Sameen Nooruddin
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Houston, TXNPI 1568825693
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 87 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 24.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $431 and has fallen 62.5% since, to $161 in 2025.
Across 87 payments — averaging $20.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$429
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$151
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$142
- Myovant Sciences Inc.$133
- Bayer$108
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$84
- plus $731 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,779100%
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 | 25 | $429 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 7 | $151 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 7 | $142 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 6 | $133 |
| Bayer | 5 | $108 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 4 | $84 |
| Caldera Medical, Inc | 1 | $81 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Organon | 3 | $63 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 3 | $63 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 2 | $55 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $40 |
| Merck | 2 | $34 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $33 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Amgen | 2 | $32 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $29 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $27 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $23 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $22 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Medicem Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$1,779 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 3,099 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 12 | $1,164 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Sandra HurtadoHouston$123K
- Alvaro MontealegreHouston$92K
- Patti RossHouston$72K
- Damla KarsanHouston$58K
- Christopher JayneHouston$52K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.