- Gifts$181%
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) | 33 | $640 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 7 | $135 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 3 | $79 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 5 | $69 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 4 | $68 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Amgen | 3 | $49 |
| Merck | 2 | $44 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Lupin Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $31 |
| Medicem Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Dysis Medical, Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Bayer | 1 | $23 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $23 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $18 |
| Ascend Therapeutics US, LLC | 1 | $18 |
How this compares
$1,544 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 1,732 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Illinois.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Chicago
- Lee ShulmanChicago$559K
- Maria TamChicago$378K
- Gregory UrsinoChicago$242K
- Ayman Al-HendyChicago$135K
- Nicole TaskerChicago$125K
- Teresa HubkaChicago$62K
- Magdy MiladChicago$57K
- Angela ChaudhariChicago$52K
- Carlos Sandoval-HerreraChicago$43K
- Ashlesha PatelChicago$39K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.