William Golden, MD
Gynecology · Auburn, ALNPI 1598705147
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 16 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 31.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $109 and has fallen 80.9% since, to $21 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for gynecology clinicians in AL, where the typical reported total is $276.
Across 16 payments — averaging $17.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$86
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$83
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$19
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$17
- Coloplast$16
- Minerva Surgical, Inc$14
- plus $41 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$276100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 4 | $86 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 5 | $83 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Coloplast | 1 | $16 |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $14 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$276 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 51 gynecology providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 17 | $9,404 |
| Estradiol-Norethindrone AcetatEstradiol/Norethindrone Acet | 69 | $8,750 |
| Estradiol | 245 | $7,218 |
| PremarinEstrogens, Conjugated | 11 | $6,479 |
| Estradiol (Twice Weekly)Estradiol | 14 | $1,958 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 19 | $1,642 |
| ProgesteroneProgesterone, Micronized | 14 | $899 |
| Medroxyprogesterone Acetate | 44 | $832 |
| Nystatin-TriamcinoloneNystatin/Triamcinolone Acet | 18 | $439 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 12 | $282 |
| Fluconazole | 16 | $127 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US IncMyrbetriq | $17 | $9,40417 claims |
| PfizerPremarin | $14 | $6,47911 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 50th percentile of 51 gynecology providers in Alabama.
Other gynecology in Auburn
- Robert SmithAuburn$2K
- Holly RichterBirmingham$22K
- Alex ChildsBirmingham$9K
- Gena DunivanBirmingham$7K
- James DockeryMontgomery$6K
- John PorterMontgomery$5K
- Judi JehleMontgomery$5K
- Glenn GallaspyMobile$4K
- William SummersBirmingham$3K
- William MooreAlexander City$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.