Taylor Masters
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Columbia, TNNPI 1720549744
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.2% of the total across 65 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $774, more than ten times the $15 reported in 2020.
Across 65 payments — averaging $21.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$294
- Medtronic$190
- Biogen$118
- Organon$109
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$78
- Shield Therapeutics Inc$76
- plus $536 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$60%
- Food & beverage$1,31994%
- Education$755%
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 | 10 | $294 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $190 |
| Biogen | 6 | $118 |
| Organon | 7 | $109 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 5 | $78 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 4 | $76 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $62 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 4 | $60 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $59 |
| Millicent US Inc | 3 | $55 |
| Merck | 2 | $38 |
| Conmed Corporation | 2 | $38 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 1 | $35 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $33 |
| Meditrina | 2 | $23 |
| Optumhealth Care Solutions, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $19 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| LSI Solutions Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 2 | $8 |
How this compares
$1,400 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 763 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Tennessee.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ibuprofen | 12 | $58 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Columbia
- Grover MayJohnson City$916K
- John GreenElizabethton$878K
- Brent LaingElizabethton$480K
- Larry FieldsKnoxville$323K
- Michael SwanNashville$146K
- Clarinda Burton-ShannonLebanon$114K
- Royce AdkinsNashville$95K
- Olga MuldoonNashville$91K
- Kimberly LooneyNashville$84K
- Bert GeerCookeville$83K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.