Ben Hunter
Psychiatry · Brookhaven, GANPI 1235574930
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $312,816 of the $498,699 with a category attached, or 62.7%. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. at 48.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $196,033, more than ten times the $21 reported in 2019. Among psychiatry clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 581 payments — averaging $858.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$243K
- Alkermes, Inc.$228K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$27K
- Johnson & Johnson$284
- Livanova USA, Inc.$112
- AbbVie$38
- plus $31 from 1 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $160,659 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.$321K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$129,42826%
- Speaking & faculty fees$312,81663%
- Travel & lodging$46,5809%
- Food & beverage$9,8752%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 272 | $243,337 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 277 | $228,250 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 26 | $26,646 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $284 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $112 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $38 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- LYBALVI$894,268
- Auvelity$239,668
- COBENFY$16,629
- SPRAVATO$263
- VNS Therapy Symmetry Model 8103 Generator$112
How this compares
$498,699 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 900 psychiatry providers in Georgia.
Other psychiatry in Brookhaven
- Richard PettyLoganville$2.9M
- Ann GrooverCalhoun$1.4M
- Todd AntinDecatur$1M
- Michael BanovMarietta$733K
- Joel MorganValdosta$337K
- Munjal ShroffSmyrna$316K
- David PurselleAtlanta$307K
- Jose CangianoAthens$244K
- Michael BurkeAtlanta$217K
- Bryon EvansAtlanta$211K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.