Sharon Steele
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Morehead, KYNPI 1629097647
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $5,702 of the $7,492 with a category attached, or 76.1%. 34 manufacturers reported payments, led by Axonics, Inc. at 30.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $2,807 and has fallen 69.1% since, to $868 in 2025. Among obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 168 payments — averaging $44.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Axonics, Inc.$2K
- AbbVie$889
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$550
- Boston Scientific$496
- Gynesonics, Inc.$476
- Aspira Women's Health Inc$431
- plus $2K from 28 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,75323%
- Food & beverage$5,70276%
- Education$370%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Axonics, Inc. | 19 | $2,266 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 36 | $889 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 11 | $550 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $496 |
| Gynesonics, Inc. | 5 | $476 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 10 | $431 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 7 | $338 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 10 | $325 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 11 | $245 |
| Bayer | 9 | $163 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 2 | $150 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 3 | $147 |
| Biogen | 1 | $108 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $90 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $84 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 3 | $83 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $78 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 5 | $72 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $46 |
| Channel Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 2 | $43 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $37 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $29 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 1 | $25 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Cosette Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Amgen | 1 | $16 |
| BD | 1 | $15 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Axonics$1,904
- SONATA SONOGRAPHY-GUIDED TRANSCERVICAL FIBROID ABLATION SYSTEM$425
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$404
- Aptima$157
- ACESSA PROVU SYSTEM$134
- Orilissa$123
- GEMTESA$121
- MYRBETRIQ$113
- Endometrial Ablation System (Device)$110
- LINZESS$110
- BIJUVA$110
- Twirla$109
- Slynd$109
- Zurzuvae$108
- UBRELVY$104
- NovaSure$101
How this compares
$7,492 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 474 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Kentucky.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Morehead
- Nathan SticeBowling Green$199K
- John BrunerSomerset$82K
- Resad PasicLouisville$39K
- Wendy JacksonLexington$37K
- Bradley YoukilisLouisville$29K
- Travis GilbertCorbin$28K
- James GuilerLexington$25K
- Gigi GirardLouisville$23K
- Jonathan AbbottHopkinsville$18K
- Matthew PriceMurray$16K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.