Richard Valido
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1083673073
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.7% of the total across 81 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 25.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $446 and has fallen 93.1% since, to $31 in 2024.
Across 81 payments — averaging $17.07 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$356
- Pfizer$202
- Gynesonics, Inc.$105
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$95
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$89
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$82
- plus $454 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,33797%
- Education$463%
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.
How this compares
$1,383 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 1,376 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Ohio.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 19 | $1,156 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Cincinnati
- David SchwartzCincinnati$169K
- Gerard ReillyCincinnati$74K
- Michael KarramCincinnati$47K
- Sunbal JavaidCincinnati$32K
- James SosnowskiCincinnati$31K
- Gretchen FermannCincinnati$31K
- Rocco RossiCincinnati$18K
- Meredith PensakCincinnati$14K
- David DhanrajCincinnati$12K
- David SheynCincinnati$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.