Dr. Makeba Williams, MD
Not yet claimedOB-GYN, Menopause specialist · Physician (MD)
Madison, WI
Dr. Makeba Williams is an OB-GYN and certified menopause practitioner who started the menopause clinic at UW Health in Madison. Her current practice location has not been confirmed.
About Dr. Makeba Williams, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Makeba Williams is an obstetrician-gynecologist who focuses on menopause and midlife women's health. She is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria and Chicago, and she is clinical director of the Center for Health, Awareness, and Research on Menopause (CHARM) at the University of Illinois. She sees patients at the Midlife and Menopause Clinic at the Proctor Professional Building in Peoria, Illinois, for concerns such as hot flashes, sleep problems, and mood changes.
Important location note: the "Madison, Wisconsin" address in some records is out of date. Dr. Williams founded and led the UW Health Menopause Clinic in Madison, which opened in 2016 and started as one day a month on South Park Street with residents working under her supervision. She left for St. Louis in 2022, where she was an associate professor and vice chair for professional development and wellness at Washington University School of Medicine, and she later moved to the University of Illinois.
Her training includes a B.S. from Vanderbilt University in 1998 and an MD from Meharry Medical College. She is a board-certified OB-GYN and holds the Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner designation. She has also been named president-elect of The Menopause Society.
Between 2021 and 2025, CMS Open Payments records list $8,697.24 in industry payments to her across 10 records, most of it ($8,505) from Astellas Pharma Global Development, with smaller amounts from Novo Nordisk, Astellas Pharma US, and Hologic. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal; this information is published so patients can see it.
- Menopause society leadership
- She has described herself as president-elect of The Menopause Society, in addition to her professorship at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. medscape.com
- Certified menopause practitioner
- She is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and holds the Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner designation. vumc.org
- Current clinic location
- She practices at the Midlife and Menopause Clinic, a UICOMP multi-specialty clinic at the Proctor Professional Building, 5401 N. Knoxville, Suite 304, Peoria, IL 61614. peoria.medicine.uic.edu
- Founded Madison menopause clinic
- She was the founding director of the University of Wisconsin Health Menopause Clinic and chief of the Division of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology before moving to St. Louis in 2022. vumc.org
- Research center director
- She is clinical director of the Center for Health, Awareness, and Research on Menopause (CHARM) at the University of Illinois. menopause.org
- Medical school and college
- She earned a B.S. from Vanderbilt University in 1998 and her MD from Meharry Medical College. vumc.org
- Conditions she treats
- Her University of Illinois Hospital profile lists her as a midlife and menopause specialist caring for patients with hot flashes, sleep disruption, and mood changes. hospital.uillinois.edu
Worth knowing
- Directory listings under her NPI are inconsistent and still show Madison, St. Louis, and Peoria addresses. Patients should confirm her current location before booking. healthalliance.org
- One insurer directory lists her board certification under the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which conflicts with her MD degree and with other sources describing her as a board-certified OB-GYN. This appears to be a listing error but is unresolved in public records. healthalliance.org
- Her residency and fellowship are listed as Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine on a third-party aggregator site; this was not confirmed by an institutional source. care.healthline.com
- CMS Open Payments records list $8,697.24 in industry payments to her from 2021 to 2025 across 10 records, with $8,505 of that from Astellas Pharma Global Development. Industry payments to physicians are common and legal. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$8,697
10 payments
| 2021 | $50 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $2,558 |
| 2024 | $4,334 |
| 2025 | $1,755 |
Top payers
- Astellas Pharma Global Development$8,505
- Novo Nordisk Inc$95
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$78
- Hologic Sales and Service, LLC$19
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$8,505
- Food and Beverage$192
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: hospital.uillinois.edu · peoria.medicine.uic.edu · peoria.medicine.uic.edu · peoria.medicine.uic.edu · linkedin.com · x.com · vumc.org · care.healthline.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
UW Health Menopause Clinic
4901 Forest Park Ave
Madison, WI 63108
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