Catherine Borchert
Psychiatry · Santa Cruz, CANPI 1992918692
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 329 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 50.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,214 and has fallen 53.3% since, to $567 in 2025. Among psychiatry clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 329 payments — averaging $17.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.$933
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$915
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$349
- Lundbeck LLC$334
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$151
- plus $162 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,778100%
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) | 208 | $2,935 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 55 | $933 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 34 | $915 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 9 | $349 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 17 | $334 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $151 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $120 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
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.
How this compares
$5,778 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 4,954 psychiatry providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| IngrezzaValbenazine Tosylate | 14 | $101,773 |
| VraylarCariprazine Hcl | 20 | $16,951 |
| TrintellixVortioxetine Hydrobromide | 11 | $6,890 |
| Lamotrigine | 159 | $2,265 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 111 | $2,231 |
| Paliperidone ErPaliperidone | 12 | $2,056 |
| Gabapentin | 156 | $1,961 |
| Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium | 75 | $1,830 |
| Buprenorphine-NaloxoneBuprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 11 | $1,648 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 76 | $1,602 |
| Lurasidone Hcl | 15 | $1,591 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 25 | $1,360 |
| Fluvoxamine Maleate | 38 | $1,170 |
| Olanzapine | 36 | $1,161 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 102 | $1,158 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieVraylar | $2,935 | $16,95120 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 90th percentile of 4,954 psychiatry providers in California.
Other psychiatry in Santa Cruz
- Latha NairSanta Cruz$451K
- Gustavo AlvaOrange$5.8M
- John KooSan Francisco$3M
- Jason KelloggIrvine$2.7M
- Jonathan MeyerSan Diego$2.3M
- Charles Tuan-Tu NguyenIrvine$2.1M
- Manoj WaikarLos Gatos$1.9M
- Gerald MaguireSan Juan Capistraco$1.8M
- Salima BrillmanSunnyvale$1.4M
- Bibi DasStanford$1.4M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.