Meghan Nichols
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Kansas City, MONPI 1326007550
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.4% of the total across 134 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 36.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $799 and has fallen 97.7% since, to $18 in 2024.
Across 134 payments — averaging $17.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$841
- Pfizer$186
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$140
- Myovant Sciences Inc.$135
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$130
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$126
- plus $770 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,31299%
- Education$151%
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) | 49 | $841 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $186 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 8 | $140 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 4 | $135 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 8 | $130 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 9 | $126 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $122 |
| Bayer | 5 | $81 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 4 | $73 |
| Merck | 4 | $64 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $58 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 4 | $51 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $44 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Organon | 2 | $36 |
| Lupin Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Aesculap, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $15 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 1 | $13 |
| Agiliti Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,327 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 750 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Missouri.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Kansas City
- Amy CarterKansas City$49K
- Lori KramerKansas City$11K
- Allyssa KaysKansas City$7K
- Thomas ShultzSpringfield$1.1M
- Becky LynnSaint Louis$231K
- Timothy HallIndependence$172K
- Craig McCoyMoberly$101K
- Richard GutknechtIndependence$65K
- Amanda CarrollFestus$55K
- Megan SneedLees Summit$44K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.