James Ellison, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry · Osterville, MANPI 1144226630
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $979 of the $1,160 with a category attached, or 84.4%. Biogen accounts for 85.2% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $989 and has fallen 98.0% since, to $19 in 2025.
Across 9 payments — averaging $128.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$989
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.$50
- Boehringer Ingelheim$41
- Lundbeck LLC$21
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$20
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$20
- plus $19 from 1 others
Across 9 payments — averaging $3569.33 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.$14K
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$12K
- Eli Lilly$4K
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$97984%
- Food & beverage$17215%
- Education$101%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 2 | $989 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $41 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$1,160 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 23 geriatric psychiatry providers in Massachusetts.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| TrintellixVortioxetine Hydrobromide | 13 | $12,136 |
| Aripiprazole | 66 | $7,864 |
| Vilazodone Hcl | 15 | $4,537 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 81 | $3,899 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 19 | $2,729 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 22 | $2,514 |
| Mirtazapine | 64 | $2,256 |
| Memantine Hcl | 59 | $2,236 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 121 | $2,204 |
| Methylphenidate ErMethylphenidate Hcl | 18 | $1,828 |
| Buspirone Hcl | 30 | $1,619 |
| Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium | 13 | $1,087 |
| Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl | 41 | $1,079 |
| Gabapentin | 41 | $857 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 41 | $796 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other geriatric psychiatry in Osterville
- Brent ForesterWestford$34K
- Feyza MaroufBoston$10K
- Bruce GoldbergDanvers$6K
- Olga GaftanyukShrewsbury$2K
- Hon HoLynn$2K
- Patricia WalshLynn$2K
- Max BaranovskyBrighton$1K
- Robert PortneyAndover$887
- Alfredo ChanHanover$709
- Ping CuiHaverhill$667
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.