Stephen Hilgers
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Houston, TXNPI 1144451931
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by education: $29,800 of the $33,416 with a category attached, or 89.2%. Intuitive Surgical accounts for 92.9% of it on its own, with 26 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $22,164 and has fallen 58.2% since, to $9,269 in 2025. Among obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 123 payments — averaging $271.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$31K
- Bayer$532
- AbbVie$267
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$210
- Olympus America Inc.$184
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$134
- plus $1K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,1223%
- Food & beverage$2,4947%
- Education$29,80089%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 23 | $31,029 |
| Bayer | 25 | $532 |
| AbbVie | 14 | $267 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $210 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $184 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 12 | $134 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $104 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $100 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 5 | $91 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $84 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 3 | $72 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 3 | $69 |
| Organon | 4 | $66 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $61 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 4 | $57 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 2 | $52 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Merck | 2 | $26 |
| Mycovia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $22 |
| Conmed Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $13 |
| Medtronic | 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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$30,904
- AcuPulse Duo$100
How this compares
$33,416 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,099 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 11 | $97 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Houston
- George KuhnHouston$244K
- Daisy AyimHouston$188K
- Shannon WestinHouston$176K
- Asha BhalwalHouston$151K
- Nicole TranHouston$133K
- 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.