Janis Nicholson, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health · Newington, CTNPI 1700952413
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 53 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 24.8% of the total. Among psychiatric/mental health clinicians in CT 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 53 payments — averaging $100.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$1K
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$846
- Alkermes, Inc.$571
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$455
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$244
- plus $744 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,338100%
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 | 15 | $1,322 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 10 | $1,156 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 9 | $846 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 5 | $571 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 5 | $455 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $244 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $125 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $122 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 1 | $120 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $115 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $111 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 1 | $27 |
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$1,835
- Auvelity$853
- VRAYLAR$838
- SUNOSI$494
- REXULTI$346
- AUSTEDO$235
- SPRAVATO$125
- Fanapt$125
- ABILIFY ASIMTUFII$125
- ABILIFY MAINTENA$125
- Austedo XR$122
- Azstarys$122
- VIVITROL$112
- UBRELVY$102
How this compares
$5,338 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 679 psychiatric/mental health providers in Connecticut.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 68 | $2,001 |
| Triazolam | 12 | $1,048 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 42 | $788 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 53 | $692 |
| Clonazepam | 45 | $676 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 44 | $670 |
| Lorazepam | 105 | $633 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 21 | $460 |
| Lamotrigine | 19 | $452 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | 29 | $413 |
| Alprazolam | 64 | $408 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 11 | $388 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate ErQuetiapine Fumarate | 13 | $366 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl | 13 | $321 |
| Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl | 19 | $236 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other psychiatric/mental health in Newington
- Cristina MeehanNew Britain$224K
- Samantha MrazBridgeport$87K
- Philip FrickManchester$31K
- Gia SantoroWest Haven$25K
- Donna DraperDanbury$19K
- Zahida SairitupaDanbury$19K
- Hui HuNorwich$19K
- Patrick GagnonMilford$15K
- Max Greger-MoserNew Haven$15K
- Richard ComshawRocky Hill$14K
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.