Markel Owens
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Maryville, ILNPI 1659572451
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.4% of the total across 190 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Avion Pharmaceuticals accounts for 60.2% of it on its own, with 19 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $663 and has fallen 95.0% since, to $33 in 2025.
Across 190 payments — averaging $9.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Avion Pharmaceuticals$1K
- AbbVie$172
- Duchesnay USA Incorporated$118
- Amgen$48
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$35
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$33
- plus $287 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,67996%
- Education$624%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 139 | $1,049 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 11 | $172 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 14 | $118 |
| Amgen | 3 | $48 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $35 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $32 |
| Bayer | 2 | $30 |
| Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $19 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Millicent US Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Aesculap, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Lupin Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,742 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 1,732 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Illinois.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ProgesteroneProgesterone, Micronized | 18 | $583 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Maryville
- Rodolfo BeerMaryville$14K
- Kimberly SanfordMaryville$13K
- Lee ShulmanChicago$559K
- Anne SchaibleOak Lawn$546K
- Christopher OlsonNaperville$530K
- Maria TamChicago$378K
- Charles MillerNaperville$317K
- Gregory UrsinoChicago$242K
- Buthaina JabirNaperville$199K
- Frank TugwellSterling$140K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.