Theresa Christie
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Augusta, GANPI 1760478168
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 85 payments — averaging $16.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$296
- AbbVie$165
- Lilly USA, LLC$112
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$93
- AstraZeneca$88
- Merck$84
- plus $536 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,373100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 21 | $296 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 9 | $165 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $112 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 5 | $93 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $88 |
| Merck | 5 | $84 |
| Abbott | 4 | $50 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $42 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Bayer | 2 | $35 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $34 |
| Amgen | 2 | $33 |
| Organon | 1 | $30 |
| Millicent US Inc | 2 | $24 |
| Novartis | 1 | $23 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $15 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,373 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 1,324 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Georgia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol (Once Weekly)Estradiol | 15 | $815 |
| Raloxifene Hcl | 13 | $749 |
| Estradiol | 16 | $649 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Augusta
- Allan JosephAugusta$161K
- Carolyn Zahler-MillerAugusta$131K
- Peter GrossmanAugusta$129K
- Murray FreedmanAugusta$48K
- Kelli BraunAugusta$15K
- Camilla ChanceAugusta$12K
- Gretchen MitchellCumming$4.5M
- Stephen BlankAtlanta$3.5M
- Eric BrownAtlanta$1.7M
- Melissa KottkeAtlanta$1.7M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.