Gary Linker
Psychiatry · Fordland, MONPI 1902856867
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 2 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. accounts for 63.6% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest. That places this record below the midpoint for psychiatry clinicians in MO, where the typical reported total is $226.
Across 2 payments — averaging $21.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$28
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$16
Across 109 payments — averaging $15,764 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.
- Genentech, Inc.$1.2M
- Eli Lilly$405K
- Merck$51K
- Biogen$43K
- AbbVie$29K
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$3K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$44100%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$44 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 680 psychiatry providers in Missouri.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Sertraline Hcl | 11 | $194 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other psychiatry in Fordland
- Gregory MattingleySaint Charles$4.7M
- Vadim BaramSaint Louis$1.9M
- Adam SkySaint Louis$1.1M
- Mohd MalikSaint Louis$956K
- Brian BarashKansas City$856K
- Casey ProughLees Summit$615K
- George GrossbergSaint Louis$501K
- Shahid InsafBranson$416K
- Ahmed TaranissiMexico$343K
- Ravdeep KhanujaPoplar Bluff$310K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.