Melissa Acham
Psychiatric/Mental Health · Hernando, FLNPI 1659084481
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 283 payments — averaging $17.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$883
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$659
- Alkermes, Inc.$418
- Johnson & Johnson$337
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$290
- plus $1K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,939100%
- Education$120%
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 | 85 | $1,113 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 49 | $883 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 38 | $659 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 17 | $418 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 15 | $337 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 8 | $290 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 13 | $241 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 17 | $162 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 7 | $159 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 7 | $126 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $93 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $89 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 4 | $75 |
| Noven Therapeutics, LLC | 3 | $72 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $69 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 3 | $56 |
| Corium, LLC | 4 | $46 |
| Indivior Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Braeburn Inc. | 1 | $26 |
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.
- CAPLYTA$125
- ABILIFY MAINTENA$124
- ABILIFY ASIMTUFII$124
- INGREZZA$122
- REXULTI$120
- VRAYLAR$101
How this compares
$4,951 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 3,096 psychiatric/mental health providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| VraylarCariprazine Hcl | 104 | $155,029 |
| CaplytaLumateperone Tosylate | 39 | $62,298 |
| AuvelityDextromethorphan Hbr/Bupropion | 33 | $39,196 |
| RexultiBrexpiprazole | 17 | $29,700 |
| TrintellixVortioxetine Hydrobromide | 15 | $12,087 |
| Vilazodone Hcl | 34 | $2,914 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 146 | $2,662 |
| Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 79 | $2,097 |
| Imipramine Pamoate | 13 | $1,762 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 115 | $1,536 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 56 | $1,444 |
| Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate | 35 | $1,297 |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | 13 | $1,158 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 85 | $1,114 |
| Clonazepam | 129 | $1,062 |
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 | $1,113 | $155,029104 claims |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)Caplyta | $883 | $62,29839 claims |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.Auvelity | $93 | $39,19633 claims |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.Rexulti | $659 | $29,70017 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Trintellix | $162 | $12,08715 claims |
| Almatica Pharma LLCSertraline Hcl | $241 | $316100 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 3,096 psychiatric/mental health providers in Florida.
Other psychiatric/mental health in Hernando
- Roger RiveraKissimmee$1.6M
- Bethanie Simmons BecilJacksonville$782K
- Hannah PhillipsMaitland$455K
- Cheedy JajaTampa$266K
- Scott DurrancePensacola$224K
- Eudaldo AponteHialeah$214K
- Heather WarrenTallahassee$172K
- Angela DavenportAlachua$83K
- Natalie MoodyWinter Haven$75K
- Kelli BridgmanNew Smyrna Beach$66K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.