Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

MELANIE E WATKINS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Obstetrics & Gynecology

NPI
1639357767
CMS profile
210513
Location
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$5,519.02

  • Reported across 88 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$4,285.89

18 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $4,000.00 8
Food and Beverage $173.54 8
Education $112.35 2

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $4,000.00 8
Astellas Pharma US Inc $118.65 2
Novo Nordisk AS $41.66 2
MILLICENT US INC $35.53 2
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $31.32 1
Exeltis, USA Inc. $20.50 1
BAXTER HEALTHCARE $19.84 1
Organon LLC $18.39 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $277.28 19
PY2019 $403.13 22
PY2020 $193.12 11
PY2021 $157.50 9
PY2023 $202.10 9
PY2024 $4,285.89 18

Payment records · PY2024 (18)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 20182019202020212023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Astellas Pharma US Inc $99.00 09/05/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139408693 CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc $19.65 10/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139403829 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $19.84 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120626753 CMS
Exeltis, USA Inc. $20.50 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150007158 CMS
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $31.32 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1084877546 CMS
MILLICENT US INC $22.18 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150913157 CMS
MILLICENT US INC $13.35 10/30/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150913159 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $1,200.00 04/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271634 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $200.00 05/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271636 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $400.00 06/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271638 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $200.00 07/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271640 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $1,000.00 08/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271642 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $200.00 09/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271644 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $400.00 10/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271646 CMS
MIMEDX Group, Inc. $400.00 11/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140271648 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $20.83 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096619618 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $20.83 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096864939 CMS
Organon Llc $18.39 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136317165 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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