Robert Gossett
Urology · Shelby, NCNPI 1891708822
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,790 of the $2,204 with a category attached, or 81.2%. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Astellas Pharma US Inc at 29.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,547 and has fallen 98.0% since, to $31 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for urology clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $2,562.
Across 76 payments — averaging $29.00 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$651
- Boston Scientific$415
- Procept Biorobotics Corporation$223
- AbbVie$208
- Amgen$207
- Neotract Inc.$70
- plus $431 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$23511%
- Food & beverage$1,79081%
- Education$1798%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 27 | $651 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $415 |
| Procept Biorobotics Corporation | 1 | $223 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 6 | $208 |
| Amgen | 6 | $207 |
| Neotract Inc. | 3 | $70 |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Dornier Medtech America, Inc | 1 | $60 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $48 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $30 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Coloplast | 1 | $14 |
| Bayer | 1 | $13 |
| RGH Enterprises LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $12 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- AquaBeam Robotic System$223
- GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE$148
- XGEVA$125
- Lupron Depot$109
- XTANDI$101
How this compares
$2,204 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 434 urology providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 92 | $893 |
| Finasteride | 22 | $200 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other urology in Shelby
- Robert LippittSmithfield$11.4M
- Michael KennellyCharlotte$1.3M
- John KasparRaleigh$1.1M
- Judd MoulDurham$1M
- Daniel GeorgeDurham$1M
- Scott MacdiarmidGreensboro$774K
- Glenn PremingerDurham$736K
- Michael LipkinDurham$293K
- Culley CarsonChapel Hill$275K
- Aaron LentzRaleigh$251K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.