Kirtida Desai
Psychiatry · Whitfield, MSNPI 1578505715
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.7% of the total across 249 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alkermes, Inc. at 25.4% of the total. Among psychiatry clinicians in MS 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 249 payments — averaging $21.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alkermes, Inc.$1K
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$674
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$655
- Lundbeck LLC$553
- Johnson & Johnson$504
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$447
- plus $1K from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1753%
- Food & beverage$5,11997%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alkermes, Inc. | 61 | $1,344 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 33 | $674 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 33 | $655 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 25 | $553 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 26 | $504 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 22 | $447 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 12 | $238 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 10 | $214 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 1 | $175 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $153 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9 | $135 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $49 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Indivior Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 1 | $21 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $20 |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Stryker | 1 | $18 |
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.
- ABILIFY MYCITE$175
How this compares
$5,294 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 219 psychiatry providers in Mississippi.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BiktarvyBictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala | 12 | $46,091 |
| Chlorpromazine Hcl | 38 | $7,131 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 14 | $6,242 |
| Clozapine | 85 | $6,180 |
| Haloperidol Decanoate | 78 | $5,773 |
| Haloperidol | 118 | $4,868 |
| Risperidone OdtRisperidone | 32 | $4,786 |
| Olanzapine OdtOlanzapine | 33 | $2,930 |
| Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium | 34 | $2,433 |
| Divalproex Sodium | 81 | $1,933 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 91 | $1,725 |
| Atropine Sulfate | 31 | $1,519 |
| Valproic AcidValproic Acid (As Sodium Salt) | 41 | $1,063 |
| Aripiprazole | 12 | $752 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 33 | $662 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Loxapine | $655 | $34611 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 219 psychiatry providers in Mississippi.
Other psychiatry in Whitfield
- Chasity TorrenceWhitfield$834K
- Andrew ForetWhitfield$8K
- Holden LeeWhitfield$5K
- Deewan BulchandaniWhitfield$4K
- Salaahuddin DakhlallaWhitfield$4K
- Hannah RichardWhitfield$4K
- Tyler MenziesWhitfield$3K
- Patrick Fitz-GeraldWhitfield$3K
- Mariah BohlWhitfield$3K
- Gerri WilsonWhitfield$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.