Parke Hedges
Obstetrics & Gynecology · San Antonio, TXNPI 1407968126
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 6 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medical Device Business Services, Inc. at 51.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $191 and has fallen 88.6% since, to $22 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $863.
Across 6 payments — averaging $41.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$127
- AbbVie$39
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$35
- Johnson & Johnson$25
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$22
Across 703 payments — averaging $5978.70 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.
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$2.1M
- Pfizer$675K
- AbbVie$668K
- Modernatx, Inc.$407K
- Abbott$302K
- GSK$41K
- plus $34K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$248100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $127 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $39 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $25 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
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.
- DERMABOND Portfolio$127
- STRATAFIX$127
How this compares
$248 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 3,099 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Texas.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in San Antonio
- Henry Garza IiiSan Antonio$258K
- Valentin AlmendarezSan Antonio$215K
- Camilo GonimaSan Antonio$203K
- Paulina RamirezSan Antonio$51K
- Paula BilicaSan Antonio$41K
- Devin GarzaAustin$2M
- Shawn TassoneAustin$1.3M
- Dale StovallDallas$590K
- Karyn-Anne CumberbatchMissouri City$452K
- Robert AsgharianEl Paso$366K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.