Melissa Winn
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Austin, TXNPI 1053341495
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 46 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 36.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $314 and has fallen 87.4% since, to $40 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $863.
Across 46 payments — averaging $17.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$290
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$85
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$75
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$48
- Lupin Inc.$41
- Evofem Biosciences, Inc.$36
- plus $212 from 10 others
Across 167 payments — averaging $6438.75 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Pfizer$740K
- GSK$205K
- Cepheid$66K
- Organon$64K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$787100%
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) | 19 | $290 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 2 | $85 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 4 | $75 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Lupin Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $34 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Bayer | 1 | $21 |
| Merck | 1 | $18 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $12 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$787 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 3,099 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Texas.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Austin
- Devin GarzaAustin$2M
- Shawn TassoneAustin$1.3M
- Renu ChalasaniAustin$156K
- Sharyl Brasher-GilesAustin$42K
- Dale StovallDallas$590K
- Karyn-Anne CumberbatchMissouri City$452K
- Robert AsgharianEl Paso$366K
- Catherine HansenWebster$357K
- Lisa JukesBee Cave$270K
- Susan CrockettLive Oak$269K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.