Adrienne Balsam
Psychiatry · Skokie, ILNPI 1285684365
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 145 payments — averaging $19.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$435
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$278
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$248
- Johnson & Johnson$231
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$228
- Alkermes, Inc.$182
- plus $1K from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,82299%
- Education$301%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 21 | $435 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 11 | $278 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 17 | $248 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 10 | $231 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 20 | $228 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 7 | $182 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 6 | $150 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 6 | $145 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 6 | $97 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 4 | $95 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $94 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $79 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $74 |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $72 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $56 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $41 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 2 | $41 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $38 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $35 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 2 | $33 |
| OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Noven Therapeutics, LLC | 2 | $27 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$2,852 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 1,344 psychiatry providers in Illinois.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ProzacFluoxetine Hcl | 12 | $17,362 |
| VyvanseLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate | 31 | $12,843 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 86 | $2,586 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 73 | $1,598 |
| Dexmethylphenidate Hcl ErDexmethylphenidate Hcl | 12 | $1,597 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | 89 | $970 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 60 | $812 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 52 | $790 |
| Lamotrigine | 64 | $705 |
| Dextroamphetamine Sulfate | 12 | $686 |
| Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl | 50 | $681 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 15 | $671 |
| Methylphenidate Hcl | 18 | $415 |
| Mirtazapine | 11 | $365 |
| Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate | 11 | $341 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Vyvanse | $228 | $12,84331 claims |
| Almatica Pharma LLCSertraline Hcl | $95 | $27956 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 85th percentile of 1,344 psychiatry providers in Illinois.
Other psychiatry in Skokie
- John ZajeckaSkokie$2.5M
- Mark ShukhmanSkokie$250K
- Jeffrey RossNorthbrook$10.8M
- Yuhwen ChowChicago$8.5M
- Mark LermanNorthbrook$4.5M
- Danesh AlamWinfield$2.7M
- Riaz BaberNaperville$2.4M
- Michael GreenbaumLibertyville$2.2M
- Sandeep GaonkarNaperville$1.8M
- Jon GrantChicago$1.4M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.